Bengaluru: For the first time, an animal has been documented medicating itself with a biologically active plant…
Category: Science
Scientists find ‘dial’ in brain that controls immune system, hope for autoimmune disease treatment
Bengaluru: Scientists have long known that the brain plays a role in the functioning and control…
Moon has more water than you think. ISRO finds underground ice reserves ‘5 to 8x’ larger than on surface
Bengaluru: The reserves of underground ice at both poles of the Moon in the first few…
Space debris on the rise, ISRO performed record 25 collision-avoidance manoeuvres in 2023
New Delhi: The world added a total of 3,143 objects to space in 2023, a 24…
Gut bacteria enzyme converts any blood group to ‘universal donor’ O, find researchers
Bengaluru: A new study has discovered that one of the prominent bacteria that resides in our intestines…
Voyager 1 sends first readable message in 5 months, how NASA scientists fixed the glitch
Bengaluru: NASA’s Voyager 1, Earth’s most distant spacecraft, is functioning normally again and has resumed returning…
ISRO to carry out test to validate safety of crew module for Gaganyaan mission by 30 April
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for another important milestone of the Gaganyaan…
Avalanche sets off glacial lake outburst in Nepal. Why GLOFs recur in Himalayas & how to prevent them
Bengaluru: Yet another Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) event has occurred in the Himalayas. This time,…
Above-normal rainfall, or is it? Why monsoon forecast remains a challenge for IMD
M. Mohapatra, director general, IMD, accepts the misses over the past few years but says the…
Climate change could cost global economy $38 trillion/yr by 2050 even if emissions halted: Nature study
New Delhi: The world economy may lose 19 percent of its average income by 2050, even…