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  • Pune telescope helps detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

    Pune telescope helps detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

    February 28, 2020 17:04 IST

    The blast, which released five times more energy than the previous record holder, came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away.

  • Key NASA science, cargo head to space station

    Key NASA science, cargo head to space station

    February 16, 2020 21:54 IST

    A Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft has been successfully launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in the US.

  • Scientists dive into ‘Midnight Zone’ to study dark ocean

    Scientists dive into ‘Midnight Zone’ to study dark ocean

    February 05, 2020 15:48 IST

    A team of scientists is preparing to dive deep into the depths of the Indian Ocean — into a “Midnight Zone” where light barely reaches but life still thrives. Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climate change in the unexplored area. 

  • Neanderthals may have gone diving to find shells from the sea floor: Study

    Neanderthals may have gone diving to find shells from the sea floor: Study

    January 16, 2020 11:48 IST

    Researchers have discovered for the first time that Neanderthals made tools from seashells, not just from those lying on the shore, but may have also gone diving to collect them from the seabed. According to a study, published in the journal PLOS on Thursday, Neanderthals, often thought to be the inferior cousins to modern humans, may have retrieved seashells to make tools from waters as deep as 13 feet.

  • CBSE 10th Board 2020: Important MCQs for science students, check inside

    CBSE Class 10 Board 2020: Important MCQs for science students, check inside

    Education | January 12, 2020 17:09 IST

    CBSE 10th Board 2020 Important Questions: This year, CBSE Class 10 Science Exam 2020 question paper will have more number of MCQs as compared to the previous years. If you are a student from the Science Stream, we have the list handy for you. We are providing you the important MCQs. Check inside

  • ISRO and European space agency Arianespace get ready to launch India's GSAT-30 satellite

    ISRO and Arianespace get ready to launch India's GSAT-30 satellite

    January 10, 2020 22:10 IST

    India and the European Space Agency Arianespace are getting ready to open their 2020 space missions with the launch of communication satellite GSAT 30. The 3,357 kg GSAT 30 is an Indian communication satellite to be launched by Ariane 5 rocket on January 17.

  • Stephen Hawking, Scientist, researcher, black holes, stephen hawking books

    Remembering Stephen Hawking: Must read books by scientist who simplified theory of black holes

    World | January 09, 2020 11:28 IST

    A scientist and an author, Stephen Hawking achieved various milestones in the field of scientific research and unearthed theories regarding black holes in the universe and other discoveries. A look at famous books he authored & selected academic work for science enthusiats.

  • Ocean climate patterns linked to diarrhea epidemic outbreaks

    Ocean climate patterns linked to diarrhea epidemic outbreaks: Study

    December 31, 2019 11:25 IST

    According to the researchers, similar studies assessing links between climate systems and infectious disease also provides insights into long-term changes in weather patterns resulting from climate change.

  • Chandrayaan 2

    Top 5 space moments of year 2019

    December 30, 2019 0:08 IST

    From India's Chandrayaan 2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.

  • Betelgeuse supernova sun

    A Star 1400 times the Sun may explode and be visible during day, say scientists

    December 27, 2019 21:43 IST

    Betelguese is a star in the Orion constellation and is one of the brightest objects in the sky. However, Betelgeuse has rapidly fallen down the list of brightest objects in the night sky.

  • Iconic black hole image to ‘artificial embryos’, 2019 was year of many firsts in science

    Iconic black hole image to ‘artificial embryos’, 2019 was year of many firsts in science

    December 27, 2019 17:46 IST

    Cutting edge innovations in research and technology celebrated science and forwarded humankind's understanding of complex realities of the universe. The year will also be remembered as the year of testing biological and ethical limits in the laboratory, helping researchers find new avenues in the treatment of critical diseases.

  • Human dancing skills may have evolved from Chimpanzees

    Did you know? Human dancing skills may have evolved from Chimpanzees. Here's the inside story

    December 25, 2019 16:11 IST

    The human dancing skills may have evolved from Chimpanzees. Sounds bizarre, right? The possibility sparked questions after scientists observed two chimpanzees in a US zoo performing a duo dance-like behavior similar to a human conga-line, hitherto never-before-seen before demeanor. 

  • 40 million year old star discovered

    Scientists discover 40 million-year-old star surrounded by massive gas

    December 24, 2019 13:39 IST

    The amount of gas around 49 Ceti is comparable to those around much younger stars in the active planet formation phase, said a study published in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters.

  • Trump picks Indian-American computer scientist to lead

    Trump picks Indian-American computer scientist to lead National Science Foundation

    World | December 20, 2019 13:03 IST

    US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  • New method ramps up protein production by thousandfold

    New method ramps up protein production by thousandfold

    December 20, 2019 11:55 IST

    Researchers have discovered a method to supercharge protein production up to a thousandfold, an advance that may drive down costs of protein-based drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. Proteins are made of long chains of building block molecules called amino acids, and the process of producing them for medical or commercial applications can be complex, expensive, and time-consuming.Protein-based medicines such as insulin are synthesised by turning engineered bacteria into tiny protein-making factories, the scientists, including Indian-origin researcher Manasvi Verma from Washington University in the US, said.

  • CBSE Class 12 Board datesheet, board exams, science stream, science stream board exam dates, board d

    CBSE Class 12 Board Datesheet: Science Stream exam dates. Direct Link

    Education | December 18, 2019 0:06 IST

    CBSE Class 12 Board Datesheet: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the complete datesheet for Class 12 Board exams on Tuesday.

  • Our ancestors learnt to smile so that they can have sex,

    Our ancestors learnt to smile so that they could have sex, says study

    December 10, 2019 22:52 IST

    Believe it or not but our forefathers were way smarter than us when it came to wooing the opposite sex for mating. According to a new study, Neanderthals learnt how to smile and make expressive faces in order to attract less-aggressive mates.

  • Manipur youth develops humanoid robot that can

    Manipur youth develops humanoid robot that can communicate, pick up objects

    December 09, 2019 18:01 IST

    "Not only in sports and culture Manipur has enough talent in science and technology too. Shri Irom Roshan Meitei, (21yrs) 1st yr student of ITI has successfully made a ROBOT which can communicate,

  • Asia has at least ten ancestral lineages: Study

    Study says Asia has ten different ancestral groups lineages

    December 05, 2019 17:06 IST

    According to the "first comprehensive" genetic map of the continent that included 598 genomes from India. There are at least 10 different ancestral groups or lineages in Asia.

  • Rapid warming of Indo-Pacific ocean behind decline in

    Rapid warming of Indo-Pacific ocean behind decline in rainfall over north India: Study

    November 28, 2019 8:22 IST

    The study, led by Roxy Mathew Koll of the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) warned that warming of the ocean has altered the most dominant mode of weather fluctuation originating in the tropics, known as the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO), which has reduced rainfall in northern India between the months of November and April.

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