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A Soviet physicist put his head inside a ginormous particle accelerator in 1978; a proton beam 600 times the radiation dose a human could survive pierced his skull, peeled off his skin and paralyzed half his face, but he survived- India’s Nobel kept on ice?
- What are 'ghost particles' that pass through your body every second? Francis Halzen wins Physics Nobel for catching them in South Pole ice
- Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 awarded to Francis Halzen for work on ghost-like cosmic messengersFrancis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of hig...06 Oct, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
- A hidden magnetic force from the early universe may finally explain the Hubble tension and why cosmic expansion doesn’t add upRecent research investigates the role of primordial magnetic fields in the discrepancy of the Hubble constant values. Measurements of the c...05 Oct, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
- For the first time in astronomy, scientists detect radio signal from a young planetAstronomers have discovered notable radio signals originating from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, located 64 light-years away from our sola...03 Oct, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
- Delhi pollution rules: What changes from October 1 as new rules impact private cars, buses, delivery fleets & school transportDelhi winter plan: Delhi is poised to introduce stricter vehicle regulations aimed at reducing winter pollution levels. This includes banni...01 Oct, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
- In 2019, over 1,000 volunteers searched for viruses inside infected cells; in 2 months, they made 90,000 classificationsScientists engaged over 1,000 volunteers through an online project to help analyze viruses in cells. Participants clicked on images to iden...28 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- No signal underground: Scientists challenge a decades-old idea about how quantum reality breaks down. Schrödinger’s cat has a new problemA deep-underground experiment in Italy has challenged a decades-old theory that gravity may destroy quantum superpositions. After 62 days o...21 Sep, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- Fujifilm bets on semiconductors to drive India growth; inks pact with Tata ElectronicsFujifilm Thursday said it is investing about Rs 800 crore to establish a semiconductor materials plant in the Dholera Special Investment Re...19 Sep, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
- A physicist has found a surprising flaw in Star Trek’s Picard Maneuver — revealing that the real science behind the tactic is even stranger than the episode suggestedA physicist discovered a Star Trek tactic could create three apparent ships. The Picard Maneuver involved a ship moving rapidly and stoppin...15 Sep, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
- Can artificial snow save a melting glacier? Scientists tested cloud seeding on China’s Muz Taw Glacier and found a surprising change in ice lossScientists experimented with cloud seeding to encourage snowfall on China's Muz Taw Glacier. This artificial snow increased the glacier's r...09 Sep, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
- Science says comets develop tails only near the Sun: Here’s what really makes them ‘come alive’A comet’s nucleus is made up primarily of frozen material mixed with dust and rocky particles. When the comet is far from the Sun, extremel...07 Sep, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
- Science says black holes don’t actually suck everything around them: Here’s what really happensBlack Holes are called black because light cannot escape from inside their event horizons. Astronomers nevertheless detect black holes indi...05 Sep, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
- In 1947, the military sent fruit flies 67 miles into space to test radiation risks. 11 years later, NASA was founded in 1958, with animal flights underway in America now1947 mission was part of a larger American effort to understand whether living organisms could survive the journey into space. Beginning in...03 Sep, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Democritus: 'Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his...' Ancient Greek philosopher's timeless wisdom behind taking responsibility for your choices, mistakes, passions and weaknesses instead of blaming circumstances for the direction your life takesQuote of the day by Democritus: Democritus, a celebrated Greek philosopher, theorized that all matter is composed of indivisible atoms. He ...03 Sep, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
- Dark Matter detected: Scientists may have solved Universe’s biggest mystery as possible dark matter signal found deep underground in a South Dakota gold mineDark Matter found: Scientists conducting the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment deep underground in South Dakota have detected a rare particle interacti...03 Sep, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
- What is dark matter? All about the universe’s biggest mystery after scientists found possible signal in South Dakota gold mineDark matter is an invisible form of matter believed to make up about 85% of all matter in the universe. Scientists have never directly dete...03 Sep, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
- In 2026, scientists recreated 15,000 years of solar wind exposure on Moon soil in 4 hours; the experiment could help with future lunar resource miningInterlune has recreated the effects of around 15,000 years of solar-wind exposure on lunar soil in just four hours, using accelerated heliu...30 Aug, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
- In 1978, Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam passing through his head. The shocking result: one side of his face appeared frozen in time while the other continued to ageAnatoli Bugorski survived one of the strangest particle accelerator accidents ever recorded. In 1978, a high-energy proton beam from the So...12 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
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