In recent years, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has changed outcomes for patients with aggressive blood cancers that no longer respond to standard treatments. In some acute leukaemias, CAR T-cell therapy has led to remissions lasting months or even years. Early-stage trials have explored its use in severe autoimmune diseases like lupus as well, … Read more
The Prayoga Institute of Education Research’s Kriya initiative aims to transform science learning for over 11,000 students across 77 schools in Karnataka. | Photo: iStock/ Getty Images In a move to enhance science education in rural India, 12 government schools in Raichur district, Karnataka, will be equipped with science lab stations to conduct experiments and … Read more
The SpaceX Starship sits on the launch pad ahead of its sixth flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 17, 2024. A SpaceX Starship exploded during a “routine” test late June 18 in Texas, local law enforcement said, adding that no injuries had been reported and an investigation into the cause was … Read more
With the U.S. terminating several research programmes, firing thousands of federal scientists, and cancelling important, high-value federal research grants— $8 billion already and further cuts of almost $18 billion next year for National Institute of Health (NIH), proposed cuts of about $5 billion next year to National Science Foundation (NSF), proposed cut of nearly 25% … Read more
Have you ever seen a small box on the side of your house with numbers or a screen on it? That’s an electric meter. | Photo Credit: Pexels You must have been asked to switch off lights and fans while leaving a room and lectured about how the electricity bill will skyrocket. Have you ever … Read more
Around 1847, in colonial Calcutta, an unexpected visitor arrived, likely hidden in plant crates or trade goods from East Africa. The giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) entered India without fanfare, admired at first for its size and shell. But what seemed ornamental soon revealed itself to be the country’s most persistent invasive alien species. Thriving … Read more
Director of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Vinay K Nandicoori inaugurating the Thermo Fisher Scientific Supply Centre at AIC-CCMB in Hyderabad on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR A special ‘supply center’ providing accessibility to essential research consumables for the life science research community in and around the (AIC-CCMB) Atal … Read more
Honda R&D successfully landed its 6.3-metre-tall experimental reusable launch vehicle after reaching an altitude of 271 metres at its test facility in northern Japan’s Taiki space town. | Photo Credit: Borui Wang/Unsplash In a pleasant surprise, Japan’s second-biggest carmaker Honda successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company said, as it seeks to expand into … Read more
(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about getting to good health, and staying there. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.) Universally, a certain class of drugs have come to be superstars in recent times. The GLP-1 class of drugs, with their capacity for weight loss, though originally conceived and developed for diabetes, has suddenly become … Read more
To define autism solely in terms of challenges is a limited and incomplete view. Many autistic individuals possess remarkable abilities in fields like mathematics, music, memory, design, and pattern recognition. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: AP Every year on June 18, the world observes Autistic Pride Day, a day not of mourning or sympathy, … Read more