How a tiny worm solving a 25-year mystery could inspire the future of healing
Imagine an animal that can regrow its whole body — head, brain, organs, and all — from just a small fragment.
Imagine an animal that can regrow its whole body — head, brain, organs, and all — from just a small fragment.
During the 19th century, scientists found that the main constituents of different foods were carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, and water.
Perhaps the most important factor in nurturing scientific excellence is the culture of research itself. In India, scientists are often encouraged to pursue safe, incremental projects that guarantee results and funding.
A team from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, is documenting stromatolites, layered structures formed by ancient cyanobacteria that are considered among the earliest fossils on the planet.
Speaking at the Health Research Excellence Summit 2025 in New Delhi on Thursday, Patel said, “India should not only contribute to global science but lead it.”
A team of scientists has identified two new probiotics strains that can help lower high blood pressure that affects at least 40 per cent of the global population.
Studies have implicated at least 500 genes in such disorders. But scientists have no idea exactly how defects in most of these genes impair brain function.
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia (decline of brain function, memory and thinking skills).
Two scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) visited the Jadavpur University campus in West Bengal’s Kolkata on Tuesday…
As artificial intelligence (AI) makes deeper inroads into our lives, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is building a new organisation…
