A pill that doubles survival: Revolution's FDA-approved drug gives pancreatic cancer patients a fighting chanceThe US FDA has approved Revolution Medicines' pancreatic cancer drug Rasonque. This once-daily pill doubles survival for patients with adva...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
17-year-old Connecticut student found 2 FDA-approved drugs that could help fight Alzheimer’s: How his surprising discovery worksA 17-year-old Connecticut student, Leon Wang, identified two FDA-approved lung-scarring drugs that reduced Alzheimer’s-linked cellular dama...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Columbia Engineering built a pigment-free paint filled with microscopic air pores; it stayed 6°C below surrounding air during hot desert tests in ArizonaResearchers at Columbia University and Purdue University have unveiled an experimental paint-like coating that can cool surfaces to tempera...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Alibaba's Qwen launches Qwen3.8-Flash AI model with lower training costsQwen3.8-Flash supports a default context window of 262,144 tokens, expandable to 1 million tokens, enabling it to handle large files, len...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
In 1997, University of Florida spent 10 years developing a mosquito “diet pill.” Today, larvae fed the hormone-treated algae starve within 72 hours, offering an eco-friendly way to fight disease-carrying pestsA University of Florida scientist developed a mosquito "diet pill" using a digestive hormone. This hormone is delivered through algae, whic...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi JinpingThe Microsoft cofounder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restri...
26 Aug, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
In a 2021 Oregon study, lambs grazed beneath solar panels; shaded pasture produced 38% less grass, while lamb weight gains were similarRecent research reveals that solar panels and farming can thrive together, particularly aiding livestock. While grass yield under solar pan...
24 Aug, 2026, 10.03 PM IST
Humanoid robots are beating human records. Now comes the hard partChina's humanoid robots are competing in sports and factory simulations. These robots demonstrated impressive speed, surpassing human world...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropistPriscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Pomegranate compound shows promise against heart failure: Study finds urolithin A improved heart function by up to 80% in experimental modelsUrolithin A has emerged as a promising compound in research into heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with experiments s...
23 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Diagnostic centres are first line of defence in healthcare: Rajnath Singh inaugurates integrated centre in NoidaDefence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated an Integrated Diagnostic Centre in Noida. He highlighted diagnostic facilities as healthcare's c...
22 Aug, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Starc, Shoriful unleash carnage as 18 wickets tumble in wild Mackay TestMitchell Starc took six wickets as Bangladesh was bowled out for 64 runs. Shoriful Islam remarkably matched Starc with his own six-wicket h...
22 Aug, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Lifting the floor for all: How Google’s Gemini Models are powering Wadhwani AI’s HealthVaani App for ASHA, Anganwadi workersThe first healthcare touchpoint for more than half of India’s population are the frontline workers such as ASHA and Anganwadi workers. Stre...
20 Aug, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial testThe economic potential of humanoid robots manufactured in China is becoming increasingly evident. Investors are focusing on robots that can...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales growLumos has raised about 1 billion yuan ($147 million) across seven funding rounds, the company said. Founder and CEO Yu Chao told Reuters fr...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
All aboard as Asian Games preparations enter 'final stages'; young athletes like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to take the stageNext month, Nagoya will host the Asian Games, welcoming approximately fifteen thousand competitors ready to showcase their skills. Among th...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
All aboard as Asian Games preparations in Japan enter 'final stages'The Asian Games are set to begin in Japan next month with many competitors. Teenage stars like Alexandra Eala and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.27 AM IST