The Truth can never be hidden
Some people can live apparently ordinary lives even when both copies of a gene (one inherited from the mother and the other from the father) have stopped working. Until their DNA is…
By Sohail Khan · 13 Aug
Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country…
By Sohail Khan · 13 Aug
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to be part of its Moon Base programme. At the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint…
By Sohail Khan · 12 Aug
As a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Europe on August 12 for the first time since 1999, solar physicists at the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bengaluru, along…
By Sohail Khan · 12 Aug
(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) When a certain brilliantly-coloured butterfly, found halfway…
By Sohail Khan · 12 Aug
Scientists have discovered three new species of cascade frogs from the biodiverse-rich forests of Northeast India and documented five other species in the country for the first time. The findings, published in…
By Sohail Khan · 12 Aug
A solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, with many parts of the world set to witness the celestial event, either partially or completely. What is a solar eclipse? A solar…
By Sohail Khan · 12 Aug
The story so far: Theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar has been awarded the Dirac Medal for his contributions to statistical physics — an honour he is sharing with three other physicists, Bernard Derrida,…
By Sohail Khan · 12 Aug
M.P. Parameswaran, former nuclear scientist who later became prominent as a Marxist theorist, people’s science movement activist and writer, passed away in Thrissur, Kerala, on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). He was 92.…
By Sohail Khan · 11 Aug
Glaciers look still — but in reality they are constantly moving as they slowly carry ice from high mountains to the lower reaches. A new study has reported that glaciers in the…
By Sohail Khan · 11 Aug