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Indigenous populations in the upper Amazon region today use cacao for fermented drinks and juices. (Photo: AP)Science
How old is cacao? New research pushes back date

Tests indicate traces of cacao on artifacts from an archaeological site in Ecuador.

30 Oct 2018 9:13 AM IST

Hubble Space Telescope (Photo: NASA)Science
Hubble space telescope returns to science operations: NASA

NASA's famed Hubble Space Telescope has returned to normal operations, and completed its first science observations.

29 Oct 2018 6:44 PM IST

100 species of various microorganisms live aboard the ISS. (Photo: ANI)Science
About 100 species of microorganisms living on ISS, eroding spacecraft

Currently, there are about 100 species of microorganisms, fungi on the ISS that are considered to be a hazard for...

29 Oct 2018 10:56 AM IST

The good thing about Lithium metal is that it charges much faster and holds 10 times more energy by volume than the lithium-ion electrodes. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Carbon nanotubes the answer to making efficient batteries: Study

Nanotube films effectively stops dendrites that grow from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries

29 Oct 2018 10:30 AM IST

Researchers studied three groups of Olympia oysters from different areas of the California coast where the influence of rainfall on seawater salinity varies. (Photo: ANI)Science
Climate change a threat to oysters

If the oysters die out, all of the associated species will.

29 Oct 2018 10:18 AM IST

Zhuque-1 was carrying a satellite named Future built for state media China Central Television. (Photo: SpaceNews)Science
Chinese privately developed rocket fails to reach orbit

The three-stage rocket, Zhuque-1, was developed by Beijing-based Landspace.

29 Oct 2018 9:20 AM IST

A Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut survived an aborted liftoff after a Soyuz rocket bound for the ISS failed in mid-air.Science
China's 1st private rocket fails after launch

The first attempt by a private Chinese company to send a rocket into space has failed.

28 Oct 2018 11:05 AM IST

The key to making such tiny devices, which the team calls \syncells\ (short for synthetic cells), in large quantities lies in controlling the natural fracturing process of atomically-thin, brittle materials. (Image: Felice Frankel / Via: MIT News)Science
Cell-sized robots to help detect diseases

A two-dimensional form of carbon called graphene forms the outer structure of the tiny syncells.

24 Oct 2018 12:20 PM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: File)Science
White House presses forward with Trump's Space Command

The National Space Council, a White House advisory panel, recommended a review of existing legal issues for military...

24 Oct 2018 11:45 AM IST

AbbVie said that after 14 weeks of treatment, 69 percent of patients receiving a 30 milligram dose of the drug and 65 percent of patients receiving a 15 mg dose reported improvements in physical function. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
AbbVie rheumatoid arthritis drug succeeds in late stage trial

The U.S. drugmaker hopes the drug, upadacitinib, can help replace lost revenue from its top-selling RA treatment Humira.

24 Oct 2018 11:11 AM IST

Electric car maker Teslas CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)Science
Elon Musk says his transit test tunnel close to completion

Elon Musk is planning to offer the public free rides through a tunnel.

23 Oct 2018 5:31 PM IST

The new research was made possible by the discovery by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover of manganese oxides. (Photo: AFP)Science
Mars likely to have enough oxygen for life support

As per a latest report, salty water just below the surface of Mars could hold enough oxygen.

23 Oct 2018 4:35 PM IST

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