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Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer

Young neuroscientist Maitreyee makes India proud

The award is given by the leading scientific journal â€˜Natureâ€™ in partnership with EstÃ©e Lauder

16 Oct 2022 8:51 AM IST

As voices are growing alien and exotic tree species in the hills, it appears that the forest department in Nilgiris has taken the right steps in marching towards the native tree culture to nurture this habitat to make Nilgiris to become the heaven of native trees in future.

Modified wood likely to turn transparent to replace glass, say...

Researchers alter optically opaque lignin to make wood translucent

12 Oct 2022 10:24 PM IST

The Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3) is seen at the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Sriharikota Range (Shar), in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO to launch 5.4 tonne satellites, payload to be India-'s heaviest

Nellore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) hopes to set a record on October 22, when it has scheduled to...

9 Oct 2022 7:38 AM IST

Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer

NRI Maitreyee Wairagkar nominated for Nature-'s â€˜Inspiring Women in...

HYDERABAD: Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer who is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the...

4 Oct 2022 11:25 AM IST

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo has spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and that of other hominins. (Photo: Nobel Prize)

Nobel prize in medicine awarded for research on evolution

STOCKHOLM: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries on...

3 Oct 2022 5:01 PM IST

The decline in emissions of dangerous PM10 and PM2.5 particles across Delhi ranged from 20 to 50 per cent, indicating that the air quality was better than in previous years, the DPCC said in a statement.

Cities globally warming nearly 30 per cent faster than rural areas:...

BEIJING: Cities worldwide are warming by 0.5 degrees Celsius on average per decade, 29 per cent faster than in rural...

3 Oct 2022 3:23 PM IST

$After eight years, India\s Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu$ Science

After eight years, India-'s Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu

Designed to run for six months, Mangalyaan goes out of fuel after eight years

2 Oct 2022 7:00 PM IST

This screengrab made from NASA live feed on September 26, 2022, shows Dimorphos just before the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) made impact with the asteroid, as watched by the NASA team (bottom L) at DART headquarters in Laurel, Maryland. (Photo:AFP)

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test

CAPE CANAVERAL: A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for...

27 Sept 2022 2:35 PM IST

industan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

President to inaugurate Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing...

The facility will boost self-reliance in manufacturing of high-thrust rocket engines

26 Sept 2022 1:41 PM IST

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of algae called Protocodium sinense which predates the origin of land plants and modern animals (Representational image: ANI)

Fossil algae offer new insights into plant kingdom-'s roots

This 541-million-year-old fossil is the first and oldest green alga from this era to be preserved in three dimensions

24 Sept 2022 12:38 PM IST

ISRO is all set to launch a DS-EO satellite on board the Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV-C53) at 6pm on June 30. (Photo: ISRO)

ISRO successfully tests hybrid motor, eyes new propulsion system for...

BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested a hybrid motor, potentially paving the...

21 Sept 2022 2:53 PM IST

A technician wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) gestures next to a biohazard sign inside a molecular laboratory facility set up to test for the monkeypox disease during its inauguration at the King Institute in Chennai on July 28, 2022. (AFP)

Discontinuation of smallpox vaccine may have helped in resurgence of...

DELHI: The discontinuation of the smallpox vaccine might have helped in the resurgence of monkeypox cases, which should...

20 Sept 2022 8:02 PM IST