Chronobiology and the Ghost Shift of the Modern Eye
Technology has granted us the ultimate modern freedom: the ability to conquer darkness.
Technology has granted us the ultimate modern freedom: the ability to conquer darkness.
Physicists have long been fascinated with dark matter. Scientists discovered that observable matter, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and planets, can only account for 5% of the universe’s structure.
The contamination of the environment by pesticides cannot be prevented by purification facilities and trapping devices. Enormous areas of agricultural lands and hundreds of thousands of tonnes of products are treated with pesticides; consequently, they continuously circulate in the habitat of humans.
Scientists have found more than 6,000 exoplanets to date, including WASP-94Ab. The exoplanet orbits the star WASP-94A and is just a bit bigger than Jupiter (1.58 times Jupiter’s radius). It completes a full rotation around the star in just 4 Earth days.
Children are widely regarded as the architects of our future. Yet, as a teacher of science and mathematics, I am increasingly concerned that a silent crisis is unfolding among the very generation expected to lead tomorrow's world.
How much do your genes determine how long you’ll live? It’s a question that fascinates us, and one that’s been debated for decades.
As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at the year and, in the world of science, at the findings that have kept the world on its toes. Space aficionados, in particular, have had a thrilling time.
Thermodynamic spontaneity—whether a reaction can go—can be measured by changes in either of two parameters: entropy or free energy.
Organised under the Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) component of the SEBR/ANRF Project of the central government, the programme underscored that the future of river conservation hinges as much on informed citizens as on scientific intervention.
Consider this. For the first time, Chitrakoot, a famed art gallery in Kolkata, recently brought together a historic exhibition of Durga in Art — showcasing masterpieces from Early Bengal, Kalighat traditions, and the timeless works of Jamini Roy, Nandalal Bose, and Ganesh Pyne.
