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  • ISRO enables +’successful’ test of space startup Skyroot’s rocket engine at TN facility July 22, 2023 07:55 PM IST

    ISRO enables +’successful’ test of space startup Skyroot’s rocket engine at TN facility

    The facilitation of this test underscores ISRO's "commitment to nurture private players, start-ups, and non-government entities in developing the country's space eco-system", the space agency said in a release

  • India’s cracked the quantity problem in scientific research. Now for the quality part July 21, 2023 10:12 AM IST

    India’s cracked the quantity problem in scientific research. Now for the quality part

    India is now the world’s third largest producer of scientific research which is a great achievement, now it needs to scale up the quality of its research

  • Congratulations pour in from space agencies after ISRO’s successful Chandrayaan-3 launch July 14, 2023 08:56 PM IST

    Congratulations pour in from space agencies after ISRO’s successful Chandrayaan-3 launch

    Lauding ISRO, US space agency NASA’s administrator Bill Nelson expressed anticipation for the scientific findings that will emerge from this mission.

  • Chandrayaan-3: The future of India’s lunar and space exploration hinges on this mission July 14, 2023 03:23 PM IST

    Chandrayaan-3: The future of India’s lunar and space exploration hinges on this mission

    August 15 this year will mark two decades of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announcing the Chandrayaan programme. India hopes the failure-based design approach and robust testing done by the ISRO on C3 will ensure a successful mission and an expanded lunar exploration programme for the future.

  • Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us. June 28, 2023 08:44 PM IST

    Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us.

    Accelerated melting of the polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers had changed the way mass was distributed around the planet enough to influence its spin.

  • Don’t squander a key advance in fertility research June 26, 2023 10:32 AM IST

    Don’t squander a key advance in fertility research

    Scientists who announced that they had created "synthetic human embryos" should worry that the name and the still unanswered questions about how these so-called synthetic embryos were created and related misunderstandings could lead to bans that could derail this important scientific work representing a potentially significant breakthrough in the study of infertility

  • Want to be more creative? Try dream-hacking while you sleep June 19, 2023 05:30 PM IST

    Want to be more creative? Try dream-hacking while you sleep

    New scientific methods are helping researchers understand how dreams can boost brainpower

  • Astronomers discover abundance of rare metals on Jupiter-sized exoplanet that rains iron June 15, 2023 06:50 PM IST

    Astronomers discover abundance of rare metals on Jupiter-sized exoplanet that rains iron

    The temperature on the exoplanet, WASP-76b, rises up to 4,350 degrees Fahrenheit or 2,400 degrees Celsius, which is hot enough to vaporize iron.

  • 'Virgin' crocodile gets pregnant in first such case, scientists stunned June 09, 2023 10:53 PM IST

    'Virgin' crocodile gets pregnant in first such case, scientists stunned

    .The first evidence of a virgin birth in crocodiles has been reported in a captive American crocodile at a Costa Rica zoo.

  • Can Taurine help you live longer and healthier? June 09, 2023 10:32 AM IST

    Can Taurine help you live longer and healthier?

    Mice fed Taurine, an amino acid, lived 10–12 percent longer; worms’ lives were extended 10-23 percent; and middle-aged monkeys showed improvements across health parameters. But we don't know the dangers of Taurine supplements to human health, including on cancerous cells. Years of research lie ahead

  • 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.