WHO published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list was drawn…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday signed a technology transfer agreement with Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel (HNS). The alloy has significant…
Mapping all the proteins found in the dolphin genome could pave the way for finding a new way to treat some common diseases that affect humans, say researchers. “Dolphins and…
The PSLV-C37 will inject into orbit 104 satellites from 7 countries, nearly 3 times the highest number flown by a single mission currently. A ‘flock’ of 88 will get to…
Why is the measles-rubella vaccine being administered to children? Buoyed by the elimination of polio six years ago and maternal and neonatal tetanus and yaws in 2016, India has set…
A diet high in sugar could lead to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study that has found a link between sugar consumption and the brain impairment. According to researchers from…
Nearly 10 years after a “doomsday” seed vault opened on an Arctic island, some 50,000 new samples from seed collections around the world, including India, have been deposited in the…
Astronomers have spotted an enormous, glowing blob of gas in the distant universe, with no obvious source of power for the light it is emitting. Enormous Lyman-alpha nebula” (ELAN), it…
For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star - and these new worlds could hold life. This cluster of planets is less than…
A collaboration between Google's research unit and a Dutch institute on Thursday cracked a widely used cryptographic technology SHA-1. This technology that has been one of the key building blocks…
