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Dr Hanwant B. Singh receiving the NASA Medal of Honour

At the forefront of change

Huge progress has been made over these decades and the environment is much cleaner in nearly all cities.

1 Sept 2018 12:38 AM IST

The band called ROCK@ Band has created the music video titled I am Indian to celebrate Independence Day (Photo: Youtube screen grab)

Scientists prove music is no rocket science in Independence Day video

The 20-member band of musically-inclined scientists and engineers have created the music video titled I am an Indian'.

14 Aug 2017 7:26 PM IST

Joshua Ehrlich, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington, Ansley Barnard In this photo provided by the University of Hawaii, scientists Joshua Ehrlich, from left, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington and Ansley Barnard, pose for a photo before they enter a geodesic dome called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS located 8,200 feet above sea level on Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The four men and two women moved into their new simulated space home Thursday afternoon, as part of a human-behavior study that could help NASA as it draws up plans for sending astronauts on long missions to Mars.(AP)

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

21 Jan 2017 9:42 AM IST

Scientists will return to their duties at the research center once winter has passed. (Photo: NASA)

Antarctic ice floe crack forces UK scientists to leave

There are currently 88 scientists stationed at the Halley VI research centre, which monitors climate data.

18 Jan 2017 8:01 AM IST

The year with the highest number of Pakistani deportees is 2014 with 73,064 deportees, whereas 2010 has the smallest number at 46,032. (Photo: Representational Image)

US: Charged with stalking student, Indian nuclear scientist to be...

Indian consular officials in Houston said that he would be deported to India after court proceedings.

18 May 2017 11:14 AM IST

UR Rao, former ISRO Chairman (Photo: File)

Former ISRO chairman UR Rao passes away at 85

He was suffering from age related ailments and breathed his last at his residence in the city.

24 July 2017 9:21 AM IST

The bite force of T. Rex is the strongest of any dinosaur ever estimated

Motor mouth: T. Rex could bite with the force of three cars

T. Rex could much bite through whatever it wanted, as long as it was flesh and bone, said Florida State University...

23 May 2017 1:58 AM IST

An American national who was allegedly drugged and gangraped at a hotel in Delhi in April, has returned to India to record her statement and identify the accused. (Representational image)

US scientist who covertly filmed 360 women blames Parkinson's meds,...

Dr Jeremy Allington-Smith had also downloaded several thousands of vulgar pictures of kids and sketched images of...

12 March 2017 8:53 PM IST

It is hard enough getting these protein instructions, called messenger RNA (mRNA), physically into a cell. It is another hurdle altogether for the cell to actually use them to make a protein. If the technique works in people, it could provide a new way of inserting therapeutic proteins into diseased cells.

Glow-in-the-dark mice brings next-gen gene therapies closer

Not only did the technique make the mouse glow, it also later woke up and ran around, completely unaware of the complex...

20 Feb 2017 1:43 PM IST

Scientists discovered DNA switch that can turn off our reactions to allergies.

Promising cancer treatment targets a rare genetic flaw

It could provide life-long protection from diseases like asthma with a single treatment.

6 Jun 2017 12:40 AM IST

Researchers used genetically-engineered human cells and cells from patients bearing a faulty copy of the breast cancer gene BRCA2 to identify how exposure to aldehydes could promote cancer.

Common chemicals in alcohol, shampoos may up cancer risk

Aldehyde, a chemical found in furniture, cosmetics, shampoos and alcohol, could cause cancer, found a study by an...

6 Jun 2017 12:38 AM IST

It establishes a more accessible target for brain stimulation than many autism-related neural circuits that are buried within the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain zapping may restore social behaviour in autistic kids

This area of the brain has not received the attention it deserves in regards to understanding autism.

17 Dec 2017 3:58 PM IST