The west coast of India, nestled between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, has long been a melting pot of diverse human populations. Over centuries, it has witnessed the movement of various West Eurasian groups — including the Portuguese, Middle Easterners, Jews, Parsees and Christian missionaries. Now, scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & … Read more
Andre Geim remains the sole scientist to have won both an Ig Nobel prize and a Nobel Prize. | Photo Credit: Bengt Oberger (CC BY-SA) Recent reports stated that two Indian scientists had received Ig Nobel prize in the Engineering Design category in 2025. We know of the Nobel Prizes but the Ig Nobels? As … Read more
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Daily Quiz | On Jane Goodall Visual Question: What was the name of this plush monkey that was a constant companion to Goodall for many years? START THE QUIZ 1 / 8 | Name the facility on the banks of Lake Tanganyika which was the location of her famous long-term study of chimpanzees? 2 / … Read more
India’s digital transformation has revolutionised communication, education, commerce, and governance. From smartphones to smart homes, convenience has become the cornerstone of contemporary urban living. Yet, beneath this technological leap lies a growing environmental and public health catastrophe: electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste, the fastest-growing solid waste stream globally, is now one of India’s most pressing yet … Read more
The vortex is the liquid’s way of balancing rotation, pressure, and gravity. | Photo Credit: TPMotion/pixabay When you stir liquid in a tumbler, you are forcing it to spin in circles. For anything to move in a circle, it needs an inward pull. In a liquid, this inward pull comes from pressure differences: the pressure … Read more
The SARAL tool would help generate lay person summaries of complex scientific research, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation’s CEO Shivkumar Kalyanaraman said. Photo: X/@ANRFIndia As part of its outreach to make scientific research more accessible, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India’s newest science funding agency, has developed a tool called SARAL (Simplified and Automated … Read more
Jane Goodall, a primatologist and ethologist known worldwide for chronicling the life of chimpanzees in East Africa, died on October 1 at the age of 91. Goodall died of natural causes in Los Angeles while on a speaking tour of the U.S., a statement from the Jane Goodall Institute said. Goodall’s films and books reshaped … Read more
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Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) at 91, the institute she founded said. Dr. Goodall died of natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post. “Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an … Read more