A New Study Suggests Life May Have Appeared on Earth Much Earlier Than Scientists Once ThoughtScientists have found chemical evidence of life on Earth from over 3.3 billion years ago. This discovery pushes back the timeline for life'...
08 Mar, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
What Scientists Found Inside a Cave Beneath Greenland’s Ice Is Raising New Climate QuestionsAncient Arctic caves hold secrets of a warmer past. Mineral deposits show the region was once free of permafrost, experiencing much higher ...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
NYT Mini Crossword hints, Aug 1: Complete guide with answers to solve today’s brain teaserThe NYT Mini Crossword sets itself apart from its larger counterpart, The Crossword, by providing a quicker and more accessible puzzle expe...
01 Aug, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
The Great Himalayan Earthquake: A matter of 'when' not 'if'A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly 2,400 injuries. Experts warn that the...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
Nearly half of India's public infra at risk due to the impacts of climate change and urbanisation: ReportIndia faces a rise in natural and man-made disasters, impacting the economy and development. With 50% of public infrastructure lacking disa...
19 Sep, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Half of India's public infrastructure vulnerable to climate change and urbanisation: CBREHalf of India's public infrastructure is inadequately prepared for disaster management, according to CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd. The firm high...
18 Sep, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
Nearly 50pc of public infrastructure unprepared for disaster management: CBRE surveyA survey by CBRE reveals that nearly 50 per cent of public infrastructure in India is unprepared for disaster management. The findings, rel...
18 Sep, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
View: There’s a gold rush brewing in green hydrogen, it needs to show results soonSpindletop and Deepwater Horizon represent the petroleum age, while geological hydrogen seeks its own iconic image. Recent discoveries sugg...
04 Mar, 2024, 07.39 AM IST
From spider claws to ‘anal print’ toilet seats: Innovations that bagged Ig Nobels this yearThe 23rd edition of the annual awards, given out "for achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think", was broadcast in an...
16 Sep, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
With AI, let's not move fast and break thingsOne of these Pandora's boxes is labeled "artificial intelligence," and it is exemplified by the likes of ChatGPT, Bard and AlphaFold, which...
03 May, 2023, 10.35 AM IST
Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the MoonApollo 11 and Apollo 13 are the NASA lunar missions that tend to be remembered most vividly. But at the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15, whic...
28 Jul, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
Indian Railways' geologists are caught between a rock and a (Covid) hard placeGeological hurdles seem surmountable to the Railways when compared with the challenges of the pandemic.
14 Jun, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Euphoria grips US scientists ahead of India's Chandrayaan-2 landingChandrayaan-2's landing module 'Vikram' will begin its final descent to pull off a historic soft landing on the lunar surface on Saturday.
06 Sep, 2019, 11.20 AM IST
Illegal beach sand mining of minerals in Tamil Nadu may be a scam worth Rs 1 lakh croreMinerals found in the sands of our beaches along with monazite include ilmenite, rutile, zircon and garnet.
23 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
Archaeological Survey of India starts digging after seer dreams of goldArchaeologists began excavating an abandoned palace in northern India on Friday after a popular Hindu holy man said he dreamt 1,000 tonnes ...
18 Oct, 2013, 10.14 PM IST
- Scientists warn of looming water supply crisis
Climate change has already dramatically altered the water cycle and these changes signal a looming water supply crisis, according to a prom...
01 Feb, 2008, 06.08 AM IST
- Two Indians on Time's global "Heroes of Environment" list
Domestic wind power firm Suzlon Energy chief Tulsi Tanti, along with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology's D P Dobhal, have made to a list...
22 Oct, 2007, 06.00 PM IST