Moon going far from Earth: Scientists explain how it could bring longer days and end total solar eclipsesMoon moving farther from Earth: The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of 3.83 centimetres per year, a change confirmed throug...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
NASA climate data copied to Swiss supercomputer for AI training amid US funding cutsResearchers have copied massive quantities of publicly-available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to tra...
20 Jul, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continentLake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal t...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Why are wildfires becoming more frequent across North America? Causes explainedNorth America wildfires explained: North America faces an intense fire season with millions of acres already burned. Climate change drives ...
20 Jul, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launchIndia has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its first privatel...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Greenland's gravity is weakening and here is the 30 million tonnes reasonGreenland is losing an estimated thirty million tonnes of floating ice hourly. This rapid melting, driven by climate change, accelerates gl...
16 Jul, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
NASA satellite study finds Earth's mangrove forests are making an unexpected comeback after decades of decline. But scientists warn the good news may not last foreverGlobal mangrove forests have shown a net increase between 2000 and 2020 due to restoration efforts and conservation policies. These vital c...
09 Jul, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Scientists opened four jet-black eggs from 6,200 meters down and found a creature never seen beforeDeep-sea explorers discovered tiny, jet-black spheres clinging to rocks nearly four miles beneath the Pacific Ocean. These turned out to be...
02 Jul, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
80,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals radioactive stardust still falling on Earth. Is it dangerous?Scientists have detected iron-60, a radioactive isotope from ancient supernova explosions, in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. This di...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Scientists turned Antarctic radio waves into music, and the strange sounds from Earth’s magnetic field are now becoming nine albums that could make space weather research feel unexpectedly close to homeScientists are transforming space weather radio waves into music. These sounds, captured by a giant antenna in Antarctica, are now part of ...
16 Jun, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
How ISRO’s AI-powered coastal safety systems are helping detect dangerous rip currents in real timeArtificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful tool for coastal safety, helping detect dangerous rip currents through satellite imagery,...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
NASA is training AI on billions of Earth observations and the results could change climate researchNASA is expanding its AI strategy to transform decades of Earth observation data into actionable scientific insights. By combining artifici...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
Several red flags emerge as SpaceX IPO hawks Elon Musk's Mars dreamSpaceX's bold Mars vision faces scientific doubts. Experts highlight engineering challenges and human biology unknowns. Colonizing Mars pre...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
This 'alien' blue planet rains molten glass and a year here is less than a weekend, scientists are stunnedScientists are stunned by HD 189733b, a blue planet 63 light-years away, resembling Earth but far more hostile. Orbiting its star in just t...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
At Musk's Starbase, the rise of SpaceX brings fortunes and fracturesIn Texas, SpaceX's bustling Starbase is a double-edged sword, fueling economic growth while drawing thrill-seekers to the area. Unfortunate...
10 Jun, 2026, 04.34 PM IST