French scientists break world record while creating 'artificial sun': Are we closer to unlimited clean energy?French scientists have achieved a nuclear fusion breakthrough with the WEST reactor, maintaining plasma for over 22 minutes. This milestone...
21 Feb, 2025, 12.58 AM IST
This is how water may have originated on Earth. New study makes startling revelations about cometsScientists have revisited the theory that Earth's water came from icy comets. New research suggests cometary dust might alter deuterium mea...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Could comets, asteroids be responsible for Earth's rich water reserves? New Nasa study reveals shocking detailsScientists have reevaluated the water composition of Comet 67P, finding it surprisingly similar to Earth's oceans. This challenges previous...
05 Dec, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish: Kyodo news serviceJapan's fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable level...
26 Aug, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
The Fukushima water release planTanks on the site now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water - enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Here is how Tok...
22 Aug, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
Moon mining - Why are major powers eyeing a lunar gold rush?Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday. The country plans to launch further lunar missions, including expl...
11 Aug, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
US government restored Oppeneimer's security clearance only last yearThe recent release of the film 'Oppenheimer' brought the attention back to the disagreement between two key atomic bomb scientists involved...
30 Jul, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Sun Pharma to buy concert for $576 mConcert has pioneered the use of deuterium (a hydrogen isotope) in medicinal chemistry and has an extensive patent portfolio, including its...
20 Jan, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
How this week’s major breakthrough in nuclear science can change everythingEnergy from fusion could be a game changer, especially when humanity is facing a climate crisis and there is an urgent need to decarbonise ...
16 Dec, 2022, 10.58 PM IST
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy creationThe achievement was made at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco, according to a person ...
13 Dec, 2022, 06.44 AM IST
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in DubaiSotheby's expects the diamond to be sold for at least 5 million British pounds (USD 6.8 million). The auction house plans to accept cryptoc...
18 Jan, 2022, 07.40 AM IST
India reiterates its commitment to promote nuclear programmeA high level US delegation led by Deputy Secretary of Energy, David M. Turk, called on Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, ...
14 Sep, 2021, 05.47 PM IST
'Meteorites brought water to Earth in first two million years'Different sources of water in the solar system are commonly compared to Earth's water by measuring the ratio of the hydrogen isotope deuter...
21 Jan, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Climate change redistributes global water resources: StudyRising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems but also the distribution of water around the globe, thereby affecting ...
15 Mar, 2016, 10.51 PM IST
'Wonder material' Graphene can efficiently filter nuclear wasteThe 'wonder material' graphene can be used to clean up nuclear waste by filtering different isotopes of hydrogen, a new study has found.
06 Jan, 2016, 01.32 PM IST
Earth meteorite indicates water reservoir on Mars: NASAThis discovery helps resolve the question of where the "missing Martian water" may have gone.
19 Dec, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
Water on Earth came from meteorites: Study"These primitive meteorites resemble the bulk solar system composition," said WHOI geologist and coauthor Sune Nielsen.
31 Oct, 2014, 01.46 PM IST