Science & Technology

This marks Delhi’s third major cloud seeding attempt — the first was in 1957 and the second in the early 1970s, according to climate scientist Roxy Mathew Koll of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

First attempts of artificial rain or snowfall are said to have been made in 1946

Findings also suggest that movement due to humans on the planet could be up to 40 times more than that of all land animals combined

More heat, longer summers inhibit crabs' growth

The launch vehicle has been fully assembled and integrated with the spacecraft, and moved to the launch pad for final pre-launch operations

You can now track your heart rate, blood sugar, oxygen levels, sleep quality at home, but use tech to spot trends and not to self-treat

He, along with British astronomer Fred Hoyle, proposed that the universe had always existed with continuous creation of new matter into infinity

White blood cells are the body’s primary immune defence system and help fight off infections by bacteria, viruses and parasites

The researchers said they combined optical data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with radio data from the Very Large Array

Out of 5 lakh students who participated in a nationwide online competition, Dhaanvi Karthikeyan was selected from India

Five cloud-seeding trials are planned in northwest Delhi to reduce particulate pollution during the post-Diwali smog season

While Cs. annulata is a cold-tolerant species, a warming climate could still make it easier for the species to survive and establish in Iceland: Entomologist

Draped like curtains over the seabed, these nets trap unsuspecting sea creatures and slowly disintegrate into microplastics

In some cases, these operatives marry their targets and have children, securing long-term access to confidential information

Cyber fraudsters extort lakhs from Jabalpur influencer using fake Instagram strikes

China records the highest annual net gain in forest area, followed by the Russian Federation with 9,42,000 hectares and India with 1,91,000 hectares

Tech giant introduces safety features across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger

The letter, released Wednesday by a politically and geographically diverse group of public figures, is squarely aimed at tech giants like Google, OpenAI and Meta Platforms that are racing each other to build a form of artificial intelligence designed to surpass humans at many tasks

The discovery would provide a glimpse into the future of the universe

The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from the previous year

Amazon's shopping website, PrimeVideo and Alexa facing issues, according to Downdetector

Chandrayaan-2 was launched by ISRO on July 22, 2019, from Sriharikota

The lithoclasts ejected from the crater were found to be composed of sandstone and shale of the Mithakari Group, belonging to this geological period

Meta says parents will gain insights into what their children chat about with AI characters — without access to the full conversations

It could be related to how lung movements during a deep breath reduce surface tension of the organ’s fluid, making it easier to breathe, a study has found