Ineffective IT governance makes NASA vulnerable to security breaches
In its 2013 report, the Office of Inspector General (IG) found that the decentralised nature of agency operations and longstanding culture of autonomy hindered NASA's ability to implement effective IT governance.
Oct 22, 2017, 19:56 PM IST
Artificial Intelligence may give birth to superhumans in 20 years
Artificially intelligent (AI) nano-machines will provide huge medical benefits, such as being able to repair damage to cells, muscles and bones, say experts
Oct 17, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
LIGO scientists strike gold, make first direct observation of gravitational waves from merger of neutron stars
The event caused by the neutron stars has been dubbed "GW170817" because it sent ripples through space-time that reached Earth on August 17.
Oct 17, 2017, 09:35 AM IST
Scientists design 'camouflaging skin' inspired by octopus
The team's pneumatically-activated material takes a cue from the 3D bumps, or papillae, that cephalopods such as such as octopus and cuttlefish can express in one-fifth of a second for dynamic camouflage, and then retract to swim away.
Oct 15, 2017, 18:28 PM IST
This is why Sun's atmosphere is much hotter than its surface
The corona is hundreds to thousands of times hotter than the Sun's visible surface, the photosphere.
Lightweight material may help create hypersonic aircraft
An extremely lightweight material can withstand a high temperature and stress, a step towards developing hypersonic aircraft able to travel at five to 10 times the speed of sound.
Oct 11, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
Renewable, algae-based footwear developed
Scientists are seeking to also make them "biodegradable," by chemically converting the algae oil into polyurethane in manner that will allow the carbon bonds to be degraded by microorganisms.
Oct 09, 2017, 18:57 PM IST
Doomsday to begin on October 15; world to witness 7 years of natural calamities, claim conspiracy theorists
Doomsday theorist Dave Meade believes the chaos will be triggered by the mysterious 'Planet X', or Niburu.
Oct 08, 2017, 13:08 PM IST
This is why prehistoric humans avoided inbreeding
A study suggests that the early development of more complex mating systems may at least partly explain why anatomically modern humans thrived while other species, such as Neanderthals, did not.
Oct 07, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
New nanomaterial can create hydrogen fuel from seawater
The advance may lead to a new source of hydrogen fuel, ease demand for fossil fuels and boost the economy of countries where sunshine and seawater are abundant.
Oct 05, 2017, 16:25 PM IST
Indian scientists who contributed to Nobel Prize-winning discovery say it's 'a dream come true'
A consortium of scientists, including many from India, was a part of the gravitational waves that were first predicted by Einstein on the basis of his theory of general relativity in 1916.
Oct 04, 2017, 08:29 AM IST
Kip Thorne, co-writer of Nolan's Interstellar, awarded Nobel Prize for Physics
Oscar Awards snubbed science epic Interstellar and its co-writer Thorne. Nobel committee knows better than that.
Oct 03, 2017, 18:31 PM IST
Nobel Prize in Physics to be given to Rainer Weiss, Barry C Barish and Kip S Thorne for gravitational waves
Nobel Prize 2017 in Physics declared.
Oct 03, 2017, 15:45 PM IST
Meteorites splashing into warm ponds sparked life on Earth
Available evidence suggests that life began when the Earth was still taking shape, with continents emerging from the oceans, meteorites pelting the planet - including those bearing the building blocks of life - and no protective ozone to filter the Sun's ultraviolet rays.
Oct 03, 2017, 15:15 PM IST
Now, crying can help generate electricity
Researchers have found that applying pressure to a protein present in tears could actually generate electricity.
Oct 03, 2017, 13:26 PM IST
World's first robotic farm completes fully automatic harvest
The researchers purchased several small-size agricultural machines, including a tractor and a combine, a machine for harvesting grain crops, the 'Live Science' reported.
Oct 02, 2017, 19:13 PM IST
Do you know how many years ago did homo sapiens emerge?
Swedish and South African scientists managed to identify the genetic sequence of the remains of three hunter-gatherer individuals who lived between 2,300 and 1,800 years ago and four peasants who lived between 500 and 300 years ago
Sep 29, 2017, 16:34 PM IST
Earth lost 40% mass during formation
Analysing a mixture of earth samples and meteorites, the scientists shed new light on the sequence of events that led to the creation of our home planet.
Sep 28, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
Fourth gravitational wave signal detected – Five things you need to know
The latest observation was made on August 14, 2017. It's the first gravitational wave signal recorded by the Virgo detector.
Sep 28, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Archaeologists unearth 'Lost city' of Alexander the Great in Iraq
Researchers at the British Museum in London used drones to find the remains of Qalatga Darband, a fortified settlement in northern Iraq with a thriving wine trade, that went unrecorded in history.
Sep 26, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
