Question Corner: A piercing eye in the desert
The telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory intergovernmental research organisation and is…
Scans of seemingly empty space reveal black holes not far from earth
Astronomers have discovered a gigantic black hole named Gaia BH3 hiding close to the earth,…
Argentine biotech firm breeds gene-edited polo super ponies
Genetically modified polo horses stand in San Antonio de Areco, on the outskirts of Buenos…
Bogus scientific papers slowing lifesaving medical research
Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialised the production, sale…
On amplifiers: how do they work and what are the different kinds?
The amplifier remains a transformative invention for being able to receive the human voice and…
The promises and problems of using bacteria to get rid of plastic
During her time in a drug discovery lab, structural biologist Kavyashree Manjunath first started thinking…
Why is whale vomit worth millions?
Ambergris, often called whale vomit, is one of nature’s most bizarre occurrences. Produced by sperm…
Study cracks when cracks come and go in paint, clay, milk, blood
Cracks in paint coatings could soon become a thing of the past. In a new…
ISRO’s orbit raising operations for NVS-02 satellite disrupted by valve malfunction
The NVS-02 navigation satellite in Sriharikota. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation…