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The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947. It has changed 19 times since then.

Hate daylight saving time? You may have a point, researchers say

Daylight saving time is the practice of moving clocks forward by one hour during summer months.

12 March 2017 9:35 AM IST

Findings suggests that the constancy of pressure on the back of the eye causes the vision problems astronauts experience over time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Past recordings of foveal output signals in the living eye

The team from the Howard Hughes Medical Center research team recently made one of the first direct comparisons.

12 March 2017 9:26 AM IST

The reef contributes billions of dollars to the Australian economy through tourism, fishing, and scientific research

Australia sees second year of Barrier Reef bleaching

Prior to the record mass bleaching in 2016, the coral had a few years between episodes to recover

11 March 2017 12:17 PM IST

Known as La Gioconda in Italian, the Mona Lisa is often held up as a symbol of emotional enigma. (Photo: AFP)

Mona Lisa's smile decoded: science says she's happy

Close to 100 per cent of people described her expression as unequivocally happy

11 March 2017 11:49 AM IST

Four or more servings a week of baked, boiled, or mashed potatoes was associated with an increased risk of hypertension. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists grow potato under Mars-like conditions in Peru

Scientists are reporting promising results growing the tuber under conditions that mimic the Red Planet.

11 March 2017 11:16 AM IST

The radar that found Chandrayaan I

Chandrayaan, lost & found after 8 years!

The spacecraft was located by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the help of a powerful...

11 March 2017 4:19 AM IST

Plagued by problems in power supply units controlling both onboard computers, it forced Indian scientists to move it away from the lunar surface to avoid excess radiation in 2009.

Chandrayaan, lost and found after 8 years!

ISRO lost communication with Chandrayaan-1 on August 29, 2009, almost a year after it was launched.

11 March 2017 3:04 AM IST

1 billion Australian dollars (USD 747 million) of potential revenue could be lost if visitors do not travel to the tropical Great Barrier Reef region. (Photo: Pixabay)

Great Barrier Reef witnessing second year of mass bleaching

The aerial survey of the Reef, the first for this year, found severe bleaching in offshore reefs

10 March 2017 6:31 PM IST

NASA scientists discover ancient microbes that can survive on a diet of sulfite, manganese and copper oxide in the Naica mine in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.

NASA's Europa Clipper to search for alien life on Jupiter moon

Europa Clipper spacecraft would sail past Europa at a rapid cadence, as frequently as every two weeks

10 March 2017 6:23 PM IST

(Representational image/NASA)

India's 'lost' Chandrayaan-1 discovered orbiting moon by NASA

ISRO lost communication with Chandrayaan-1 on August 29, 2009, almost a year after it was launched.

10 March 2017 3:56 PM IST

Apart from the protected 56 monuments spread over 25 sq km in Hampi, the area can boast of the Daroji sloth bear sanctuary, river otter sanctuary in the backwaters of river Tungabhadra and the serene hillocks of Anegundi.

Govt to recreate all monuments using 3D technology

The 3D technology will enable users to experience the monuments virtually, without having to visit them.

10 March 2017 12:53 PM IST

NASA discovers lost spacecraft on Moon's orbit

Scientists at NASA were able to locate NASA's still-active Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which was launched back in 2009.

10 March 2017 11:21 AM IST