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Business as second nature: Biomimicry offers a framework to shift from replication to innovation using natural principles
In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
350 years later Newton's Law of Gravity just got put to the ultimate test — here's how it didNewton’s Law of Gravity just survived its biggest cosmic test. Scientists studied nearly 686,000 galaxies spread across 7 billion light-yea...
Why This Strange Underwater “Lost City” Has Scientists Talking About Alien LifeScientists have found a vibrant 'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic Ocean, thriving without sunlight. This discovery suggests life can exist i...
How this Kerala boy helped put India’s space dreams on global map & earned rare 'triple Padma': All About the star who helped ISRO chase MoonKrishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the Kerala-born scientist who became one of the key architects of India’s space programme, rose from humble beg...
Artemis II is a triumph, but NASA’s ‘most ambitious’ mission carrying possible evidences of life may never returnNASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, i...
Saturn’s Ocean Moon Keeps ‘Leaking’ Into Space: Scientists Just Discovered It Is Losing Far Less Than ExpectedNew supercomputer simulations reveal Enceladus loses 20-40% less material through its plumes than previously estimated, suggesting its subs...
NASA’s Dragonfly Will Land on Titan… Then Do Something No Spacecraft Has Done BeforeNASA's Dragonfly mission will revolutionize planetary exploration by deploying a rotorcraft lander to Titan, Saturn's largest moon. This fl...
India plans to send astronauts to moon by 2040, former ISRO chief saysBy 2040, India is setting its sights on the Moon with plans for a manned lunar landing and a state-of-the-art space station. This ambitious...
Researchers discover how impact causes a new planet to 'break up'Every solid body in the solar system is constantly pummeled by impacts, both large and small. Even on Earth, every single spot has been aff...
- Don't miss Cassini's stunning 'Farewell to Saturn' mosaic
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) NASA has released a stunning image mosaic of Saturn assembled from the images snapped by the Cassini probe during...
- NASA probe finds hint of cloud on Pluto
New York, Oct 19 (IANS) Scientists from NASAs New Horizons mission claim to have identified some cloud candidates on Pluto after examining ...
- Don't miss amazing ultraviolet view of Mars
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) NASA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedente...
- Moon was born when space rock hit Earth 4.5 bn years ago
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) The moon was formed by a planetary object hitting the infant Earth some 4.5 billion years ago, say researchers wh...
NASA's Juno spacecraft set to refine orbit around JupiterJuno successfully entered Jupiter's orbit during a 35-minute engine burn on July 5, after a five-year journey to the king of planets.
New NASA programme to protect Earth from asteroids, cometsMore than 13,500 near-Earth objects of all sizes have been discovered to date - over 95 per cent of them since NASA-funded surveys began in...
Organisms from Earth could survive on Mars: StudyMars could support life in the shape of methanogens, one of the simplest and oldest microorganisms found on Earth, a new study claims.
Life on Mars more probable than thought: StudyScientists argue that carbon could have been deposited into the fissures of the rock when it was still on Mars by the infiltration of fluid.
Kasturirangan hails ISRO Chairman Radakrishnan, Modi government for Mars Mission successThe former member of Planning Commission emphasised that our young scientists have made it possible under the able leadership of the ISRO c...
Towards gaining unique insightsWhen it comes to a meeting between science and religion, two words usually sum it up: they don’t . We’re not just talking about extremists ...