- In 2025, over 1,000 volunteers searched telescope images for galaxies that bend light; they helped find 497 possible cosmic lenses
Volunteers from around the world are actively participating in the Space Warps project to analyze galaxy images. They help identify rare gr...
11 Nov, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang scandal: Honeytrap ends honeymoon?A lot of people stand exposed. Nvidia is roughly 8% of the S&P 500 — it sits in pension funds and index funds far beyond the US. Huang, at ...
09 Nov, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
NASA job applications: $164,395 salary for astronaut posts as selected candidates can live on Moon and Mars; check direct link, eligibility and deadlineNASA astronaut applications: NASA has opened applications for its next astronaut class, with selected candidates potentially getting the op...
09 Nov, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Geopolitical tensions, climate finance and 1.5°C breach cloud COP31 negotiationsKicking off in Antalya, the UN climate conference COP31 will tackle significant climate action issues. With around 160 matters on the agend...
09 Nov, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Institutions need fixing to restore young people's faith in democracyAcross multiple nations, demonstrations are erupting as young individuals grapple with fears for their future and a perception of neglect. ...
30 Oct, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Power to empower must include the power to stay well“The true value of power lies in its purpose,” the Prime Minister told the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in October. India’s next lever of po...
26 Oct, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
In 2018, over 6,000 volunteers examined pictures of tuberculosis bacteria exposed to drugs; their answers helped researchers test resistance to 13 medicinesIn a collective effort in 2018, over 6,000 volunteers joined the BashTheBug project, focusing on tuberculosis bacteria images. Utilizing th...
17 Oct, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
By 2023, nearly 14,000 volunteers helped count Galápagos marine iguanas in drone photos; later phases reached 91% to 92% agreement with expert countsThousands of volunteers contributed to counting endangered marine iguanas through drone images from the Galápagos Islands. Participants use...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
"All political parties and every citizen must cooperate with govt": CM Revanth Reddy calls for united fight against El Nino impactTelangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has called for political parties, citizens, and media cooperation to address El Nino's expected impa...
15 Oct, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
Our central mission must be patient-centric innovation: JP NaddaJ P Nadda urges industry to take discoveries ‘from bench to bedside’ as the FICCI–Lilly Bharat Life Sciences Award backs its inaugural coho...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Want to do NASA research? 24 new US projects backed by $23 million will let citizen scientists hunt comets, study space weather and explore Earth data — all you need to knowNASA has selected 24 organizations to partake in a new Science Activation portfolio aimed at public engagement. This initiative will provid...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
In 2014, volunteers began hunting for unusual features in particle-collision images; by 2026, over 42,000 had examined nearly 39,000 picturesHiggs Hunters has rallied over 42,000 volunteers to sift through large volumes of images captured by the Large Hadron Collider. These parti...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
By 2014, 16,000 volunteers had traced solar eruptions across spacecraft images; 38,000 hand-drawn tracks helped scientists catalog 144 coronal mass ejectionsSolar Stormwatch involved over 16,000 volunteers who tracked solar eruptions using images from NASA's STEREO spacecraft. Participants marke...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
NEP, Ayushman Bharat excellent examples of policymaking: NCERT textbookThe new NCERT Social Science textbook emphasizes important policies introduced by the Modi government. It details the development of the Na...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
By 2013, about 15,000 volunteers had listened to whale recordings and matched calls 200,000 times: Their answers helped confirm how pilot whale calls are groupedIn 2013, an impressive assembly of 15,000 volunteers engaged in the Whale FM project, aiming to classify the intricate calls of whales. The...
29 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
In 2019, over 1,000 volunteers searched for viruses inside infected cells; in 2 months, they made 90,000 classificationsScientists engaged over 1,000 volunteers through an online project to help analyze viruses in cells. Participants clicked on images to iden...
28 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
In 2018, volunteers classified 55,000 candidate variable stars; 860,000 classifications helped flag one that became about 100 times fainterVariable Star Zoo represents a remarkable citizen-science project that rallied over a million volunteers to engage in star classification. ...
27 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST