NASA discovers Colosseum-sized Moon crater from once-in-132-year impactScientists found a large lunar crater from a recent impact event. This massive hole, larger than the Roman Colosseum, was initially undetec...
17 Sep, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
UP PGT Notification 2026 out: Check vacancy, application form, eligibility criteria, fees and moreThe UPESSC has released the UP PGT Notification 2026 for 2,607 teaching vacancies in aided secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh. Applicat...
17 Sep, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Three robots worked together like an independent science team in NASA’s latest test — it could change space exploration forever by making decisions without waiting for EarthNASA tested three robots capable of independent scientific decision-making. These autonomous systems can assess risks and adjust plans with...
16 Sep, 2026, 08.57 PM IST
In 1908, a cowboy checking flood damage spotted giant bones in a New Mexico arroyo; the site later helped overturn accepted ideas about America’s earliest inhabitantsGeorge McJunkin’s remarkable discovery of ancient bison bones and spear points in New Mexico provided compelling evidence for the existence...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
Stone Age high: Ancient Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, study findsAncient foragers on Sulawesi island used mind-altering betel nuts approximately 25,000 years ago. Analysis of prehistoric teeth revealed ch...
15 Sep, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Chandrayaan-1 finds clues to a Moon basin lost in timeNew data from Chandrayaan-1 supports an ancient impact basin in the Mare Australe region. Mineralogical evidence shows orthopyroxene distri...
15 Sep, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Venus has a deadly heat blanket that Mercury never had. Why the planet farther from the Sun became the hottest world in our solar systemMercury is closer to the Sun, but Venus is the solar system's hottest planet. Venus possesses an extremely dense carbon dioxide atmosphere ...
12 Sep, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia shared genetic link beyond trade: BHU geneticistAncient DNA analysis confirms a genetic link between Indus Valley and Mesopotamian peoples. This research indicates human lineage traveled ...
12 Sep, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Is investing in stock market an art or science? What Peter Lynch says in 'One Up on Wall Street'Legendary investor Peter Lynch believes successful stock-picking is more about logic than complex mathematics. In One Up on Wall Street, he...
11 Sep, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
In 1971, Apollo 14 brought back the 20-pound rock Big Bertha; in 2019, scientists found a fragment that likely came from Earth, excavated about 4 billion years agoA lunar rock collected by Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a fragment of Earth. This tiny piece of rock is approximately four billion years...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- Science says ancient roman concrete could repair its own cracks: The secret was hidden in tiny white chunks
Modern concrete can become vulnerable when cracks allow water and chemicals to seep into its interior. Ancient Roman concrete, by contrast,...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Tibetans adapted to live at high altitudes where oxygen is scarce; study suggests ancient interbreeding with an extinct human population may have given their ancestors a genetic advantage to survive in one of planet’s harshest environmentsTibetan highlander populations have distinct genetic variants in proximity to the EPAS1 gene, facilitating their adaptation to high altitud...
06 Sep, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
What did a Jurassic forest sound like? Scientists recreate 165-million-year-old insect calls and make a startling discovery with AI, lasers and fossil wingsScientists have reconstructed sounds of nine extinct Jurassic insects. Fossilized insect wings preserved sound-producing structures for ana...
05 Sep, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
AI and teachersAI can process data efficiently, but human teachers offer essential personal understanding. Ancient Asian guru-shishya traditions highlight...
04 Sep, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
Science says ancient soil can reveal about extinct animals that left no bones, the hidden DNA record beneath our feetThe discovery of DNA preserved in ancient sediments is expanding our understanding of what can constitute a fossil record. Bones provide ph...
03 Sep, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Quote of the day by Democritus: 'Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his...' Ancient Greek philosopher's timeless wisdom behind taking responsibility for your choices, mistakes, passions and weaknesses instead of blaming circumstances for the direction your life takesQuote of the day by Democritus: Democritus, a celebrated Greek philosopher, theorized that all matter is composed of indivisible atoms. He ...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
By 14, he had taught himself multiple languages and later explained how humans see colour. But his genius mind helped unlock ancient Egypt's lost codeThomas Young was a remarkable 18th-century polymath who knew several languages by the age of 14 and later made important contributions to s...
01 Sep, 2026, 11.47 PM IST