Science
Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: All you need to know about Galileo
A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee…
Fishing communities as guardians of marine life | Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty
Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife,…
What is a blimp? – The Hindu
It is not a giant balloon. It is not an airplane. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto It is not a…
Bacteria can talk to each other and are multilingual, says biologist
Prof. Bonnie Bassler delivering a lecture at IISc in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Bacteria can…
Crew-12 SpaceX Falcon 9: Launch to ISS delayed over weather
Media members walk by the press site video display showing NASA’s Crew-12 astronauts. | Photo Credit: Reuters NASA is now…
Antimicrobial resistance: Charles Darwin was right; India’s drug policy isn’t
In settings where rapid, affordable diagnostics are unavailable, antibiotics often substitute for testing instead of complementing it. | Photo Credit:…
Solar Eclipse February 2026: Where, when and how to watch it in India?
An annular solar eclipse. | Photo Credit: AP The first solar eclipse of 2026 will occur on Tuesday, February 17….
Can a common hospital gas help fight drug-resistant pneumonia?
Drug-resistant pneumonia remains a serious complication in intensive care units, where treatment options are limited. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in particular causes…
Why India needs political change to retain women in STEM
In India, the story of women and girls in science is organised around a mismatch between a widening pipeline and…
Global warming, pollution are stripping vibrant colours from nature
The colours of the natural world are not what they once were. More than half of the oceans have become…