Why Your Kitchen Sponge Might Be Making Everything Smell WorseYour kitchen sponge, a cleaning essential, harbors billions of bacteria. Research reveals these porous tools become microbial hotspots, bre...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Egg Float Test, Explained: The Simple Bowl of Water Trick To Check Freshness And When To Toss ItThe egg float test, a simple kitchen method, indicates an egg's age by measuring its density, which changes as air enters the shell over ti...
17 Apr, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
How to Get Coffee Stains Out of EverythingCoffee stains can be a nuisance on clothes, carpets, and even teeth. However, science provides simple, effective methods to tackle these ma...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
2 Drops in Your Mop Bucket; The Simple Trick That Keeps Your Home Smelling Fresh for DaysHomeowners are discovering that adding just two drops of essential oil to mop water creates a lasting, fresh scent. This method leverages t...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
The Unexpected Toy-Cleaning Trick Hiding in Your Kitchen Cabinet That Parents Are Quietly Swearing ByKeeping children's toys clean is vital for home hygiene. Parents often struggle with this task. Baking soda emerges as a safe, natural clea...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
What Keeps Condensation Hanging Around in BathroomsBathrooms transform into steamy rainforests due to condensation, a physics-driven process of warm, moist air meeting cool surfaces. Poor ve...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Saturn’s Ocean Moon Keeps ‘Leaking’ Into Space: Scientists Just Discovered It Is Losing Far Less Than ExpectedNew supercomputer simulations reveal Enceladus loses 20-40% less material through its plumes than previously estimated, suggesting its subs...
16 Mar, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
What is widespread condensation hack on TikTok? Check hereTikTok hacks are rampant these days and primarily focus on making people's lives easier by sharing quick-fix solutions to common problems. ...
13 Dec, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
Keep surfaces sanitised: Coronavirus survives longer on glass, plastic than on cloth & paperIIT Bombay study says the virus survives longer on hard surfaces than porous ones.
15 Feb, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
- Volcanic eruptions behind mysterious Martian rock formation: Study
Washington, June 18 (IANS) Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the probable source of a myster...
18 Jun, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
'Watermark Ink' can instantly 'fingerprint' unknown liquidsUnlike other techniques for identifying liquids, the new technology, called Watermark Ink, is inexpensive, instantaneous, & portable.
07 Aug, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
New self-adaptive material heals itself, stays toughWhen cracked, the matrix quickly heals, over and over. Like a sponge, it returns to its original form after compression.
12 Jan, 2016, 03.46 PM IST
Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not liquid waterA new study conducted by French scientists shows that gullies on Mars may be formed by dry ice processes rather than flowing liquid water.
24 Dec, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
World's first 'porous' liquid can filter carbon emissionsThe 'porous' liquid can potentially be used to capture harmful carbon emissions to prevent them from entering the Earth's atmosphere.
16 Nov, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
FDA approves first 3D-printed drugIn a world first, the US has approved a 3D-printed drug to treat certain types of seizures in epilepsy patients.
05 Aug, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Mars rover data boosts hope for liquid water on the planetResearch from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has strengthened hopes that liquid water may exist near the surface of Mars.
13 Apr, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
- US university develops solar-powered toilet for India
A US University has developed a revolutionary solar-powered waterless toilet to help some of the 2.5 billion people lacking safe and sustai...
13 Mar, 2014, 10.55 PM IST