17 Indian explorers spellbound by Antarctica
By Fakir Balaji
Bengaluru-- Seventeen young Indians have returned from Antarctica with breath-taking stories of its icebergs, icy winds, weather and inhabitants - penguins, seals,...
Our moon tilted by five degrees, lunar ice reveals
Washington-- New NASA-funded research provides evidence that the spin axis of Earth's moon shifted by about five degrees roughly three billion years ago.
The evidence...
Rajesh Ramanathan: Soon, clothes that clean themselves with light
Sydney-- The day when you can look tidy even without washing your clothes does not seem too distant as researchers, including one of Indian...
Two Indian-Americans win first place in science contest
New York--Breaking a three-year dry spell for Indian-Americans, two 17-year-old high school students have won the top prize of $150,000 with their medical-related projects...
Museum of Science to honor the Deshpande Foundation and Google on April 14
BOSTON-- The Museum of Science Boston, the nation's first science museum with a comprehensive strategy and infrastructure to foster technological literacy in science museums...
Indian researcher-led team discovers new frog species in Karnataka
Bengaluru-- An Indian-led team of international researchers has discovered a new thumbnail-sized species of a frog near the coastal town of Manipal, Udupi district,...
What brain does when you reveal more on Facebook
London--In a first such experiment, scientists have configured a network of brain regions involved in self-disclosure as people post about themselves on the social...
17 Indians to explore Antarctica for climate change impact
By Fakir Balaji
Bengaluru--About 150 explorers from 26 countries, including 17 young Indians, are sailing to Antarctica on Sunday on a 13-day expedition to study...
Indian-origin physicist discovers material better than graphene
New York-- An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene for having properties allowing...
Indian-origin researcher: Move over drones, bat-inspired micro air vehicles coming soon
London-- Inspired by bats, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher has successfully tested unique membrane wings that work like artificial muscles in flight,...