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  • MC Explains: How G20’s environment working group and Ocean 20 dialogue are pushing the ‘blue economy’ agenda May 24, 2023 03:01 PM IST

    MC Explains: How G20’s environment working group and Ocean 20 dialogue are pushing the ‘blue economy’ agenda

    G20 deliberations currently ongoing in Mumbai aim to promote sustainable blue economies through advancements in science, technology, and innovation, supported by robust policy frameworks, governance initiatives, and alternative finance mechanisms.

  • Why Natural Disasters Seem Worse Than Our Direst Predictions May 18, 2023 06:21 PM IST

    Why Natural Disasters Seem Worse Than Our Direst Predictions

    It’s human nature to latch on to the most easily available snippets of information.

  • In Pics: All you need to know about the origin of the universe May 10, 2023 02:38 PM IST

    In Pics: All you need to know about the origin of the universe

    What is beyond Big Bang? Here’s an alternative to the popular theory of origin of the universe

  • Bats, cheetahs and hippos unlock mysteries of the human genome May 03, 2023 05:55 PM IST

    Bats, cheetahs and hippos unlock mysteries of the human genome

    The decade-long Zoonomia project shows that animals have a lot to teach us about our health, disease, and potentially new ideas for medicines

  • In Pics: Scientists have discovered a missing link in search for origin of Earth's water; take a look April 21, 2023 12:12 PM IST

    In Pics: Scientists have discovered a missing link in search for origin of Earth's water; take a look

    A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that ancient Earth may have produced its earliest water supply.

  • Cabinet clears Rs 6,000-crore National Quantum Mission: All you need to know April 20, 2023 01:40 PM IST

    Cabinet clears Rs 6,000-crore National Quantum Mission: All you need to know

    India is going to be at par with six global countries researching quantum technology.

  • SpaceX calls off Starship launch attempt due to technical glitch April 17, 2023 07:51 PM IST

    SpaceX calls off Starship launch attempt due to technical glitch

    SpaceX had planned to fly the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.

  • Cancer and a bespoke therapy: Immuneel Therapeutics COO Dr Arun Anand weighs in April 16, 2023 04:01 PM IST

    Cancer and a bespoke therapy: Immuneel Therapeutics COO Dr Arun Anand weighs in

    The new state-of-the-art facility in Bengaluru is creating inroads in T-Cell therapy. We look at Immuneel’s goals and check out the latest on T cells.

  • Indian-origin engineer Amit Kshatriya to lead NASA’s Moon to Mars programme March 31, 2023 09:43 PM IST

    Indian-origin engineer Amit Kshatriya to lead NASA’s Moon to Mars programme

    As the head of the programme, Amit Kshatriya will be responsible for programme planning and implementation for human missions to the Moon and Mars.

  • Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care: See Pics March 20, 2023 03:57 PM IST

    Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care: See Pics

    The white-coloured humanoid "Garmi" does not look much different from a typical robot -- it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as eyes are attached. Garmi is a product of a new sector called geriatronics, a discipline that taps advanced technologies like robotics, IT and 3D technology for geriatrics, gerontology and nursing.

  • Rishi Sunak unveils new framework to make UK science & tech superpower March 06, 2023 05:44 PM IST

    Rishi Sunak unveils new framework to make UK science & tech superpower

    The British Indian leader said the new Science and Technology Framework is designed to challenge every part of government to better put the UK at the forefront of global science and technology this decade through 10 key actions, creating a coordinated cross-government approach.

  • Celestis to send hair samples from ex-US presidents into space February 21, 2023 01:38 PM IST

    Celestis to send hair samples from ex-US presidents into space

    The hair samples being sent into space belong to former US Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan

  • Group of lunar meteorites throw light on origin of basalts on Moon: ISRO February 16, 2023 07:22 PM IST

    Group of lunar meteorites throw light on origin of basalts on Moon: ISRO

    The Moon's dark regions that are visible to the naked eye, known as the 'mare', are remnants of a violent history of the Solar System, ISRO said.

  • Blue Origin announces technology that can turn Moon dust into solar panels February 14, 2023 01:16 PM IST

    Blue Origin announces technology that can turn Moon dust into solar panels

    The aerospace company pitched the technique for NASA's Artemis program

  • G20: Two-day Science-20 Inception Meeting set to get underway in Puducherry today January 30, 2023 10:06 AM IST

    G20: Two-day Science-20 Inception Meeting set to get underway in Puducherry today

    Indonesia and Brazil are the Troika members along with India, the host nation. The two-day meeting to be held on Monday and Tuesday will focus on scientific and technology aspects that would help the growth of nations.

  • Human activity degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon forest: Study January 28, 2023 04:43 PM IST

    Human activity degraded more than a third of remaining Amazon forest: Study

    In a projection made by the team for 2050, the four degradation factors will continue to be major sources of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, regardless of the growth or suppression of deforestation of the forest.

  • Science in India should be aimed at making India self-reliant: PM Modi at ISC January 03, 2023 11:44 AM IST

    Science in India should be aimed at making India self-reliant: PM Modi at ISC

    Development in science should be aimed at fulfilling India's needs, and this should be the inspiration for our scientific community, he said in his address to the Indian Science Congress, being held in Nagpur, via video conferencing.

  • Yearender 2022 | A look at how the year was for science December 28, 2022 05:02 PM IST

    Yearender 2022 | A look at how the year was for science

    The year 2022 has seen some of the key developments and breakthroughs in science. From images of unseen universe to breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatments. Let’s take a look at some…

  • James Cameron: Filmmaker extraordinaire or intrepid explorer? December 11, 2022 04:42 PM IST

    James Cameron: Filmmaker extraordinaire or intrepid explorer?

    Cameron holds the record for the deepest a human being has ever dived in the ocean; with 'Avatar: The Way of Water', he hopes to inspire the next generation of discoverers by introducing viewers to the wonders of the ocean.

  • A promising trial targets a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s December 05, 2022 04:59 PM IST

    A promising trial targets a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s

    In a bold attempt to stop the progress of some cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a group of researchers is trying something new: injecting a protective gene into patients’ brains.

  • Cambridge university publishes surviving Charles Darwin correspondence online November 26, 2022 04:52 PM IST

    Cambridge university publishes surviving Charles Darwin correspondence online

    The entire collection covers more than 15,000 letters written between 1822 and 1882

  • 'World's oldest meal' discovered by scientists. Why it matters November 27, 2022 08:34 AM IST

    'World's oldest meal' discovered by scientists. Why it matters

    A team from the Australian National University shares some astonishing new insights.

  • Indonesia, Turkey, China, Mexico, Afghanistan: Why So Many Earthquakes? | World News November 26, 2022 12:27 PM IST

    Indonesia, Turkey, China, Mexico, Afghanistan: Why So Many Earthquakes? | World News

    News of an earthquake in some part of the world is popping up every now and then… But why is it so? Is the frequency of earthquakes really rising? Or it is just a temporary cluster? Find out every detail in this video!

  • Siddhartha Mukherjee's 'The Song of The Cell' book review: What connects all life forms November 20, 2022 08:17 AM IST

    Siddhartha Mukherjee's 'The Song of The Cell' book review: What connects all life forms

    Siddhartha Mukherjee's new book, a deep-dive into the mysteries and marvels of the tiny biological cell, is a monumental addition to the small but solid genre of medical non-fiction.

  • Climate change contributed to deadly West African floods, scientists find November 17, 2022 06:22 PM IST

    Climate change contributed to deadly West African floods, scientists find

    The floods, which killed more than 600 people in Nigeria and more than 200 in Niger and Chad, were the consequence of an extremely wet rainy season.