When medicinal foods are regulated as foods, they are subjected to lower efficacy and safety standards than if they were medicines, putting consumers at risk

One million cases of human leptospirosis are reported every year resulting in an estimated 60,000 deaths

Preclinical studies of an insulin candidate named NNC2215 have shown promise; this smart insulin can alter its own activity in response to glucose concentration in the body

Over 70,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and M.Phil students given degrees in absentia and 520 Ph.D candidates, including 90 gold medal-winners, receive their degrees in person

While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub

The team of two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months, conducting a variety of experiments and maintaining the structure

So far, researchers have observed fewer clear-cut examples of human-induced evolution in the wild than one might imagine.

A new study shows that complex organic molecules (with carbon and hydrogen) likely existed in the cold, dark gas cloud that gave rise to our Solar System.

Prof Godbole was a role model for young researchers, particularly women scientists struggling against gender bias and negative attitudes

This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on drones.

Odisha has moved a tigress from Maharashtra to its Similipal to address the increasing number of pseudo-melanistic tigers

The mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond the earth

Remembering the life and legacy of pioneering physicist Professor Rohini Godbole through the eyes of colleagues and students.

Besides wild poliovirus cases, the WHO registry has data of only the circulating VDPV cases and not the cases that belong to the other two VDPV categories — iVDPV and aVDPV

A great book written and illustrated by English polymath Robert Hooke, Micrographia appeared in bookshops in January 1665. The advance copy of this book, which details Hooke’s exploration into many things small, far, and sometimes elusive, is believed to have been shown to the Royal Society on November 3, 1664. A.S.Ganesh tries to hook you onto Hooke’s story…  

As the maximum phase of the current solar cycle approaches, continuously monitoring the Sun with Aditya’s VELC payload is expected to provide valuable scientific data

Scientists say the model could reduce the need for multiple ultrasounds scans once it is validated at greater scale

In a new study, fungi that lacked the Sre1 protein were found to be highly sensitive to nickel; the gene that encodes for this protein is conserved in all animals, including humans

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector

Tardigrades can survive hazardous radiation, extreme heat and cold, and can go for long periods without water; researchers are wondering if these abilities can be ‘transferred’

Flash floods in Spain devastate communities, leaving thousands displaced and authorities scrambling to provide relief and assistance.

RNA editing is in its nascent stage, yet there are already at least 11 biotechnology companies worldwide developing RNA editing methods for a range of diseases

Tens of thousands of new seeds from around the world arrived at the seed vault on Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, in mid-October 2024.

The acronym dominating this year's summit is NCQG - which stands for the New Collective Quantified Goal.

At home in the tropical forests of Central and South America, vampire bats feed on various animals, including tapirs, mountain lions, penguins and livestock.

This week’s Sci-five quiz is on vampire bats.

NASA astronauts discuss extended spaceflight, hospitalisation upon return from the International Space Station

All available data suggest human infections caused by the reassortant virus are attributed to direct poultry-to-human transmission, with no evidence of human-to-human spread

Researchers have found a surge in the prevalence of mutations that can be attributed to a protein family in the human body called APOBEC

While a lightning strike occurs between a cloud and an object on or near the ground, it takes the path of least resistance, which means it moves towards the closest object with the highest electric potential

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags

The conference has been organised since 2005 by the Swadeshi Vijnana Andolana by joining hands with universities, and research and development institutions in Karnataka

Much of what we know is based on Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986, but now it seems the probe visited at a time of unusual conditions

New studies advance our understanding of how birds produce their colourful displays – and how these traits have evolved.

When a company buys carbon offsets, it pays a project elsewhere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its behalf – by planting trees, for example, or generating renewable energy