Phase of matter where order, disorder coexist in time found

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A schematic illustration of the experiment. The rectangles on the right depict the microwave pulses. The pointed spheres denote the carbon-13 nuclei’s spins. | Photo Credit: Moon, L.J.I., Schindler, P.M., Sun, Y. et al. Nat. Phys. (2025). Scientists have discovered a new phase of matter called a time rondeau crystal that shows an unusual kind … Read more

Game Bài: Trải Nghiệm Đầy Thú Vị Trong Thế Giới Giải Trí Trực Tuyến

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Trong thời đại số hóa ngày nay, game bài đã trở thành một địa điểm giải trí hấp dẫn, thu hút hàng triệu người chơi trên toàn thế giới. Nhu cầu giải trí online ngày càng cao đã dẫn đến sự phát triển mạnh mẽ của các trò chơi này, giúp người chơi không chỉ … Read more

Game Bài: Khám Phá Thế Giới Giải Trí Trực Tuyến

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Trong thời đại công nghệ số hiện nay, game bài đã trở thành một trong những hình thức giải trí phổ biến được nhiều người yêu thích. Từ những trò chơi cổ điển như blackjack, baccarat cho đến các trò chơi hiện đại, game bài không chỉ mang lại niềm vui mà còn là cơ … Read more

How does Gaganyaan’s vital crew escape system work? | Explained

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ISRO preparing to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan Mission, in Sriharikota in 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: The Gaganyaan mission aims to safely transport Indian astronauts to a low-earth orbit of around 400 km altitude using the human-rated LVM3 (HLVM3) rocket as the launch vehicle, and to return them … Read more

The unexplained drop in gender ratio following Bihar’s SIR

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Voters show their finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a polling station, during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Vaishali, Bihar | Photo Credit: – In the 2024 general elections, Bihar was one of the few States where a higher percentage of women voted compared to men, even though there … Read more

Microplastics threaten Goa’s estuarine fisheries, human consumers

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Microplastics in water bodies can be ingested by very small organisms, which in turn are consumed by larger ones. As a result, the bodies of animals higher up in the food chain accumulate  more microplastics and can suffer from amplified toxicity. This phenomenon is called bioaccumulation. To understand microplastic bioaccumulation along the Goan coast, scientists … Read more

Why do we feel sleepy after a heavy meal?

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Meals rich in carbohydrates, such as rice, bread, and sweets, raise the amount of glucose in the blood. | Photo Credit: Zoshua Colah/Unsplash We often feel sleepy after a meal because digestion changes how blood and energy circulate in the body. When we eat, the stomach and intestines start working to break down food and … Read more

‘We love the way research translates into impact in India’

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Imperial College London and Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB) have announced a partnership to facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge with the development of new facilities, a joint fellowship programme, and public engagement activities. The announcement, made by Hugh Brady, President, Imperial College, on his visit to India as part of a UK delegation led … Read more

Telangana tops States in UPI transaction intensity: RBI paper

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Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra also recorded high UPI usage intensity. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J The usage intensity of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions — measured in per capita volume terms — is highest in Telangana among all the States, according to a recent paper published in the Reserve Bank of India’s … Read more

Counting calories: a brief history

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Ever glanced at the back of a food packet and seen that bold number staring back at you? Calories. For over a century, this single unit has dominated our conversations about food, health, and weight. We count them, burn them, and often, feel guilty about them. But have you ever wondered where this powerful little … Read more

Snow leopards are the world’s least genetically diverse big cat

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The snow leopard, the agile “ghost of the mountains” that inhabits the rugged ranges of 12 Asian countries, including India, has the lowest genetic diversity of any big cat species in the world, even lower than that of the dwindling cheetah. A new study led by researchers at Stanford University, published in Proceedings of the … Read more

SpaceX launches another Starship rocket to test reusable design

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This image made from video provided by SpaceX shows Starship’s 11th flight test launching from Starbase, Texas. | Photo Credit: AP Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its eleventh Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas on Monday (October 13, 2025), a test mission to demonstrate the giant vehicle’s reusable design for lofting satellites and eventually taking humans to … Read more

