Category Archives: Science

After great apes, scientists find African elephants self-medicate too

Wild animals have for long been known for their intuitive pharmacological knowledge: orangutans balm their [...]

What are the new guidelines set by IN-SPACe for Indian and foreign hosted-payloads? | Explained

The story so far: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on September [...]

Even highly educated and digitally experienced individuals can become vulnerable when

A study led by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) has found [...]

Goenka also said ISRO will continue to remain the bedrock of the Indian space sector while

This article is part of Space Wrap, a round-up of space news and developments in [...]

But the stakes are potentially ‌higher for ⁠NASA, as a Starship moon-landing vehicle would rely

The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft on [...]

“Right now, [the invasive alien species] are isolated, restricted to individual river basins,”

The National River-Linking Project is the world’s most ambitious project of its kind to date, [...]

Why rare-disease drugs could become India’s next pharma frontier

Each rare disease affects very few people . However, there are around 8,000 rare diseases, [...]

China’s space agency did not respond to a request for comment about ​the selection process

Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills, and learning to eat, sleep [...]

COP31 hosts Australia and Türkiye confronts the fossil-fuel question

The next United Nations climate change conference, COP31, will be held in Antalya in Türkiye [...]

To bridge the pedagogical gap, India needs a dedicated, one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Higher

Ask the toppers of any graduating class what they want to do next- university teaching [...]