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Temperature-Tunable Nanomaterials Developed in India

Indian researchers have developed a method to control the structural, optical and electrical properties of nanomaterials using temperature. The work offers a simple route to create responsive materials...

 April 10, 2026

SMOPS 2026 Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations

The second edition of the International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations, SMOPS-2026, is being held in Bengaluru from 8 to 10 April 2026. The event focuses on innovative...

 April 9, 2026

Artemis II Sets New Lunar Distance Record

The Artemis II mission has marked a major milestone in NASA’s return to the Moon, as four astronauts became the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby....

 April 8, 2026

Psychedelics and the Sense of Self

The latest research on psychedelics is shedding light on how the brain maintains the feeling of being a distinct self. Studies using DMT, ayahuasca and meditation-based experiments suggest...

 April 8, 2026

PFBR Achieves First Criticality in India

India’s 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has attained first criticality, marking a major milestone in the country’s nuclear energy programme. First criticality means the start of...

 April 8, 2026

Madras Hedgehog Genome Study

The first complete mitochondrial genome analysis of the Madras hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), also called the bare-bellied hedgehog, has provided new insight into the evolutionary history of this little-known...

 April 8, 2026

Indian Scientists Develop Crop Pollen Identification Method

Indian scientists have developed a new method to distinguish pollen of cultivated crops from wild grasses, a breakthrough that can help reconstruct the origins of agriculture in the...

 April 7, 2026

World Health Day 2026 – Stand with Science

World Health Day 2026, observed on 7 April, begins a year-long global campaign focused on the role of science in protecting human, animal, plant and planetary health. The...

 April 7, 2026

NASA Artemis II Reaches Lunar Gravity Sphere

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission have entered the Moon’s gravitational sphere of influence during a crewed flight that is set to take them farther from...

 April 7, 2026

China and Europe Launch Joint Space Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetosphere

The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, a landmark collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is scheduled for...

 April 7, 2026

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