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Fil photo shows reflections of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the U.S. flag, the lunar module and a television camera in the face mask of astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin when his picture was made by Armstrong as they walked across the surface of the moon, July 20, 1969. | Photo Credit: Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP (This article … Read more

India’s Shubhanshu Shukla with three other astronauts and the International Space Station crew after the Axiom-4 mission’s SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the ISS, as part of the mission. Photo: X/@SpaceX via PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that the Axiom-4 (Ax-04) mission which Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is part of will … Read more

Researchers have sequenced the first whole ancient Egyptian genome from an individual who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago — the oldest DNA sample from Egypt to date. The body belongs to an adult male who died more than 4,500 years ago during Egypt’s Old Kingdom. The individual was “genetically male (XY sex chromosomes), consistent … Read more

A vertical gas flaring furnace is seen in Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria September 16, 2020. An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space. | Photo Credit: Reuters An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos … Read more

In most business environments, telephone calls are typically handled by a receptionist or directed to specific extensions using an internal intercom system. The technology enabling this seamless communication, both within and outside the organisation, is called EPABX. This system allows users to answer, transfer or forward calls as needed. It facilitates internal communication between different … Read more

Human remains found in the northern grave (top) and in the southern grave (bottom) at the Neolithic site in Fujia, China. | Photo Credit: Ning, et al. (2025) Evidence from two Neolithic cemeteries on China’s eastern coast, reported recently by researchers at Peking University in Beijing in Nature, showed that some communities were organised in … Read more

A musician rehearses on a guitar at Stax Music Academy, January 30, 2025, in Memphis, U.S. | Photo Credit: AP The purpose of a string in a string instrument is to vibrate and produce sounds. How it vibrates is decided by its mass per unit length, its stiffness, and how well it allows vibrations to … Read more

Stretching across much of peninsular India, the Deccan Plateau hides a silent, subterranean struggle. Beneath its sunbaked soil lie ancient, fractured layers of basalt and granite — hard rock aquifers that dominate the region’s groundwater story. In Karnataka, this rocky reality is nearly absolute: about 99% of the State relies on these stubbornly unyielding formations … Read more

Analyses of whole-genome sequence data of urban Sinhalese and two indigenous Adivasi clans in Sri Lanka, which live in geographically separated regions in the country, shed light on the migratory history of these populations and their genetic relationship to each other and to many Indian populations. The study published recently in the journal Current Biology … Read more

Axiom-4 pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu enjoy views of Earth from the International Space Station’s cupola. Photo: axiomspace.com Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is expected to talk to the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru via ham radio on July 4. “Contact upcoming with … Read more