Science & Technology

The law, due to take effect on December 10, would block minors from platforms such as Meta's Instagram, TikTok and Snap's Snapchat

According to the direction dated November 28, all mobile phones that will be manufactured in India or imported after 90 days from the date of issuing of the order will need to have the app

Deforestation and disruptions, such as wildfires, run the risk of turning many of the world’s forests into a ‘carbon source’ from ‘carbon sink’

Urge greater focus on female-related research

The robot uses twin arms equipped with flexible hands in two sizes and vision sensors to identify, grip and assemble fragments without damaging their delicate surfaces

The framework provides a new lens to look at cancer — not by its size or spread alone, but by its molecular personality

Gobeklitepe, Karahantepe reshaping understanding of prehistory

First documentation of electrical activity in the thin Martian atmosphere

By training an AI model to read and transcribe the old texts, researchers will now be able to access and analyse the whole collection far more quickly

This can have devastating consequences for over a billion people depending on the regions

The team conducted a set of laboratory experiments to show the activity of Piperlongumine, a natural compound, as an alternative to chemotherapy

The IAF Group Captain said the aspiring astronauts will have to compete with him

The need to continue and expand wastewater surveillance for multiple pathogens across cities, hospitals and communities was highlighted

The young fish are about the size of a small pencil

Across mainland Southeast Asia, more than 2,400 mines could be releasing deadly chemicals like cyanide and mercury into rivers

As AQI soars and smog creeps indoors, air purifiers are emerging as must-have health guardians

Cambridge Dictionary’s choice for Word of the Year follows a spike in the lookups

The coffin lay among the ruins of abandoned houses in a quarter of Aquincum vacated in the 3rd century

These can enhance the energy density and stability of the materials resulting in more efficient batteries

Measuring 45 cm in length, the squid belongs to the family Octopoteuthidae

The developed method offers a sustainable and low-cost solution to one of the world's most persistent environmental threats

Schemes such as the mine water district heat network in Gateshead, in north-east England, are already providing low-carbon, cheaper heat and hot water to residential homes

India’s annual average temperature in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991-2020 baseline

China, the US and countries in the European Union are among those that have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

Findings show that more than 80 per cent of Indian patients carry multidrug-resistant organisms, underscoring the scale of antimicrobial resistance in the country