Science
Daily Quiz: On earthquakes – The Hindu
Giuseppe Mercalli was the Italian volcanologist developed the intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity. Photo: Public Domain Published – May…
Why are some people mosquito magnets?
Close up of an Aedes aegypti mosquito sucking human blood. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Scientists are now making progress…
Why is hantavirus drawing global attention? | Explained
The story so far: Following a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius expedition cruise ship in early May, in which…
Mythos | Double-edged sword – The Hindu
In cybersecurity, speed is everything. The faster a vulnerability is found and rectified, the safer the data is. For years,…
Charles Richet and his Nobel-winning work on severe allergic reactions
The 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Charles Richet “in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis.”His…
The first breath, at scale: on Nationwide Neonatal Resuscitation Program Day 2026
Every neonatologist carries the memory of their first encounter with a non-breathing infant. For most of us, that moment remains…
Scientists trigger ‘controlled’ earthquakes under Swiss Alps
Researchers have made the ground shake in southern Switzerland, triggering thousands of tiny earthquakes in a monitored setting, as they…
National Technology Day: Committed to making U.P. India’s ‘Deep Tech Capital’, says Yogi Adityanath
U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath remarks technology is not only a means of development, but also a powerful foundation of self-reliance…
1998 Pokhran nuclear tests reflected India’s scientific excellence: PM on National Technology Day
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visiting the underground nuclear explosion test sites at Pokhran in Rajasthan on May 20,…
Global study reveals how psychedelics dissolve the brain’s hierarchy
For decades, people using psychedelics have described a feeling where the line between ‘me’ and the world vanishes. While it…