This solar-powered device turns moisture from the air into drinking water and could help off-grid communities facing water shortagesScientists have developed solar-powered devices that harvest drinking water directly from the atmosphere, even in arid conditions. These of...
12 May, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Japan plans giant 11,000-km solar ring around the Moon to send limitless energy to Earth; how futuristic project would workJapan's Shimizu Corporation proposes a colossal "Lunar Solar Ring" encircling the Moon to beam clean energy to Earth. This ambitious concep...
12 May, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Word of the Day: MetamodernismWord of the Day: As society continues to grapple with uncertainty, metamodernism offers a vocabulary for understanding the emotional comple...
12 May, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Why Europe Is Quietly Bringing Back an Animal That Went Extinct in 1627The last aurochs, an ancestor of modern cattle, vanished in Poland in 1627. However, a groundbreaking scientific effort is bringing these m...
11 May, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
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...
11 May, 2026, 03.18 AM IST
Ram Rajya to Sanatan Dharma: Why Lord Ram was painted greenIn contemporary discourse, the concept of Sanatan Dharma has become a battleground for political maneuvering. While it is often framed as a...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Giant leap, or a stretch? Musk’s Terafab plan bets big on space energy for AI, but execution risks cloud its promiseElon Musk plans Terafab to meet AI's massive energy needs. This venture involves building chips and generating power in space. Other compan...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Nobel Prize winner in Physics, David Gross says humanity may not survive 50 years - here are his chilling reasonsOver 12,000 nuclear warheads remain active across the globe today. Nine nations hold the power to end civilization as we know it. And accor...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Project Hail Mary: Five must-read sci-fi books that capture survival and space dramaThe appeal of the Project Hail Mary book lies in its blend of science, suspense, and emotional storytelling. For readers seeking similar na...
25 Mar, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
Quote of the Day on overcoming fear by H. P. Lovecraft, the author of 'The Call of Cthulhu': ‘The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is…’H.P. Lovecraft's work highlights that the deepest human fears stem from the unknown, not immediate dangers. This unsettling anxiety, fueled...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
What is Mammothpox? Why WHO fears this deadly ancient virus could spark the next pandemicWorld Health Organization is preparing for future pandemics. It tested global readiness with 'Exercise Polaris'. The exercise simulated an ...
15 Apr, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
2025, a disappointing odyssey: This is not the future we expected when we read sci-fi as kidsVizag's favorite café is replacing its staff with Russian robots, reflecting a blend of present-day AI advancements and science fiction’s i...
06 Apr, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
UK's Boris Johnson warns world leaders as climate summit beginsJohnson likened the Earth's position to that of fictional secret agent James Bond — strapped to a bomb that will destroy the planet and try...
01 Nov, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
Thunberg has hope for climate, despite leaders' inaction20 Jun, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Women writers’ festival takes on the cultural fabric of Bengaluru through its female voicesThe festival has an impressive line-up of firebrand writers and performers.
29 Aug, 2019, 07.04 PM IST
Superstorms evoke the right frisson of fear, but will we change our ways?Literature, cinema and TV, naturally, cannot remain unaffected by the awe-inspiring force of nature called ‘super storms’, given their unpr...
12 Oct, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Climate change has to be tackled politically: Amitav GhoshAfter dedicating years of his life to fiction, Ghosh says this book was waiting to be written since the journalist in him always enjoyed no...
28 Jul, 2016, 10.47 AM IST