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India's first astronomy satellite will be launched on September 28. ISRO has noted that while it has launched payloads capable of making astronomical observations before, this is the first time on…
The year's IgNobel Awards were held on September 17, and rewarded research that defines a kind of excellence that still impacts society without managing the sobriety of character that often bags t…
Instead of insuring them against the vagaries of the seasons, the latest offering from the Ministry of Agriculture is a suggestion that farmers think their seeds into producing more. Agriculture minis…
About three weeks from now, the Nobel Foundation will announce the winners of the 2015 Nobel Prizes. Every year, commentators, opinionators and enthusiasts try to guess who will win the awards – some…
1. Despite rising taxes, cigarettes in India have become more affordable "Over the past few years, the Indian government has been stepping up efforts to reduce tobacco consumption by hiking taxe…
If you’re one of the millennials, you’re expected to not know about the Casiotron almost by definition – but you probably do. It was a Casio digital watch first sold in October 1974, and its claim to…
The GSLV Developmental-flight 6 launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation on August 27 was three things: the launch of the GSAT 6 satellite for the Indian military, the fifth successful launch…
Too many things to do at work this last week, so much so that I missed writing/blogging on a bunch of articles and papers that in other circumstances I'd have loved to discuss. Here they are, roun…
Two years ago, a study in Science put a detailed analysis behind an idea that had already taken root on a lot of people's minds: that the unfavourable weather conditions climate change was creatin…
The collaborative coding platform GitHub became the subject of a DDoS attack on August 25, its second this year after having been targeted by a massive attack in March. The issue first appeared at 3.0…
Apologies for the unplanned summer holiday, but we're back! 1. Was the tumour inside her brain her twin? (Audio) She moved from Hyderabad to do her PhD at Indiana University and began experienci…
During its formation, Venus was in the Solar System’s habitable zone – much like Earth is now. Scientists think its surface contained liquid water, and its atmosphere was somewhat like Earth’s. Maybe…