A unique lunar event, featuring a rare blue moon, is set to occur on Sunday (May 31, 2026), according to science experts and the U.S. space agency NASA. The moon will be both a “micromoon” and a blue moon. A calendar blue moon typically occurs once every two to three years. This will be the...
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May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Science & Tech
Meteor explodes over U.S. with blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT
A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT. The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 p.m. (11:36 p.m. IST), the U.S. space agency’s deputy news...
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May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Science & Tech
Whose brilliance is it anyway? | Review of A Touch of Genius, ed. Rudrangshu Mukherjee
A Touch of Genius, a new anthology of the writings of “Indian Nobel laureates”, edited by historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee, is both nationalist and critical of nationalism — possibly by accident — and exists in an unresolved tension with itself. But first, Mukherjee’s introduction is absorbing. His use of Isaiah Berlin’s distinction between the hedgehog and...
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May 30, 2026May 30, 2026Science & Tech
What happens when a Pope travels to Lebanon? A math problem
You know how sometimes a road gets repaired just before a VIP is going to visit? Nadim Kobeissi, a computer science researcher at the American University of Beirut, used this to his country’s advantage. Sort of. In a research paper, he calculated the minimum number of times the Pope would have to visit Lebanon for...
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May 30, 2026May 30, 2026Science & Tech
Explained | What is genome sequencing and why does the Genome India Project matter?
The story so far: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) recently said that the exercise to sequence 10,000 Indian human genomes and create a database under the Centre-backed Genome India Project is about two-thirds complete. About 7,000 Indian genomes have already been sequenced of which, 3,000 are available for public access by researchers. The proponents of...
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May 30, 2026May 30, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
What is Bangladesh’s Padma Barrage?
Bangladesh has approved a large river engineering project called the Padma barrage, on the Padma river, which is Bangladesh’s stretch of the Ganga, in Rajbari district. It is Bangladesh’s attempt to partially re-engineer the hydrology of its southwest region, which has become prone to drought after decades of reduced seasonal flows linked to the Farakka...
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May 30, 2026May 30, 2026News, Science & Tech
Blue Origin Faces Major Setback After Rocket Explosion During Launchpad Test
Texas, May 30, 2026: Space company Blue Origin, founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has reportedly suffered a significant setback after one of its rockets experienced an explosion during a launchpad test. The incident has sparked fresh concerns about the company’s upcoming space missions and its long-term ambitions in the increasingly competitive commercial space industry....
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May 30, 2026May 30, 2026Science & Tech
Science quiz on holiday spots for the really, really brave
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May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Science & Tech
CCMB scientists identify rare gene behind Indian girl’s red hair
Indians typically have black hair, with grey appearing as a natural part of ageing. But red hair? The colour more commonly associated with Europeans has now been identified in a rare case in India, intriguing scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad. Their study was prompted by a striking case...
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May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Science & Tech
370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year; scientists have found they may feel pain
You’re cooking dinner, distracted, and your hand brushes a hot pan. Nerve signals race to your spinal cord and back to yank your arm away in a fraction of a second, with no thought required. Then comes the pain. A sharp, spreading sting gives way to a pulsing ache, and you cradle your hand and...
