17-year-old Pennsylvania student develops promising pancreatic cancer test that correctly detects 87% of cases and rules out disease in 87.5% of peopleA 17-year-old student from Pennsylvania has developed a promising blood-based method for detecting pancreatic cancer by using magnetic nano...
23 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
In 130 days, deep beneath the Ore Mountains bacteria turned uranium-contaminated mine water into a chemical trap, removing 95% of the dissolved metal and forming a rare compound that can remain stable for decadesDeep underground, bacteria may offer a new answer to uranium contamination. In a 130-day laboratory experiment, microbes fed with glycerol ...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Saliva, swab can help early detection of oral cancer: IIT Indore researchersA groundbreaking non-invasive oral cancer detection method has been developed by researchers at IIT Indore. Utilizing saliva and mouth swab...
13 Aug, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
What is Synovial Sarcoma? Rare soft tissue cancer grips children in this California town as parents’ concerns intensify; check likely causes and symptomsLadera Ranch residents are concerned about a rise in rare synovial sarcoma cases among children. Parents believe an unknown factor is causi...
18 Jul, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Grey Hornbills at home in Gir landscape after over 60 yearsGujarat Forest Department achieved success with Indian Grey Hornbill reintroduction. Forty birds were released in two phases between 2021 a...
15 Jul, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Most people rinse apples under the tap, but a study found plain water barely touches pesticide residue; a baking-soda soak removed up to 96% of itA study reveals baking soda soaks remove more surface pesticide residue from apples. This method proved more effective than tap water or in...
13 Jul, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Scientists discover largest 'invisible gold' reserve beneath Japan's seabed, but this one major problem may never let the underwater treasure be minedScientists have identified a vast reserve of hidden gold deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. This "invisible gold" is locked inside pyrite and ...
13 Jul, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Your empty plastic bottle could one day power an electric vehicle, scientists sayA discarded plastic bottle may soon become more than waste. Plastic waste to battery graphite innovation reveals how scientists are transfo...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
'Jurassic Park' got it wrong! Scientists just found that pterosaurs, may have had more wing-shape diversity than current reconstructions allow, changing how we picture ancient flightFor over a century, our understanding of pterosaur wings has been based on limited fossil evidence, leading to remarkably similar reconstru...
25 Jun, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
A fossil reanalysis just blew up everything we thought we knew about the origins of animal lifeA new fossil study from Brazil is reshaping scientific discussions about the earliest forms of life on Earth. Researchers reexamined micros...
13 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Scientists warn of apocalypse as study reveals C-type asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from strange locationResearchers discovered the asteroid responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter's orbit. Usin...
16 Aug, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Could the common cold give children immunity against COVID? Our research offers cluesA recent study has found that memory T cells generated by common colds in children are thought to offer existing immunity to COVID-19, whic...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Method to detect UTI is 140-yr-old, so why do we still use this old technique that takes days to accurately deliver diagnosis?In order to test for a UTI, a urine sample needs to be sent to a hospital microbiology lab.
06 Sep, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
Experimental COVID-19 test detects coronavirus in 10 minutes: StudyAccording to the study, published in the journal ACS Nano, the test uses a simple assay containing gold nanoparticles to detect a colour ch...
30 May, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
India's 1st corona images show it's round with cobbled surfaceThe specimen for these images were taken from the throat swab of a woman in Kerala.
28 Mar, 2020, 03.39 PM IST
This simple at-home test can predict prostate cancer risk, five years in advanceProstate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men.
29 Nov, 2019, 06.25 PM IST
Delhi gang rape: Verdict will send the right message, says PoliceThe police said it will incorporate the "lessons" learnt from the case in the training module for its personnel for use in other cases.
13 Sep, 2013, 09.51 PM IST