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On January 7, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck Tibet near Mount Everest, registering a magnitude of 7.1 according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and 6.8 by Chinese authorities. The tremor, with its epicenter in Tingri County, about…

AI is as good as clinicians at interpreting mammograms, a real-world study with nearly 500,000 participants in Germany suggests.

Pluto and Charon’s meet-cute may have started with a kiss. New computer simulations of the dwarf planet and its largest moon suggest that the pair got together in a “kiss-and-capture” collision, where the two bodies briefly joined…

Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have discovered that the wasps don’t dole…

Living tissue from the memory centers of people’s brains reveals sparse nerve cell connections that provide strong, reliable signaling between cells.

Physicists are putting the finishing touches on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, or JUNO, which will delve into the secretive ways of neutrinos, a family of extremely lightweight subatomic particles with no…

Videos circulating on social media purportedly showed that hospitals in China are overwhelmed by a surge in respiratory illnesses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Social media posts claim that outbreaks of multiple viruses—HMPV,…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came within 6.1 million kilometers of…

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. HT Image The germ didn't have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a pandemic that exposed…

Sid Sivakumar, a puzzle constructor and M.D./Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, edited this puzzle. Looking for answers? Go to sciencenews.org/puzzle-answers. We’ll publish science-themed crosswords…

Mumbai, The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Thursday said its researchers have identified bacteria that can consume toxic pollutants in the soil and produce helpful nutrients as a by-product. The premier institute said in a…

New Delhi, Pupil size during sleep whether contracted or dilated could be key to understanding how the brain forms long-lasting memories, according to a study in mice, findings from which could help refine interventions for improving…

One of the world’s best insect undertakers is making a comeback. Populations of the American burying beetle, North America’s largest carrion beetle, have been decimated due mainly to habitat loss and dwindling wildlife species.…

New Delhi, India will look forward to a heavenly handshake between its two satellites in the new year even as it sets its eyes on launching the most expensive earth observation spacecraft in alliance with NASA. HT Image ISRO's…

As 2024 draws to a close, let's reflect on some of the most remarkable inventions and discoveries in science and technology. From groundbreaking medical breakthroughs and significant space exploration milestones to advances in ancient…

New Delhi, India's hopes in the field of science took new wings this year with the government unveiling a space vision that seeks to establish a space station by 2035 and land an Indian on the moon by 2047 even as efforts to crack the…

After the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C60 carrying the SpaDeX spacecraft on Monday, marking its final mission of 2024, the organization is now preparing for the launch of the NVS-02 satellite in…

Sriharikota , ISRO is gearing up to achieve a significant milestone with a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle mission scheduled in January set to become the 100th launch from the Sriharikota spaceport, a top official said. HT Image The…

Sriharikota: ISRO's PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late on Monday. ISRO shared that the primary…

A gene involved in setting cholesterol levels may also determine whether breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body. A variant of the PCSK9 gene drives the spread of breast cancer, but a lab-made antibody already approved…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its year-end mission, the "Space Docking Experiment" (SpaDeX), on Monday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 10:00:15 pm. "Tonight at…

Good news for stargazers and astrophiles alike! As we prepare to bid farewell to 2024, the cosmos has one last celestial spectacle in store: a rare 'Black Moon.' Mark your calendars for December 30-31, when this fascinating phenomenon will…

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the Centre on the "feasibility and mechanism" for implementation of the CPCB's recommendations for controlling ozone levels, which were found beyond the permissible limits in…

New Delhi, ISRO is set to launch two satellites on Monday night from the Sriharikota spaceport to demonstrate docking and undocking of spacecraft in orbit, which will make India the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat. HT…

The year 2025 is set to feature two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses, but only one of these will be visible in India, according to Dr. Rajendra Prakash Gupt, Superintendent of the Ujjain-based Jiwaji Observatory. Speaking on Friday, he…

NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is in good health and operating normally after making closest approach to the Sun ever. This historic event took place on December 24, when the probe passed within a mere 3.8 million miles (6.1…

An undersea volcano is likely to erupt sometime in 2025. This much advance notice is a big deal, because forecasting eruptions more than hours ahead is “pretty unique,” says geophysicist William Chadwick. But 470 kilometers off…

NASA announced on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe is "safe" and functioning normally after completing the closest approach to the Sun ever achieved by a human-made object. A 2018 artist's concept shows the Parker Solar Probe…

Even just a few minutes of vigorous movement per day lowers the risk of serious cardiovascular problems, like heart attack and heart failure, in women.

On Christmas Eve, December 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history by coming closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever has, flying within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometres) of the Sun, into the blistering heat of its outer…