Category Archives: Science

TB vaccine offers clue to retrain immune system against Alzheimer’s

As the immune system ages, it enters a state of chronic, low-grade inflammation called ‘inflammaging’.

Three new cascade frog species discovered in northeast India; one named in honour of Kerala social worker

Scientists have discovered three new species of cascade frogs from the biodiverse-rich forests of Northeast [...]

Team led by RRI scientists predicts ‘petal-like’ structures in Sun’s corona during eclipse

As a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Europe on August 12 [...]

Ladakh’s giant ‘rivers of ice’ are slowing as the mountains warm

Glaciers look still — but in reality they are constantly moving as they slowly carry [...]

NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programme

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to [...]

M.P. Parameswaran, renowned nuclear scientist and CPI(M) theorist, dies at 92

M.P. Parameswaran, former nuclear scientist who later became prominent as a CPI(M) theorist, people’s science [...]

Solar eclipse 2026: Will it be visible from India?

A solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, with many parts of the world [...]

ICTS professor Deepak Dhar awarded prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal

The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences on Monday (August 10, 2026) said that its professor [...]

Scientists turn to sharks for better hurricane predictions

From the killer shark of Jaws to the tornado-tossed predators of the Sharknado movies, films [...]