The meteorite would have delivered a large amount of phosphorous, a nutrient for microbes crucial for the molecules central to storing and conveying genetic information.

Scientists know that while some of these meteorites come from the Moon and Mars, the majority come from asteroid.

It’s important to anticipate RNA viruses and how they could evolve because they mutate rapidly and adapt quickly to new conditions

Some of the experiments being mooted include how weightlessness can influence muscle loss on those in space, what kind of algae may be suitable as nutrients or to preserve food for longer

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics.

In a groundbreaking experiment, Saha Institute scientists have built bacterial computers that behave like artificial neural networks

Lady Shri Ram College for Women’s Conflict Transformation and Peace Building course trains students to look at ways in which conflicts can be resolved at various levels.

“I don't agree that technology has created a decline in our critical thinking skills.”

Field trips, hands-on experience and affordable tuition fee… Neelakshi Joshi writes about her PhD study in Germany.

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How can graduates successfully project themselves to employers in India on completion of their studies in the U.K.?

Rising technology and industrial growth have distanced us from Nature, and it is high time we reconnected with it for our own well being.

Who are we really when we are alone? Can we be free of the need for external voices to discipline us, as we see the true joy of what we are doing?

No seats in BA(Hons) Political Science, BA (Hons) Sociology in general category in many colleges

Attending a coaching class is not the only way to obtain a good score. Tips to keep in mind while preparing for it from home.

Students can apply for vacant seats in various colleges on Monday and Tuesday

The Educate in India campaign can help in optimising opportunities in the global arena.

This is a sixfold increase compared to the demand seen last year

The classroom is no picnic. But each year, each day can be an opportunity for discovering oneself.

As IITs open gates to international students, many in Sri Lanka are gearing up for the entrance tests to get into them.

SNEHA PRAKASH WADKAR writes about studying civil engineering in Auckland and adapting to the challenge.

Three educationists, who attended a Fulbright-Nehru seminar in the U.S., share their thoughts on the American education system.

With book-learning displacing life-learning, physical labour seems to have lost the respectability it once commanded.

The draft National Education Policy was made public online in June 2016. It has met with roadblocks ever since.

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More and more youngsters are making a career out of their passion

From pickles and photocopies to movie tickets and medicines, a bunch of young men promise to deliver anything anywhere. K. Jeshi finds out more