Biotechnology graduates are the architects of the next animal science revolution in the country, experts said at a webinar on “Biotech Careers: Food and Nutrition” on Sunday (March 22, 2026). The webinar was jointly organised by the Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, and The Hindu as part of the series titled “Biotechnology: Role in Industry...
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March 23, 2026March 23, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Heart disease kills 28.6 lakh Indians every year and yet, treatment is uneven and erratic
On a cold February morning, Jassuram Khanna, a farmer from Sujau village in Chakrata in Uttarakhand, felt a tightness in his chest on his way to the market. After waiting a few minutes, he called his son Suresh to come and take him to the doctor. They hired a private car and went to the...
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March 23, 2026March 23, 2026Science & Tech
How do we know climate science is credible?
On March 10, a journal called Science of Climate Change published a paper calling into question the foundations of climate change. The paper concluded that after accounting for some sources of uncertainty in the climate data, the ‘correct’ changes in the oceans’ heat content and Earth’s energy imbalance are practically zero. In other words, the...
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March 23, 2026March 23, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year?
Chasing an endless summer, one shorebird species undertakes a gruelling annual journey from the Arctic to the tip of South America and back — a feat increasingly fraught with peril. The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is one of the world’s most remarkable travellers, but its population has plunged 95% in four decades due to a...
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March 23, 2026March 23, 2026Science & Tech
Daily Quiz: On World Meteorological Day
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March 22, 2026March 22, 2026Science & Tech
New technique helps superconductor break 33-year temperature record
For more than a century, physicists have looked for a material that conducts electricity with zero resistance at room temperature — practical enough to transform how the world generates and uses energy. But for a long time, the highest temperature at which a material became superconducting at room pressure was -140 °C. Some other materials...
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March 22, 2026March 22, 2026Science & Tech
What is the Minor Planet Centre?
Last week, the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) announced 15 new moons had been found, four around Jupiter and 11 around Saturn. The Jovian moons were found by the U.S.-based Scott Sheppard and David Tholen and the Saturnian ones by a team led by Edward Ashton in Taiwan. The MPC is the world’s primary repository for...
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March 22, 2026March 22, 2026Science & Tech
How humans came to inhabit every corner of the world
From African deserts to the Arctic circle: humans spread across the planet faster and farther than any other wild vertebrate, making us outliers in the animal kingdom. While we occupy 132 million sq. km of land, a typical wild mammal occupies 165 sq. km. How did humans achieve this feat? The answer lies in...
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March 22, 2026March 22, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
How agriPV can turn India’s farms into dual-purpose powerhouses
In the 2026-27 budget, the outlay for the PM-KUSUM scheme nearly doubled to Rs 5,000 crore, signalling the government’s renewed emphasis on increasing solar power production centred on India’s farmers. Specifically, the scheme aims to provide energy and water security to farmers, enhance incomes, and decarbonise the farm sector through decentralised solar pumps and power...
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March 21, 2026March 21, 2026Science & Tech
Some moons may have conditions suitable for the emergence of life
The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon. In an astonishing discovery in 2009, a mission to the moon chanced upon traces of water on the craggy celestial body 3,80,000 km from Earth. Now, scientists have said that distant moons, far away from planets and even the sun, may...
