Now a new self-healing, recyclable ‘e-skin’

The e-skin has sensors to measure pressure, temperature, humidity and air flow.

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Human eggs grown in a lab for the first time

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Titan’s icy methane ocean re-created in lab

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Gene tweak may mean contraceptives for men

Now a new self-healing, recyclable ‘e-skin’

Skewed sex ratios induce same-sex behaviour in pigeons

IACS’ new source of white light

Mitochondria: Immigrants that add power to the mother’s cells

Jedek: lost and found

IGIB researchers partially reverse a rare disorder

The syndrome also affects about one in one lakh people, causing a range of defect

IISc team identifies an early-stage biomarker for Alzheimer’s

Decrease in F-actin protein level causes early behavioural changes in mice

Titan’s icy methane ocean re-created in lab

The temperature on Saturn’s moon, Titan can drop to minus 180 degrees Celsius

Scientists grow human eggs to full maturity in laboratory

It could help improve fertility treatments

Praying mantis wears 3-D glasses to help scientists

Robots and drones could use mantis’ stereo vision algorithms to detect depth.

NASA spacecraft captures farthest images away from Earth

New Horizons is the fifth spacecraft to speed beyond the outer planets and so many of its activities have set distance records.

The Hindu Science Quiz — Of ISRO and India in space

The Hindu Science Quiz — Of ISRO and India in space

The bud that turns into a fruit

Lecanorchis is a genus of orchids that are usually found on the mountain forest floors across Southeast Asia, including India.

Bat genes holds secrets of longevity: study

The Brandt's bat can live up to 41 years.

Endless road trip past Mars

SpaceX's rocket to Mars blasts off, puts sports car in spaceThe Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send

DNA shows first modern Briton had dark skin, blue eyes

The skeleton of "Cheddar Man" was discovered in a cave in 1903

Small asteroid to closely pass by Earth on Friday

An asteroid, estimated to be between 15 and 30 metres in size, will safely pass by Earth on Friday, NASA has said.The celestial object, designated

Space sports car now flying beyond Mars

World's biggest rocket launches Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster and a mannequin named Starman in maiden test flight

Now, a 'real worm' in virtual avatar

The nervous system of a worm was converted into computer code and uploaded

Die another day: watch how a beetle escapes from a toad’s stomach

The bombardier beetle, known for its chemical spray attack, can do so even after being swallowed by a predator. It can spray hot chemicals inside and

Shark skin inspired design for drones, planes

Sharks use the shape of their bodies to generate lift and decrease drag.

Japan scientists regrow hair at record rate

Raise 5,000 follicle ‘germs’ in just days

Now, bacteria turn toxic metals into gold

Ingests elements without poisoning self

Spider fossil with a whip-like tail found in Myanmar

The spider lived about 100 million years ago during the dinosaur age.

Trappist planets have water, may be habitable: researchers

All seven planets have up to 5% of their mass in water.

Flexible battery inspired by human spine

No matter how it is flexed or twisted the battery provided stable voltage.

Planets beyond Milky Way discovered for first time

With sizes ranging from Moon’s to that of Jupiter, they were spotted in a galaxy located 3.8 billion light years away

Astrophysicists discover planets beyond our galaxy

The galaxy is located 3.8 billion light years away.

The Hindu Science Quiz — Top contender for national bird and more

The Hindu Science Quiz — National bird contender and more

ISRO needs 4 years to catch up with satellite demand: Dr. Sivan

Our aim is to meet the immediate requirement with a target of 18 launches per year ; The Chandrayaan-2 mission will also be launched this year

Demystifying Science - February 4, 2018

What is an odderon?It is a possible subatomic quasiparticle that had only been theorised to exist. Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider claim that

Where insects play games to advance science

Using the VR, the team hopes to unravel how insects find food and respond to stimuli

More efficient desalination with crystalline carbon dots

After 9 cycles, 78% of the original efficiency was seen

Who are your friends?

Now experiments can reveal who is friends with whom based on the way their brains respond to definite stimuli, according to a study published in

IISc researchers overthrow cancer metastasis dogma

Metformin drug used for cancer treatment activates AMPK thus promoting metastasis

Moth-proofing wool fabric

A cheap, naturally available mineral was used

Tourists alter python sun-basking patterns

Snakes and other cold-blooded animals regulate their body temperatures behaviourally

Japan launches micro satellite rocket

JAXA had launched the first of these rockets on January 2017, which fell into the sea after launch due to short-circuit caused by vibrations during take-off.

Link between sanitation, stunting questioned

Research findings were published in The Lancet Global Health on January 29

ISRO celebrating a golden milestone

Thumba rocket launching station was dedicated to the UN on February 2, 1968

‘Indus script was written from right to left’

Researchers use statistical indices to measure variations in letters

Two-fold rise research publications in earth sciences

U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany and France led the world in the number of high quality research publications.

Stone tools offer insights into history of human evolution

Researchers suggest that hominins in India may have developed a Middle Palaeolithic culture phase around 3,85,000 years ago.

In pictures: Super blue blood moon from across the world

Many parts of the globe caught a glimpse on January 31 of a giant crimson moon, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a blue moon, a super moon and a total lunar eclipse.

‘Hello,' says the killer whale, imitating human speech

Wikie, a captive killer whale in France has learned to say words like ‘Hello’ and ‘Bye-bye’.

Watch: The super blue blood moon 2018

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The Hindu Science Quiz: Of blood moons and black hole eclipses

The Hindu Science Quiz - Of blood moons and black hole eclipses

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