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IN 1907 INDIAN SCIENTIST CHALLENGED NEWTON
In 1907, an Indian govt accountant challenged Newton's ideas. Years later, he changed physics forever and won the Nobel PrizeIn 1907, an Indian scientist challenged Newton: How a young clerk in the Indian government's finance department, working nights at a small ...- Brazilian scientist who defied a dictatorship bought 63 African queen bees in 1956; a year later, 26 escaped and became one of America's most notorious invasive insectsTwenty-six African queen honey bees escaped a Brazilian apiary in 1957, beginning a continental spread. These bees, known as Africanized ho...
- Carpenter's daughter from Andhra govt school selected for world's first all-girls lunar missionA 14-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh joins an international all-girls lunar mission. She will undergo training in New Delhi for satell...
- Stocks in news: IndusInd Bank, Adani Green, Eternal, Maruti Suzuki, Bandhan BankIndian markets closed marginally higher after balancing mixed global cues and positive earnings. Adani Energy Solutions reported significan...
- ICMR licenses cancer, vaccine technologies to Emcure, Biological EThe Indian Council of Medical Research has licensed three new biomedical technologies. These innovations aim to advance cancer treatment an...
- US scientists poured 16,500 gallons of lye & bright pink dye into Gulf of Maine in first-of-its-kind 2025 experiment. Surprising reason has everything to do with climate changeScientists conducted an ocean alkalinity enhancement experiment in the Gulf of Maine. Diluted lye was released to increase the ocean's carb...
- In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
- Seismic waves reveal hidden 100-million-year-old magma pathways beneath world's largest oceanic plateauScientists found ancient magma pathways beneath the Ontong Java Plateau. These preserved underground structures show massive volcanic activ...
- LHS 1140 b Distance, Temperature, Gravity: What we know about an Earth-like place that has atmosphere, rocksLHS 1140 b: Astronomers have confirmed an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet. This planet, LHS 1140 b, orbits within its star's habitable ...
- ISRO faces biggest manpower crunch in 25 years as nearly 3 in 10 posts remain vacant amid Gaganyaan, Moon and Mars ambitionsIndia's space program confronts a widening manpower shortage with nearly three in ten sanctioned posts vacant. Staffing levels have steadil...
- Quote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov: 'Friendship is not born in conditions of need or trouble...' - What 17 years in Soviet Gulag camps taught the Russian writer about friendshipQuote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov suggests friendship is not born in need. True bonds already exist before life's darkest moments arrive....
- Quote of the Day by Bernhard Riemann: "If only I had the theorems..." — Inspiring life lessons from the renowned German mathematician on curiosity, discovery, innovation, and why great ideas come before perfect answersQuote of the Day by Bernhard Riemann: "If only I had the theorems! Then I should find the proofs easily enough." One remarkable thought fro...
- Tiny wings. Almost no oxygen. Somehow, it still flies. The world's highest flyer isn't an eagleAlpine bumble-bees can fly at simulated altitudes over nine thousand meters. These insects achieve this by increasing wing motion amplitude...
- NASA issues major solar storm warning: Decades-old theory about Earth's defenses may be an illusionNew research suggests Earth's reaction to solar storms might be limitless. Scientists previously believed a ceiling existed for these power...
- If countries without GM seeds can get better yields in pulses, why can't India: Chouhan to ICAR scientistsAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged ICAR to increase pulse and oilseed productivity. He emphasized research must address groun...
- NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers unusual honeycomb-like pattern on Mars. What does it mean?NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed an unusual honeycomb-like pattern on Mars. This striking network of polygon-shaped ridges stretches...
- ISRO resignations: Govt tightens exit rules for Gaganyaan and other critical projects after 100+ reported departuresThe Department of Space has tightened rules for scientists leaving ISRO. This action follows a significant number of scientists resigning f...
- Jitendra Singh releases Rs 1,500 crore under third phase of Biomedical Research Career ProgrammeUnion Minister Jitendra Singh released fifteen hundred crore rupees for the Biomedical Research Career Programme. This funding supports out...
- Same Odisha district, village govt schools but global fame: One now leads India's missile programme, the other ranks among world's top scientistsTwo scientists from Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district who began their education in government village schools have earned national and global...
- Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: 'As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.'Isaac Newton, renowned for his physics breakthroughs, also explored faith, believing science and religion illuminated the same reality. His...
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