Seals, birds under threat in new ‘red list’ of endangered species

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The IUCN World Congress will drive action on nature-based recovery, climate change, and biodiversity. | Photo Credit: AFP Arctic seals and birds are coming under increasing threat, mainly due to climate change and human activity, according to an updated list of endangered species released Friday by the world’s top conservation body. The International Union for … Read more

Space-tech firm GalaxEye to launch world’s first multi-sensor EO satellite in 2026

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The company plans to launch 8-10 satellites over the next four years. | Photo Credit: GalaxEye website Space-tech start-up GalaxEye on Monday (October 13, 2025) said it will launch the world’s first multi-sensor Earth observation (EO) satellite ‘Mission Drishti’ in the first quarter of next year, marking the beginning of setting up a constellation of … Read more

Abel laureate Masaki Kashiwara changed how algebra meets analysis

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In March this year, the Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara found out over a Zoom call that he had been awarded the Abel Prize, one of mathematics’ highest honours, for “his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory”. Dr. Kashiwara had started developing parts of his Abel-winning work when he was 23. He is now … Read more

How is the immune system kept in check? | Explained

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The story so far: The Nobel Prize season for 2025 began with the announcement of the Physiology or Medicine Prize on October 6. The three awardees — U.S.-based researchers, Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, and Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi — were chosen for their “discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” Their discovery enabled a fundamental understanding … Read more

When the honey became green, blue and red!

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A sample of honey (L) besides the coloured ones. | Photo Credit: Reuters Imagine trying to collect some honey and finding it in colours of green, blue and the brightest hues you can find instead of the typical golden yellow. This was exactly the kind of fix that beekeepers in France found themselves in! The … Read more

Mendelian genetics, Darwinian evolution closely linked with chemistry, says expert

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Academician and scientist P. Balaram speaking at a programme in SRM University-A.P. on Friday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Mendelian genetics and Darwinian evolution are closely linked with chemistry, said Padma Bhushan awardee P. Balaram. Delivering a lecture on “Evolutionary Inventions and Innovations That Drove the Rise of Chemistry, the Birth of Biology, and Determine Human History” at … Read more

2025 physics Nobel Prize: the magic of quantum pervades all scales

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John Clarke (University of California, Berkeley), Michel H. Devoret (Yale University, Connecticut and University of California, Santa Barbara), and John M. Martinis (University of California, Santa Barbara) have shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics. The prize recognises their contributions to experimentally demonstrating the manifestation of quantum effects in macroscopic systems, confirming our faith that … Read more

Even on ‘clear’ days, the air can be chemically toxic

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Air samples collected on clean days were often more toxic to lung cells than those collected on polluted days thanks to MCFPs, whose sources include vehicular emissions. | Photo Credit: Previn Samuel/Unsplash Governments and scientists often judge air quality by the amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in it. These particles can enter deep into … Read more

RRI technique yields certified randomness with one qubit

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A wafer of quantum computers. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Steve Jurvetson Randomness is essential today. From encrypting sensitive information to simulating biological systems, unpredictable numbers are indispensable. Yet most everyday random numbers aren’t truly random. Conventional computers use algorithms called pseudorandom number generators to produce sequences that look random but are ultimately predictable if … Read more

Hydropower project on Chenab gets clearance

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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrol on a boat at Chenab river ahead of Diwali festival near India-Pakistan border on October 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI An apex committee of the Environment Ministry has accorded a fresh environmental clearance to the Sawalkote hydroelectric project, proposed to come up on Chenab river in Ramban, Jammu … Read more

Scientists decode ancient earthquakes using quartz clocks in the earth — Sand Dikes

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Paleoseismology helps scientists understand how frequently large earthquakes have occurred in the past — especially in regions with incomplete or no historical seismic records. By studying traces of ancient earthquakes preserved in the ground, researchers can determine when they occurred, how strong they were, how often they might recur, and how geological faults evolve over … Read more