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Genetically modified microbe could help make Mars habitable, researchers sayAt Pioneer Labs, a biotech startup based in Emeryville, Calif., researchers have engineered a bacterial strain that can grow under simulate...- India’s next fertiliser revolution: New-age nutrients to complement conventional fertilisersIndia’s fertiliser strategy must, therefore, evolve from a question of choosing between conventional and new-age fertilisers to one of inte...
- Be mindful, listen, empathise: Is modern life killing our mental health? New findings reveal alarming truths about social isolationWorld Mental Health Day highlights the significance of listening to people with lived experiences of mental health conditions. These experi...
- 'I've never heard of this writer!' Oh, GeeThe Literature Nobel Prize was recently awarded to Anne Carson, a poet and essayist. Many people may not recognize her name or work despite...
- Black seeds inside home-canned tomatoes can look like spoilage; a harmless reaction with iron or other minerals may be responsible if the jar stayed sealedWhen home-canning tomatoes, dark flecks on the seeds can appear due to interactions between minerals and plant chemicals. This phenomenon i...
- Indian Army preparing for high-altitude drone warfare, orders 225 FPV drone capable of operating in HimalyasThe Army’s latest drone procurement comes after rigorous trials in extreme Himalayan conditions, where FPV systems were assessed for their ...
- Gujarat to turn ocean into next big industry: Rs 100 crore marine biotech corridor planned in Porbandar; seaweed, algae & microbes could soon fuel new business boomAn initiative of the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Department of Science and Technology, the proposed corridor is envisioned...
- US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology dataThe US government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open datasets to tr...
- When nothing is cheap, winners may come from any corner: 19 stocks with downside to upside potential of -28% to plus 22%Because each pharma company took a different road, they no longer rise and fall together. Where any one of them stands in 10 years depends ...
- China digs 8,300 metres beneath Xinjiang desert: What is hidden in the desert below?China is accelerating oil and gas exploration in ultra-deep and offshore reserves to strengthen domestic energy supplies amid global market...
- Siberia's 'mysterious illness': All about bubonic plague, how it spreads and whether the world should worryIn response to a laboratory worker's suspected death from bubonic plague, Russian officials have enforced quarantine protocols. Approximate...
- This brain gene can move through human DNA — and scientists found it inside a virusResearchers at Cornell University identified the BC200 gene, which originated from a transposon in human DNA. This gene displays unusual mo...
- The Nobel-winning breakthrough that turned light into a remote control for the brain, allowing scientists to switch neurons on and offOptogenetics, a groundbreaking technique, enables researchers to control specific neurons using light, providing insights into brain functi...
- Russia pneumonic plague scare: US lawmaker invokes Ukraine bio labs after Irkutsk lab death; worker had broken test tube. Are Americans at risk?Pneumonic plague Russia: Russia's Irkutsk plague scare has sparked fresh questions after a laboratory worker died from pneumonia of unknown...
- Russia plague scare: ‘Dangerous infection’ that killed one may have been released after researcher broke a test tube. Here’s what we knowIn a shocking incident, a female researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died due to severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Close...
- 150-year-old human might already be among us, claims Harvard scientist. His experiment may have unlocked how long we can really liveWhat if humans could eventually live for 150 years, not through a simple extension of existing treatments but by actually turning back some...
- One meteorite crash thousands of years ago, created a mysterious lake. Its water can turn pink and red due to a strange phenomenon under the surfaceA meteorite impact thousands of years ago created a remarkable lake in Maharashtra, but the crater is only part of what makes it unusual. T...
- Could astronauts on the Moon manufacture their own tools? NASA tests lunar dust material that could reduce supplies from EarthNASA researchers are developing a composite material that combines lunar regolith with a biodegradable plastic called poly(3-hydroxybutyrat...
- Pest resistance is forcing India’s crop-protection firms to rethink product strategies: Insecticides India MDResistance to chemicals and formulations is an evolving challenge, particularly in crops where the same pest pressures persist over multipl...
- The 145°F survival mystery: How a tiny California 'fire' amoeba thrives where complex life was thought impossibleIncendiamoeba cascadensis, a newly discovered amoeba, can reproduce at temperatures up to 145°F. It challenges prior beliefs about the heat...
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