The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: KSL The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) opened in Mumbai this week, bringing together high-school science students from 64 countries. At the Olympiad’s international board meeting on August 18, representatives of the 64 participating countries voted by a significant majority to … Read more
One of the deepest puzzles in modern science is how quantum mechanics and general relativity — the two great pillars of 20th century physics — fit together. Quantum mechanics governs the microscopic world of atoms and subatomic particles. General relativity describes gravity and the structure of spacetime. Both theories are stunningly successful in their domains, … Read more
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) said the space agency has been working on a rocket as high as a 40-storey building to place a 75,000 kg payload in low earth orbit. Delivering the convocation address of Osmania University in Hyderabad, Mr. Narayanan said this year, the space agency has lined … Read more
Long Hanging Fruits, an installation by Indonesian artist Elia Nurvista about the palm oil industry | Photo Credit: Special arrangement In the 1820s, French scientist Nicolas Clément introduced the term calorie. In the two centuries since, human beings’ and society’s relationship with food has changed drastically. Today the study of food is a complex subject that … Read more
A comprehensive three-day faunal survey at Thettekad Bird Sanctuary, near Kothamangalam in Ernakulam, Kerala, has added nine species records to its official biodiversity checklist. The findings at Kerala’s first bird sanctuary has reaffirmed its position as one of the richest ecological zones in the Western Ghats. Organised jointly by the Kerala Forest department and Thiruvananthapuram-based … Read more
In this image via PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, at his residence in New Delhi, on August 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India’s Gaganyaan mission around the world and scientists were … Read more
There is nothing like a refreshing bath after a sweaty workout or a hard day outside. The feeling of freshness and the pleasant odour after the bath is the contribution of the ubiquitous soap. In ancient India, soap nuts were crushed and used to clean, as were the bark of certain trees and specific flowers … Read more
When we think of snakes, we often picture their iconic slithering, graceful, wave-like motion — a biological marvel that seems to defy friction and has fascinated zoologists for decades. That’s not the only move these elongated, limbless creatures have mastered. They are also known to climb trees, glide through the air, and navigate uneven terrain … Read more
Aerosols emitted in north India not only increase the pollution levels in that region, but due to anticyclonic wind circulation the emitted aerosols get transported towards the southeast coast of India and Bay of Bengal. The regional transport of aerosols from north India to southeast coastal India occurs for two to four days at a … Read more
An Indian astronaut will herald Viksit Bharat by landing on the moon in 2040, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday (August 18, 2025) as the Lok Sabha took up the discussion on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s space sojourn. Initiating a discussion on ‘India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station — Critical role of the … Read more