NASA Rover’s images similar to trace fossils on Mars
London--NASA's Curosity Rover have revealed impressions that look "remarkably similar" to trace fossils on Mars, scientists, including one of Indian-origin has claimed.
The first new...
Himalayan littering leading to brown-bear habit changes
By Kushagra Dixit
New Delhi-- Large-scale littering in the Himalayas by trekkers and campers have led to Himalayan brown bears -- a critically endangered species...
Five professors among Infosys Prize winners
Bengaluru-- Five eminent professors and a director were selected for the Infosys Prize 2017, said the software major's Science Foundation on Wednesday.
"A six-member jury...
Astronomers spot one of the ‘oldest galaxies’
Washington-- Astronomers have detected the second most distant dusty, star-forming galaxy ever found in the universe -- born 12.8 billion years ago.
The findings showed...
Indian telescope measures star in Taurus constellation
Bengaluru-- India's multi-wavelength space telescope AstroSat had measured the X-ray polarisation of the Crab pulsar (star) in the Taurus constellation, said space agency ISRO.
"AstroSat...
Massive black holes might lurk on edge of Milky Way, says Sukanya Chakrabarti
New York--The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions, says a study led by...
‘Ichthyosaurs fossil find shows India’s biological connect as part of Gondwanaland’
By Rachel V. Thomas
New Delhi-- The discovery of a near-complete fossil of a Jurassic-period 'fish lizard' from a village in Gujarat's Kutch district is...
This mind-reading technology can decode your brain accurately
New York-- Researchers have developed a novel mind-reading technology that uses artificial intelligence to decode what the human brain is seeing, an advance that...
New machine learning technique may help predict earthquakes
London -- An international team of researchers has developed machine learning techniques that could successfully predict the timing of a real earthquake.
The researchers from...
India should recapture its scientific glory: Naidu
Chennai-- Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said it was time to achieve new advancements in science and technology and India should recapture...