Science
How do volcanoes affect the earth’s atmosphere?
The underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, off Tonga, erupted powerfully in 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Volcanoes change the earth’s…
How new fossils and modern technology are tracing the origins of snakes
Back when dinosaurs stomped the Earth, mammals scurried about in their shadows. Those furballs, hiding in underground burrows, provided a…
IIT-M, IISc team makes carbon-free version of the ferrocene sandwich
An illustration of the new boron-osmium sandwich and its alternative configuration (isomer). | Photo Credit: Suvam Saha A compound called…
As trees fall in the thousands, innovative protests erupt across India
In March 2025, Dehradun’s Parade Ground transformed into a funereal space. Scores of people dressed in white, their mouths bound…
Cancer immunotherapy may reshape brain’s barrier to metastasis
Drugs that enhance the body’s immune response against cancer may also be altering one of its most tightly guarded boundaries:…
IMD unveils weather model to provide ‘block level’ forecast of monsoon journey
At the new system’s core are two forecasting models whose predictions are “blended,” to sharpen accuracy. File | Photo Credit:…
India’s genetic mosaic: how understanding our genes can help improve our health
India is home to more than 1.4 billion people, thousands of communities, hundreds of languages, and five major language families….
Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV
This colourised electron microscope image provided by the U.S. NIH shows a human T cell (blue) under attack by HIV…
IMD unveils weather model to provide ‘block level’ forecast of monsoon journey
At the new system’s core are two forecasting models whose predictions are “blended,” to sharpen accuracy. File | Photo Credit:…
Physical activity has stalled for 20 years, hurting health and climate
Global levels of physical activity remained unchanged despite policy recommendations and adoption over the last two decades, with large differences…