A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
What Animals Know About Social Life That We Are Just Beginning to UnderstandScientists are now using computer models to understand how animal groups form and interact. These generative network models simulate indivi...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
How Satellites Are Revealing Secret Animal Migrations Across the PlanetTracking animals from space is now possible. Satellites monitor sea turtles, elephants, and whales. This technology helps understand animal...
25 Feb, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
India, UK quantum computing tie-up in focus ahead of UK PM's Mumbai visitThe project builds on quantum as a key pillar of the India-UK Technology Security Initiative (TSI), with a mission to cultivate healthier s...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.27 AM IST
Generative AI's environmental impact in figuresThe surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being met with growing fears about the technology's ecological footprint, one of th...
02 Feb, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
Generative AI's environmental impact in figuresEach interaction with OpenAI's chatbot uses 2.9 watt-hours of electricity. In 2023, data centres were responsible for nearly 1.4% of global...
01 Feb, 2025, 02.35 PM IST
Why AI fails to reproduce human visionWhile computers may be able to spot a familiar face or an oncoming vehicle faster than the human brain, their accuracy is questionable.
18 Mar, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Data law will bring clarity, help research, says Kris GopalakrishnanFrom climate studies to easy-to-use PCR device to detect Covid, Infosys Prize 2021 highlights changemakers
03 Dec, 2021, 05.59 AM IST
Having sleepless nights? It can adversely impact the brainThere are basically two types of sleep, each tied to specific brain waves and neuronal activity.
19 Sep, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Nine women scientists who are doing phenomenal workThese nine women scientists have aimed for the moon, dissected the brain and shattered glass ceilings.
01 Dec, 2019, 06.52 PM IST
Too little too late: Restoring extinct species would take at least 8 mn yearsIn Caribbean alone, more than half of the mammal species went extinct after human colonisation, said researchers.
15 Jan, 2017, 04.31 PM IST
3D 'cyberforests' created to predict effects of climate changeThe model, called LES, uses computing power to grow 100x100-metre stands of drought and shade tolerant trees that can then be scaled up to ...
26 Feb, 2016, 06.01 PM IST
Indian-American scientist chosen for US presidential awardMurty S Kambhampati, a professor of biology at Southern University at New Orleans will receive the award at a White House ceremony later th...
28 Mar, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Deadly virus pushing tigers towards extinctionAdding to the existing pressures of habitat loss, poaching and depletion of prey species, a new threat to tiger populations in the wild has...
08 Nov, 2014, 06.59 AM IST
New tool to predict impact of climate changeScientists have combined genetic analyses with new modelling approaches to help identify how well balsam trees are adapted to handle climat...
02 Oct, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
Rapid climate change led to decline of ice age trees: StudyShort, sharp fluctuations in the Earth's climate throughout the last ice age may have stopped trees from establishing themselves in Europe ...
20 May, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
- 'India is one of our top CAD markets'
SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray says that Indian market has begun adopting 3D CAD tools to compete in time-to-market, quality, and innovation
28 Jun, 2010, 06.18 AM IST