China became the first country to sprout a seed on the moon
This is the farthest point from the Earth where humans have grown plants. A lone cottonseed sprouted in a canister aboard the Chang’e-4, …
Now, a technology that can make reading latent fingerprints faster
Since this new nanomaterial is luminescent, it highlights fingerprints, which can be captured by UV lamps and then reconstructed
New science communication platforms launched
Union minister for science and technology Dr Harsh Vardhan launched DD Science and India Science on January 15, 2019
Spending time in space can harm the human body — but scientists are working to mitigate these risks
Space radiation can harm the nervous and cardiovascular systems including heart and arteries
Understanding solar flares: How explosions on Sun’s surface can lead to radio blackouts
An X-class solar flare on July 2, 2023 led to radio blackout on parts of the US, Pacific Ocean
The most powerful space telescope ever built will look back in time to the Dark Ages of the universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch into orbit and usher in the next era of astronomy December 18, 2021
IIT researchers devise economical method to extract hydrogen from water
An electric field applied through the cobalt oxide to water molecules resulted in the electrolysis of water; a magnetic field created using a …
How IT, communication can boost sustainable farming in India
Use of messaging services, web-based applications, capacity building and encouragement of public-private partnership can enable farmers to get …
We must build an ecosystem for converting innovations into enterprises: President
President Ram Nath Kovind said this while inaugurating the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rashtrapati Bhawan
NASA's Juno arrives at Jupiter to lift cloudy veil
The Juno mission could help reveal how Jupiter formed, whether it has a rocky core and whether it influenced life on earth
The halo is hotter than the star
An astrophysicist tries to explain why, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics, the corona is hotter than the Sun.
Divine dwellings
An organisation set up by priests provides inexpensive bamboo houses to people living in slums and on the streets
A matter of costs
In a poor country, cost-effectiveness has to be the byword for municipal wastewater treatment. And the upward anaerobic sludge blanket …
Home remedy
A local remedy for controlling a parasitic disease works wonders for sheepbreeders in the Peruvian highlands
2008 A lunar odyssey
From a pariah after Pokhran II to scientific self esteem, India raced its way to the moon. Archita Bhatta tracked the nation's voyage to find …
Animals can feel an upcoming earthquake, says study
Animals might sense ionisation of the air caused by large rock pressures in earthquake zones with their fur. They can also smell gases released …
Chandrayaan 2 aims to explore the dark side of the moon
India's second mission to the Moon aims to venture the satellite’s south polar region
US biologist found dead during Crete conference, police suspect homicide
Suzanne Eaton was working as a developmental biologist at Germany’s Max Planck institutes
5G will adversely affect weather predictions: Meteorologists in the US
Meteorologists are not happy sharing frequency band as they believe it will interfere with weather forecasting
Will 5G slip through the net or cast it wide?
As the Centre plans a Rs 6-lakh crore spectrum auction to make the introduction of 5G affordable, experts and industry stand at odds over its …
Bitcoins generate as much CO2 as Bengaluru or Chennai
Bitcoin mining — computing capacity used in the production — was the highest in Asia (68 per cent)
India plans to launch a space station
India would become the fourth country to launch a space station after the US, Russia and China
MIT researchers explore physics of evaporation
More than temperature, it's changes in pressure that influence how quickly liquid turns into gas
Feathers came 100 million years before birds: Study
The structures formed 250 million years ago in the Early Triassic period not for display or flight, but purely for insulation
New group of ancient Siberians identified
Scientists named the group ‘Ancient North Siberians’ and described them as the ‘missing link’ in the Native American …