While Eclipses are intriguing, one might wonder why eclipses do not occur with every new and full moon. What are Eclipses? Astronomical occurrences known as eclipses happen when the sun, moon, and Earth line up precisely. Eclipses come in two main varieties: solar and...

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, a collaborative effort between NASA and ISRO, is on track for its scheduled launch in the first quarter of 2024. About the NISAR Mission International cooperation in space exploration is exemplified by NISAR, a...

A 500-year-old herbarium from Italy, namely the northern city of Bologna, has been discovered by researchers. Ulisse Aldrovandi, the Italian naturalist, painstakingly assembled this collection between 1551 and 1586, providing a glimpse into history. Aldrovandi’s...

Known as the "queen of fibers," silk has a long and varied history that dates back more than 5,000 years to ancient China. Its narrative covers the change from the wild Silk Moth (Bombyx mandarina) to the domesticated Silk Moth (Bombyx mori), providing an intriguing...

Gwalior and Kozhikode from India are among the 55 new cities which have joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Earlier, Srinagar was designated the creative city in the field of Crafts and Folk Arts. Inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network [A] Gwalior’s...

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved NexCAR19, India's first domestic CAR-T cell therapy, marking a major advancement in the country's fight against cancer. NexCAR19, created by ImmunoACT, an IIT Bombay incubator firm, is poised to...

Unexpectedly, a ground-breaking study that was published in Nature revealed that hemoglobin is not only found in red blood cells. Chinese researchers have found that chondrocytes—the cells that make cartilage—also make hemoglobin, which seems to be essential to their...

The age of the moon was long thought to be 4.42 billion years, but new study casts doubt on this estimate. APT, an advanced technology, was employed in a study to assess zircon crystals that date back 4.2 billion years from the lunar sample 72255. Unveiling the Moon’s...