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- Science
Scientists use pollen data to decode first humans’ migration into Eurasia
New Delhi: Pollen grains analysis helps understand how the first humans migrated from Africa across Europe and Asia, research in Science Advances says. The pollen data showed that warming temperatures supported forests…
- India
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx set to return to Earth on Sep 24 with asteroid samples
San Francisco: A team of NASA scientists is preparing for the final phase of the OSIRIS-REx mission as it will be returning to Earth on September 24 with the first-ever US asteroid…
- India
RS adopts resolution lauding scientists for Chandrayaan-3 success
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution lauding the scientists for the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission. The members endorsed the motion by thumping of desks after a discussion on…
- Top Stories
Was pushed into corner, had to fight entire nation: Former ISRO scientist
New Delhi: Former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan on Friday recalled his ordeal of fighting to clear his name in an espionage case as he advised NSUT students to tackle their problems with…
- Business
Scientist engineered bacteria to generate electricity from wastewater
London: Scientists have engineered E. coli bacteria — the most widely studied microbe — to generate electricity from wastewater. This groundbreaking achievement in bioelectronics outlines a novel approach that could revolutionise both…
- Hyderabad
CDPP to host conference on development policy; eminent social scientists to attend event
Hyderabad: The first of its kind, a Development Policy Conference, is scheduled for September 16, 2023, hosted by the prestigious Presidency University and the Centre for Development Policy and Practice, institutions dedicated to…
- India
DRDO scientist was attracted to Pak agent; revealed missile secrets: Chargesheet
Pune: DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar was attracted to the Pakistani Intelligence Operative, who used the alias ‘Zara Dasgupta’, and chatted with her about Indian missile systems among other classified defence projects, the…
- Technology
Chinese scientists develop new ‘ultra precise’ gene-editing tool
Hong Kong: A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new gene-editing tool that differs in approach to the most popular CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy, saying the new method is ultra-precise, safe and…
- Science
Don’t rule out Covid lab leak theory: Top Chinese scientist
London: The theory that Covid-19 is the result of a lab leak should not be discounted, a top Chinese scientist has said. “You can always suspect anything. That’s science. Don’t rule out…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Maulvi’s son cracks ICSE 10th board exams with 98%
A maulvi’s son from Mumbai triumphed in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) class 10 exam. Muntazim Shaikh, the son of Mumbai-based Mufti Manzur Ziyaee, scored 98% in this year’s ICSE…
- India
Scientists, educators write open letter against dropping biological evolution theory from Class 10
New Delhi: A group of more than 1,800 scientists, science teachers and educators has written an open letter raising concerns about the chapter on “Theory of Biological Evolution” being dropped from the…
- Science
Rare, bright gamma-ray burst occurs once in 10,000 years
New York: Space scientists have revealed a gamma-ray burst that occurs once in every 10,000 years and was 70 times brighter than any yet seen. Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are the most powerful…
- World
Scientist behind Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine strangled to death with belt
Moscow: Andrey Botikov, one of the scientists who helped to create the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, was strangled to death with a belt at his apartment here and police have arrested…
- Science
Scientists discover new layer at Earth’s inner core
Sydney: A team of researchers has found evidence of a new layer to the planet sitting within the inner core. According to seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU), data gathered from…
- Middle East
Erdogan vows to attract Turkish scientist to reverse brain drain
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey supports the youth to study overseas and works to attract Turkish scientists living abroad to return home amid a debate over brain…
