The study published in Nature has reported India ranks first due to a lack of access to waste collection facilities
On September 9, 1839, English polymath John Herschel took a glass photograph of a 40-foot reflecting telescope. This photograph, which incidentally is a word coined by him, is considered as the earliest remaining photograph on glass plate. A.S.Ganesh gives a snapshot (another word that Herschel first used in the context of photography) of Herschel’s life and his many contributions to science…
Past missions have that have been affected by pesky helium leaks include ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2
After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station without its crew and headed back to Earth.
SpaceX will bring the duo back in late February, stretching their original eight-day mission to more than eight months
A quiz on clean and green sources of energy and technology that makes use of it
The underlying methods could one day improve cancer treatment, blood draws, and even tattoo removal
Summer 2020 saw news of COVID-19 outbreaks and subsequent cullings in mink farms across Europe and fears of similar calls for culling in North America.
This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on whale sharks.
A research team sequenced the genetic material from lung and intestine samples of 461 animals such as minks, rabbits, foxes and raccoon dogs that died from disease across China between 2021 and 2024; 125 viruses including 36 new ones were detected
Terahertz frequencies are crucial for 6G, which telecommunications companies plan to roll out around 2030.
All these animals and plants have a common name because of the way they look! Just fill in the blanks with what you think they look like. The number in the brackets is the number of letters of the word. Good luck!
Scientists have mapped the devastation of a giant underwater avalanche that happened 60,000 years ago from its source area, offshore of Morocco
The Tibetan Plateau, often dubbed the “Roof of the World,” is a colossal expanse of land that towers over much of Asia. Its average altitude of over 4,500 metres (14,764 feet) is enough to make even the most seasoned mountaineer gasp. But what about aeroplanes? Why do these magnificent machines, capable of soaring through the clouds, avoid this imposing landmass?
The scientific consensus has remained strong – there’s no association between mobile phone radio waves and brain cancer, or health more generally
The asteroid — about 3 feet (1 meter) across — was spotted by astronomers in Arizona and broke apart over the coast of the Philippines
Boeing’s Starliner capsule to return from International Space Station (ISS) with empty seats, NASA astronauts delayed due to technical issues
Scientists don’t have a complete picture of how brains and the behaviour of their animals are linked – yet
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