Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday

Franklin’s greatest and most enduring legacy is the many women who have been inspired by her example to pursue scientific carriers

‘Reality is not as fixed as people like to think’

Neuroscientist Nadine Dijkstra talks to Down To Earth about reality and perception

Of Saint Patrick and the serpents

As the Irish celebrate the feast day of their patron saint globally, some insights into why the Emerald Isle is ‘snake-less’ and how …

We created holograms you can touch – you could soon shake a virtual colleague’s hand

It is a step beyond the current generation of virtual reality

Simply Put: People fired, AI hired

2023 Retrospect | A quick recap of major science and environment events last year

DTE's multimedia team recaps health, extreme weather events, science, war, policy and governance stories covered this year

Chandrayaan-3 successfully enters lunar orbit

The Vikram Lander is expected to land on the moon on August 23, 2023

Simply Put: Of DNA and double standards

Simply Put: Origin of Man

Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history — new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo

Resolving the mystery of a seemingly magnetic Moon

Simply Put: Big Brother is watching

Simply Put: Hepatitis C virus

CSE leads from Global South among world’s top environment think tanks

Delhi non-profit on 5 rankings in index by Univ of Pennsylvania

Do you know what Arrokoth is?

This is the official name of a world humanity would be proud of

Heat-tolerant bacteria that survived meteorite impact

The meteorite was made of a highly dense material and weighed 2.26 kilogrammes

Researchers develop materials to detect hydrogen with high sensitivity

This is important because hydrogen gas is difficult to produce and it is hard to detect if it leaks

Life on Mars? NASA's Curiosity helps discover traces of ancient ocean

A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars, signifying a higher potential for life on …

How tech rebooted economics and platforms broke the invisible hand

Growing evidence and new research explain the evolution of economic diversity and the need to rethink monopolies in the age of technology  

India is patently way behind on 5G

Policy blocks and poor vision have held up 5G in India, while China’s breakthroughs are helping to set global standards

Cicadas could hold the secret to self-cleaning surfaces – new study

Cicadas have a fascinating trick up their sleeves that keeps their wings spotless without any effort

Did our mammal ancestors live alongside dinosaurs? New research hopes to end long-running debate

Placental mammals co-existed with dinosaurs for several million years; they have soared since to become the most dominant animals on Earth

Airplanes face a growing risk of being hit by uncontrolled re-entries of rockets used to launch satellites

An aircraft in flight could be seriously damaged by just 300 grams of space debris impacting an engine, windshield or other critical surface

DTE Coverage: Here is what happened at the 108th Indian Science Congress

From the quality of Indian scientific research to women in science, the event focussed on several issues

Life on Internet: Why people are turning to AI for creating artwork

Behind the scenes of artifical intelligence model Craiyon that has taken the Internet by storm

Gene transfer enhances insect survival, says study

Gene transfer might have helped in the development of  better traits in mating, nutrition, growth and adaptation