An international study involving scientists from the United States and China, has uncovered the genetic mechanisms linking diet quality and brain size in primates; it reveals that the quality of food primates eat influences not just their energy levels but also the way their brains evolve at the genetic level

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international waters, after the United States moved to unilaterally kick-start the controversial industry. The United States, ...more

Shukla is on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station as part of a joint ISRO-NASA project

The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers has already melted away, a monitoring service said, with Friday marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as glacier loss day. Wi ...more

NASA has spotted an intergalactic comet, named 3I/Atlas, that journeyed into our solar system. This icy snowball, the third interstellar object detected, poses no threat to Earth. Currently near Jupiter, it will pass between Mars and Ea ...more

A stunning 54-pound Martian meteorite, known as NWA 16788, is poised to hit the auction block in New York, with a staggering estimated value of $4 million. Unearthed in Niger, this meteorite stands as the largest Martian specimen on Ear ...more

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to reach the International Space Station, engaged with Indian students in a live session under ISRO’s Vidyarthi Samvad Programme. Shukla shared insights into daily life in sp ...more

Elon Musk wants the International Space Station to shut down. He suggests focusing on Mars missions instead. He thinks the ISS is old and costly. NASA plans to deorbit the ISS by 2030. Some support Musk's Mars vision. Others worry about ...more

The first images from the Vera Rubin Observatory released on June 23 show a detailed view of 10 million galaxies, thousands of new asteroids, and stars changing brightness

Earth's rotation is speeding up, leading to shorter days and potential timekeeping adjustments. Scientists predict that by 2029, a leap second might be subtracted from atomic clocks for the first time ever to align with this faster spin ...more

Scientific journal documents Visakhapatnam’s coral reefs in a research study done by Zoological Survey of India 

Astronomers spot a mysterious object from interstellar space. The object, 3I/Atlas, is traveling at 60 km/s. It poses no threat to Earth. NASA confirms it is the third interstellar visitor. Scientists trace its path and classify it as a ...more

Shubhanshu Shukla is on a 14-day scientific expedition on the ISS as part of the Axiom-4 mission, along with three other astronauts from the US, Poland, and Hungary.

Garcinia kusumae adds to Assam’s rich floral diversity; discovery published in international taxonomy journal

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on the ISS, interacted with Lucknow students as part of Isro’s Vidyarthi Samvad Programme. He shared insights into astronaut life, covering topics like sleeping arrangements, food, health, and th ...more

The Buck Moon, named for the time when male deer's antlers are growing, will be at its fullest on July 10, 2025. Skywatchers can observe Mars, Venus, and Saturn alongside the luminous Moon. This full Moon in Capricornus offers a chance ...more

Scientists have discovered a new way plants sense heat. Plants use sunlight, sugar, and internal signals. This helps them grow in warm conditions. Sugar stabilizes a protein called PIF4. PIF4 promotes growth when it is warm. Another pro ...more