Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported on Wednesday (July 16, 2025). Most DNA is found in the nucleus of our cells, and it’s that genetic material — some … Read more
The tremors that were felt in Delhi on July 10, 2025, at 9.04 a.m. with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter Scale — as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) — are a wake-up call for India’s seismic vulnerability. The epicentre, which was located approximately 20 kilometres southwest of the city at … Read more
The universe is made mostly of matter, not antimatter, but scientists believe that after the Big Bang, both must have existed in equal amounts. One of the big mysteries in physics is understanding why matter dominates the universe today and what happened to all the antimatter. A key clue comes from something called CP violation … Read more
Science Quiz: Properties of light 1 / 6 | Name this scientist in the picture, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2018 for her work in developing a technique that revolutionised high-intensity laser physics and boosted fundamental research in optics. 2 / 6 | Certain transparent crystals, such as calcite, can split a single … Read more
Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered hordes of planets outside the solar system together with tantalising hints of life — or more accurately hints of hints of life. So far, however, there exists no proof that there’s life anywhere in the universe except on the earth. Does that mean our quest for alien life has … Read more
People in Kolkata on July 15, 2025 watch the live screening of the Dragon “Grace” capsule’s splashdown off San Diego in California. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday lauded the success of the Axiom Mission 4 and the achievement of Indian Air Force pilot and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who travelled to … Read more
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) said Shubhanshu Shukla has not just touched space, he has lifted India’s aspirations to new heights. Axiom-4 crew return highlights Group Captain Shukla, along with his three crew members of the Axiom-4 mission, returned from the … Read more
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Axiom-4 crew assisted out of the Dragon Spacecraft onto the recovery vehicle, after their return to earth from the International Space Station 18 days later, on July 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) said that Indian astronaut Group Captain … Read more
To tap into the expertise of retired scientists, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — the newly constituted body for funding scientific research — has announced the Prime Minister Professorships. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto To tap into the expertise of retired scientists, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — the newly constituted body for … Read more
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) is planning to go ahead with the next stage larger-scale trials of the indigenously developed mRNA vaccine technology for tackling Chikungunya. “Chikungunya is a serious, major debilitating disease in India and it does not yet have a vaccine. We have already demonstrated the ability to … Read more