Science

For more than 5,300 years, it lay undisturbed beneath a Stone Age tomb in northern Spain, hidden among the remains of nearly 100 people. When archaeologists finally uncovered the ancient skull, they expected another glimpse into prehistoric life. Instead, they found evidence of something far more extraordinary. Careful examination revealed that the woman had undergone…

Image Credit: Facebook/ @Egypt’s State Information Service Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,000-year-old tomb near Luxor, Egypt revealing fresh insights into the country’s ancient past. The tomb, discovered in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank is believed to have belonged to a senior official named Paser, who lived during the Ramesside period. The…

Concorde flew so high that it was forced to carry a radiation meter to track dangerous cosmic storms British-French supersonic jet Concorde flew so close to the edge of space that it had to carry a special radiation meter to monitor dangerous cosmic storms. If the cockpit instrument sounded an alarm, the only way pilots…

Scientists say crushing deep-ocean pressure squeezes hidden nutrients out of sinking marine snow, feeding microbes and changing what we know about Earth’s carbon cycle (Representational AI image) Life in the deepest parts of the ocean may have access to more food than scientists once believed. A new study has found that the huge pressure found…

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope images of the Crab Nebula Nearly 1,000 years after people first saw a bright new star appear in the sky, scientists have measured how the remains of that explosion are still expanding today.In July 1054, court astronomers in China recorded a bright “guest star” near Tianguan, now known as Zeta Tauri….

In the Indian state of Rajasthan, authorities have excavated a 28km artificial lake to line it with plastic and separate it from sand. Behind this lies the mission to supply water to 5 million people living in the cities of Jaisalmer and Barmer in the state. A reservoir in the Thar Desert The Thar Desert…

Thomas Szasz (Image: Wikipedia) Say what you actually think and someone will call you opinionated. Keep your views to yourself and someone else will say you lack conviction. Thomas Szasz, the Hungarian-American psychiatrist known for challenging almost every accepted idea in his own field, summed up that impossible bind in one line. “If you have…

A school science project has turned into an award-winning innovation for 17-year-old Edward Kang, a student from New Jersey who developed an artificial intelligence tool capable of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by analysing retinal images. Called RetinaMind, the experimental AI examines photographs of the back of the eye to…

India’s historic Physics Olympiad sweep: Five students secure gold at IPhO 2026 in Colombia Ask an Indian teenager to name Virat Kohli, Neeraj Chopra or PV Sindhu, and the answer comes instantly. But ask the same student about Kanishk Jain, Riddhesh Anant Bendale, Rishit Garg, Shresth Suraiya or Svarit Joshi, and chances are you’ll be…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of cosmetic dermatology, not as a replacement for dermatologists, but as a powerful clinical tool that helps them assess skin, personalise treatments and improve patient outcomes. From analysing high-resolution facial images to predicting how a person’s skin might respond to laser procedures, AI is reshaping the way cosmetic…