India's first deep sea marine microbial research facility coming up in Andhra's NelloreThe state-of-the-art facility will allow scientists to study, isolate and culture microbes for industrial, biomedical, and environmental ap...
07 Dec, 2025, 06.18 PM IST
‘Iron-breathing’ microbe which eliminate toxic sulfide from Earth discovered by scientistsUniversity of Vienna researchers discover MISO bacteria that breathe iron minerals while oxidizing toxic hydrogen sulfide in marine sedimen...
27 Oct, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
NASA's Sunita Williams captures 'ultimate' spacewalk selfie 423 km above Earth, internet declares her winnerSunita Williams, Indian-origin NASA astronaut, clicked the “ultimate selfie" on January 30. The photograph, shared by NASA on Instagram, wa...
06 Feb, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
From 423 km above Earth, Sunita Williams captures stunning photo from spacewalk, NASA calls it the 'ultimate selfie'.Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, along with Butch Wilmore, captured a stunning selfie during their spacewalk on January 30, 2025. T...
06 Feb, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Can we please just find the aliens already?NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper mission to explore the potential of Jupiter's moon, Europa, to support life. With advanced instrum...
15 Oct, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
Into the Blue: India plans underwater research lab to explore marine lifeIndia is planning to establish an underwater biodiversity research lab in the Indian Ocean. This lab will explore various kinds of flora an...
08 Jul, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
NASA and SpaceX postpone launch of ISS crew rotation missionNASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of a crew of four to the International Space Station. The mission, dubbed Crew-7, is now scheduled ...
25 Aug, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Microbes found in Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperaturesScientists have found microorganisms capable of digesting plastic in the high altitudes of the Alps of Switzerland and in the polar regions...
10 May, 2023, 02.00 PM IST
Scientists find evidence of virus-eating microorganismsThe findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, go against the currently predominant views of the role of both viruses an...
28 Sep, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Plastic pollution harming bacteria that help us breathe15 May, 2019, 02.09 PM IST
- How carbon leak may have led to human civilisation
New York, July 31 (IANS) An increase in the activity of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Southern Ocean could explain the mysterious growth of h...
31 Jul, 2018, 11.54 PM IST
- Venus' clouds could harbour microbial life: Study
New York, March 31 (IANS) While the surface conditions on Venus are known to be inhospitable, with temperatures soaring above 450 degrees C...
31 Mar, 2018, 05.42 PM IST
One trillion species on Earth and we know nothingThere are nearly one trillion species on the Earth while 99.999 percent of species still remain undiscovered, the largest-ever analysis of ...
03 May, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
Earth may be home to 1 trillion life formsAltogether, these data represent over 5.6 million species from 35,000 locations from across the world, except Antarctica. The scientists co...
03 May, 2016, 12.44 PM IST
Small jump in oxygen drove animal evolution on EarthIf oxygen was a driver of the early evolution of animals, only a slight bump in oxygen levels facilitated it, researchers said.
24 Jul, 2015, 06.19 PM IST
Ancient microbe colonies found living under 800 metres of ice in AntarcticIn a major breakthrough, scientists have finally proved that life exists in a lake buried under half a mile (800 meters) of ice on the west...
22 Aug, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
- Radioactive material from Fukushima nuclear reactor tracked 600 km away
Radioactive material found from the crippled Fukushima in tiny sea creatures and ocean water some 600 km off the coast of Japan.
03 Apr, 2012, 07.17 PM IST