Taira Malaney will never forget the female olive ridley sea turtle she encountered one evening while shooting her film, Turtle Walker, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “She came up and just kept digging and digging and digging. I think she must have done so for nine hours,” remembers the Goa-based writer, director, and producer....
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October 19, 2026October 19, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Being a good doctor is risky in India
The shortage of doctors in India, particularly in rural areas, is well documented. This shortage compounds the suffering of rural communities, where people must suffer not only with disease but also with the struggle to access care. Illness in rural India is therefore not merely a departure from good health. It can push entire families...
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October 18, 2026October 18, 2026Science & Tech
Satellite radiation: blocking the view
A view of radio telescopes of the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in the U.S. | Photo Credit: Yifu Wu/Unsplash Communications satellites in low-earth orbit are emitting radio signals that interfere with astronomy across a range of frequencies, a study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has reported. The findings, reported...
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October 18, 2026October 18, 2026Science & Tech
Two-Face molecule could help make IBD treatments more effective
Deep within the intestinal wall, beyond where digestion and nutrient absorption occur, are immune outposts called solitary isolated lymphoid tissues, or SILTs. These structures host cells that govern how aggressively the gut reacts to microbes. A weak response lets pathogens take root while an overactive one causes the immune system to attack the gut —...
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October 18, 2026October 18, 2026Science & Tech
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which is expected to take five years, will provide clues to how Phobos and its smaller sibling Deimos formed, and hopefully even shed light...
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October 18, 2026October 18, 2026Science & Tech
Russian military satellite stalks U.S. radar satellite in orbit
Russia and Ukraine are at war on the ground — and two satellites around 550 km above have come to the centre of a similar confrontation. The Russian Cosmos-2612 satellite has changed its orbit repeatedly to approach ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar-imaging satellite registered in the U.S. and whose operator currently supplies radar data to Ukraine....
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October 17, 2026October 17, 2026Science & Tech
Ariel, Umbriel and the man who made them real
You know the difference between inventions and discoveries, don’t you? While both of them are fundamental processes that have shaped the course of human history, there’s a difference between them. In simple terms, inventions correspond to coming up with something new based on experimentation and study. Discoveries, meanwhile, are the process of finding something that...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Science & Tech
Gaganyaan: ISRO completes key test ahead of first uncrewed mission
The Gaganyaan mission envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of three members to an orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission and bringing them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Separating the crew module from the service module involves multiple precisely...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Science & Tech
Bengaluru scientists decode solar eruptions using Aditya-L1 and Proba-3 satellites
A file photo of Aditya-L1 entering the Halo Orbit. In a first, scientists from Bengaluru and their international collaborators have analysed scientific observations of solar eruptions and studied the coronal mass ejections (CMEs) by using data derived from India’s Aditya-L1 mission and Europe’s Proba-3. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) combined observations from...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Science & Tech
CERN and Mistral partner to build AI foundation models for physics
File photo of Mistral AI, the French artificial intelligence company. File | Photo Credit: Reuters European physics research centre CERN and Mistral AI have signed a statement of intent to establish a long-term strategic partnership to develop foundation models for scientific discovery, the two organisations said on Thursday (October 15, 2026). The partners aim to...
