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NASA's Curiosity rover discovers vast field of honeycomb-like textures on Mars. Here's why it mattersNASA's Curiosity rover found a large field of honeycomb-like rock textures. These polygonal fractures are the largest such formation the ro...30 Jul, 2026, 08.23 PM IST- Bengaluru's ancient rock older than dinosaurs and Himalayas: 3.4-billion-year-old Peninsular Gneiss in Lalbagh is among Earth's oldest exposed crust; formed before oxygenInside Bengaluru's Lalbagh Botanical Garden stands a rock formation estimated to be between 3.0 and 3.4 billion years old, making it one of...22 Jul, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
- India has had a natural, chemical free answer to body odour for thousands of years. It can also cure bad breathe!While Indians splurge a lot on perfumes to battle bad odour and sweat during the stifling summer, India already have a natural anti perspir...18 Jul, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
- That brick of brown sugar can be fluffy again sooner than you think, using aluminum foilThat rock-hard brown sugar in your pantry is usually not spoiled. It has simply lost moisture. A simple aluminum foil warming method can he...17 Jul, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
- Ethanol ecosystem: Judging fear by noise is not evidence; 15 stocks from the ecosystemSugar is one of the oldest distressed sectors in India. For decades it has swung between glut and shortage, carried heavy debt, was depende...13 Jul, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
- Mystery surrounding the Silverpit crater solved: 160-meter asteroid hit the North Sea 45 million years ago and triggered 330-foot tsunami waves, say scientistsA 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-...03 Jul, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
- Scientists think they have found Earth’s oldest crash site, and it’s 3 billion years oldThe discovery of Earth’s oldest impact crater may rewrite planetary history. Scientists studying Western Australia’s ancient rock formation...30 Jun, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
- These nearly invisible crystals could rewrite what we know about the early Solar SystemMoon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment...19 Jun, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
- How a simple bowl of salt in your room can quietly fight indoor dampnessA simple bowl of salt can effectively absorb moisture in damp rooms, a scientifically supported method for humidity control. Coarse salt, l...23 May, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
- Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expectedRecent studies reveal that the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 180 million years ago was more violent and rapid than previous...12 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- Deep Inside Earth, Rock Moves Slowly Like Liquid, and Now We Know WhyScientists now understand why seismic waves speed up near Earth's core. Extreme pressure and temperature cause solid mantle rock to flow sl...15 Feb, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
- Scientists Link Mysterious Seismic Waves to Earth’s Deepest Mantle TextureNew research reveals that the sudden speed-up of seismic waves in Earth's deep D″ layer is caused by the texture of minerals, not just thei...06 Feb, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
- NASA’s Curiosity rover uncovers ‘mind-blowing’ yellow sulfur crystals on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover has made a remarkable discovery on Mars by finding rocks composed of pure sulfur in the Gediz Vallis channel. This u...20 Jul, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
- Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet's interiorOf the over 74,000 known meteorites on Earth, only around 385 originate from Mars. Scientists can determine that these meteorites come from...13 Jul, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
- Two guitars owned and partly designed by Eddie Van Halen go under the hammerEach of the guitars is expected to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000.20 Oct, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
- Curiosity set to drill into crystal-rich rock on MarsIn the first round, the rover drove about 110 metres and scouted sites ranging about 9 metres in elevation. Then it investigated selected s...15 Jan, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
- Rock with 30,000 diamonds found in Russia"The exciting thing for me is there are 30,000 itty-bitty, perfect octahedrons, and not one big diamond. It's like they formed instantaneou...21 Dec, 2014, 01.41 PM IST
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