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Are militants in Manipur using Starlink satellite internet? | Explained

The recovery of a Starlink satellite antenna and router in Manipurs Imphal East district in mid-December has sparked questions about whether Starlinks satellite internet can be used in India even without regulatory approval

21 Dec 2024 8:55 am
OpenAI unveils 'o3' reasoning AI models in test phase

Microsoft-backed OpenAI released o1 AI models in September designed to spend more time processing queries to solve hard problems.

21 Dec 2024 5:24 am
What is an AI agent? The computer science of the next wave of AI tools

AI agentsare technological tools that can learn a lot about a given environment, and then with a few simple prompts from a human work to solve problems or perform specific tasks in that environment.

19 Dec 2024 5:37 pm
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Microplastics

This weeks Sci-five quiz is on microplastics.

19 Dec 2024 5:30 pm
Micromax and Phison form JV to make NAND storage solutions in India

The JV will also focus on customised design solutions for AI and security applications

19 Dec 2024 12:35 pm
OpenAIs ChatGPT comes to phones and WhatsApp

Users can talk to OpenAIs AI chatbot by calling it, or by sending a WhatsApp message to its number

19 Dec 2024 11:00 am
How scientists are exploring what extraterrestrial life could look like

Advanced forms of life on alien planets could be so strange that they are unrecognisable

19 Dec 2024 5:30 am
US faces risk of losing to China in second moon race

The US lunar programme is delayed, in part because the spacesuits and lunar-landing vehicle are not ready.

18 Dec 2024 5:02 pm
Reliance Jio launches JioTag Go Android tracker using Googles Find My Device network in India

The JioTag Go claims a battery life of up to 365 days, and the battery is replaceable as well

18 Dec 2024 4:42 pm
What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the new kids in the SolarSystem

Oumuamuas speed and path around the Sun dont match a typical asteroid, but it also has no bright tail or nucleus (icy core) we normally associate with comets.

18 Dec 2024 3:45 pm
Primates often gave birth to twins 60M years ago: new research

New research suggests thattwins were actually the normmuch further back in primate evolution, rather than an unusual occurrence worthy of note.

18 Dec 2024 3:43 pm
Apple reveals most downloaded apps, games from App Store in India in 2024

While Metas WhatsApp is the most popular free app among iPhone users, the Forest: Focus on Productivity app is the most downloaded paid app of the year

18 Dec 2024 12:56 pm
How do 3D glasses work?

All glasses are cool, but 3D glasses take it to the next leveltheyre the supercharged version of ordinary eyewear. They bring you closer to living your dream of stepping right into the movie youre watching. But have you ever wondered how 3D movies create the thrilling illusion of objects flying straight at you?

17 Dec 2024 12:00 pm
YouTube to turn eligible doctors channels into official health info sources

YouTube said it would allow registered medical workers to apply and undergo verification so that their channels could receive official health product features

17 Dec 2024 11:00 am
New chemical pathway found to worsen air quality in harsh winters

Scientists have found aerosol particles that exist in a supercooled state during very cold winters allow the formation of hydroxymethanesulphonate

17 Dec 2024 5:30 am
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Projects to organise group tasks

Users will be able to organise group projects on ChatGPT by customising how the AI chatbot responds to requests around it

16 Dec 2024 11:02 am
Can we make black holes reveal themselves in echoes of light?

Researchers have presented a new method to study black holes by using the effects they have on light flowing around them

16 Dec 2024 5:30 am
What is mirror life and why have scientists opposed it?

Recently, some scientists have started on the road to creating mirror microbes, synthetic bacteria whose building blocks are mirror-images of their natural counterparts

15 Dec 2024 2:08 pm
Bovine H5N1 displays pronounced neurotropism in many mammals

Pronounced neurotropism of the 2024 H5N1 virus belonging to the 2.3.4.4b clade is highlighted by high viral loads in the brain and minimal or no viral presence in the lungs of several species, suggesting a significant shift in virus behaviour

14 Dec 2024 9:15 pm
The fallacy of natural birth: Safeguarding mothers and newborns in modern times

Maternaland infantdeaths were heartbreakingly common in the past; Women frequently succumbed to infections, haemorrhages, or prolonged labour, leaving families devastated.

