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Ricin poison 'terror plot': What is ricin, and why a few milligrams can be fatal

November 14, 2025 6:54 am

Last week, the Gujarat ATS arrested three men, including a ‘doctor’, for trying to produce ricin – a deadly chemical compound that, if ingested, can lead to multiple organ failure and death. Here’s everything you need to know about the protein, typically extracted from castor beans

How James Watson helped unravel the double helix structure of the DNA

November 11, 2025 11:56 am

The discovery of the DNA structure sparked a flurry of new research, birthing fields like molecular biology, biotechnology, gene modification and editing.

What govt’s AI guidelines mean for tech regulation in India

November 12, 2025 5:42 am

The recent guidelines suggest risk management within the existing framework of laws under the guiding principle of ‘Do No Harm’.

An Expert Explains | Why Indian science fails to produce Nobel laureates

November 09, 2025 12:46 pm

The major problem remains that the current nature of academia is resistant to change and blocks visionaries. Until this system is dismantled and replaced with transparent hiring, merit-based funding, and visionary leadership, India will remain a land of potential, not of discovery

Britain's King Charles III presents the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering to Jensen Huang, for his contribution to the development of modern machine learning in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Why Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said ‘China is going to win the AI race’

November 08, 2025 6:28 am

As Nvidia has become perhaps the most important company at the heart of the AI gold rush, the company fears that geopolitical tensions between the US and China could hurt its access to a vast pool of AI developers in China.

Tom Brady's cloned dog: All about the process, its criticism

November 05, 2025 6:29 pm

In the nearly three decades since Dolly the sheep was cloned, dozens of animals have been cloned using the same basic principles. The first dog was successfully cloned by South Korean researchers in 2005

ISRO's heaviest comms sat launch: All about LVM3, India's biggest ever launch vehicle

November 01, 2025 7:34 pm

Notably for the space agency, this satellite will be the first weighing over 4,000 kg to be put in the distant geosynchronous transfer orbit from Indian soil. It also breaks with ISRO's tradition of contracting out the launch of the heavier satellites to private space agencies from other countries

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Explained: ISRO’s record-breaking LVM-3 Mission today, and what it means for India’s future space flights

November 02, 2025 7:27 pm

ISRO LVM3-M5 Launch CMS-03 Satellite Today Explained: So far, ISRO had to contract out the launch of its heavier satellites to private space agencies from other countries. The current launch is a milestone towards the growing capability of the LVM3 rocket.

Why cloud seeding experiments planned over Delhi during post-monsoon season may not work

October 27, 2025 2:48 pm

Delhi Artificial Rain via Cloud Seeding Explained: Every winter, the air quality in Delhi and the surrounding areas deteriorates over a few kilometers. Smog and polluted air threaten public life, especially those with compromised lungs and respiratory conditions.

A deepfake is a video that has been digitally altered, typically used to spread false information.

As India looks to mandate AI content labelling, examining the growing menace of deepfakes

October 24, 2025 6:25 am

India AI Content Labelling: Companies like Meta and Google already have some form of AI labelling on their platforms, and ask the creator at the time of uploading a piece of content whether it was made using AI. But, enforcement remains patchy.