14 Dec 2024 3:47 pm
New AI model GenCast can beat the best traditional weather forecasts

The probabilistic approach creates more accurate forecasts than the best numerical weather prediction system in the world

12 Dec 2024 3:19 pm
Firefly Sparkle galaxy offers a taste of the infant Milky Way

Researchers said the galaxy, still in the process of assembling, dates to when the universe was roughly 5% of its current age

12 Dec 2024 1:53 pm
OpenAIs ChatGPT back up after global outage

According to Downdetector, the outage lasted for around three hours with 74% users reporting an error

12 Dec 2024 11:03 am
OpenAI CFO sees Trump as AI president, trusts Musk to prioritise national interest

She also played down public threats to the ChatGPT maker from Elon Musk, one of Trump's closest advisers

11 Dec 2024 3:16 pm
Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance

Papua New Guinea will continue to trade with China, even as U.S. military ties increase, the countrys Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said

11 Dec 2024 1:22 pm
Saurashtra fossils say early humans didnt stick to coast as they moved

Scientists know Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, then emigrated to different parts of the world, but they disagree over what routes the humans took and when. Several studies have supported the coastal dispersion idea that migrating humans travelled along the coast. But the idea suffers an important flaw: no archeological evidence

11 Dec 2024 5:30 am
Indian researchers develop AI-based platform to identify age-defying molecules rapidly

AgeXtend also helps in understanding the biological mechanism of compounds, says one of the scientists

10 Dec 2024 10:29 pm
Cyber crimes, climate change new threats to human rights: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu highlights AI, cyber crimes, and climate change as emerging human rights challenges at National Human Rights Commissions Human Rights Day event

10 Dec 2024 7:02 pm
Google announces free access of Maps for Indian developers to help build better solutions

With the relaxation, Indian developers can integrate Places Nearby or Dynamic Street View into their app or build a proof-of-concept delivery service with Routes API before making a major investment

10 Dec 2024 1:17 pm
Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate

Two years of data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have now validated the Hubble Space Telescope's earlier finding that the rate of the universe's expansion is faster - by about 8%.

10 Dec 2024 12:27 pm
Antimatter idea offers scientists clue to cracking cosmic mystery

If the universe started off with equal amounts of matter and antimatter, where has all the antimatter gone?

10 Dec 2024 5:30 am
Drought, degrading land take centrestage at UN talks in Riyadh

More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

9 Dec 2024 3:03 pm
The first man to experience jet streams

On December 7, 1934, high-altitude flight pioneer Wiley Post attempted to set a new world altitude record. Despite reaching unheard-of heights of 50,000 feet, Posts record remained unofficial. The flight, however, enabled Post to experience jet streams first hand. A.S.Ganesh speeds through jet streams to tell you more about Post

7 Dec 2024 11:53 pm
Preventing malaria using genetically modified malaria parasites

Genetically modified malaria-causing parasites do not cause disease; they instead prime the immune system during the initial stage of their life cycle in the liver

7 Dec 2024 9:14 pm
NASA announces further delays in Artemis moon missions

Advisers to Trumps transition effort are eager to upend the Artemis program and focus more heavily on Mars using SpaceXs Starship

6 Dec 2024 1:58 pm
Genetic enigma: two new studies reveal why some cats are orange

The studies are examples of good, basic, solid research that only aims to satisfy scientific curiosity without knowing its immediate applications

6 Dec 2024 9:55 am
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Antarctica

This weeks sci-five quiz is on Antarctica.

5 Dec 2024 5:30 pm
4-billion-year-old crystal offers oldest evidence of water on Mars

Determining when water first appeared, where and for how long, are all burning questions that drive Mars exploration.

5 Dec 2024 4:17 pm
Can sciences peer-review system guarantee academic rigour?

Peer review is often assumed to guarantee quality, but it doesnt always work well in practice.

5 Dec 2024 4:03 pm
Hand-held electric labs can rapidly identify pathogens

A technique calledelectrophoresisallows scientists to analyse the molecules of life DNA and proteins by separating them by their electrical charge.

5 Dec 2024 3:18 pm
Apple facing hurdles in adapting Baidu AI models for China: Report

Apple and Baidu are working to add AI features to iPhones sold in China, but are facing hurdles that could hurt the tech giant's phone sales, The Information reported

5 Dec 2024 9:38 am