Science

National Technology Day 2026: India is no longer just a science & tech consumer

Third in science papers, third in startups, sixth in patents and now building its own AI in 22 languages: India's science report card for FY2025-26

World Earth Day 2026: An ISRO scientist who helped build India’s Antarctic base wants to tell you about it

The National Science Centre in Delhi is hosting a free event for students, with a lecture from one of India’s most decorated polar explorers on April 22

A 164-year dehydration: How megadroughts slowly dismantled the Indus Valley Civilisation

A new study examined 2,000 years of rainfall and river-flow patterns across the Indus region to understand how the monsoons took place in the past

Can cloud seeding help Delhi-NCR breathe again? All you need to know

With polluted air in Delhi often exceeding AQI levels of 300, cloud seeding has been touted as a saviour and a 'necessity', but the research into it tells a different story

Nobel Prize 2025: Who are Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis, this year's Physics laureates?

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have been awarded the Nobel Prize 2025 in Physics for their discovery that will impact the future of quantum computing

Surya Grahan 2025 tonight: Where to watch; when is next solar eclipse?

The partial solar eclipse today is set to grace the skies from approximately 11 PM IST to 3:30 AM IST on Monday

Surya Grahan 2025: When and where to watch last solar eclipse this year

This follows a lunar eclipse earlier this month, as well as a partial solar eclipse in March this year

Chandra Grahan 2025: When and where to watch 'Blood Moon' in India

Unlike solar eclipses which are dangerous to look at (due to the blinding rays of the sun) and need specialised equipment, lunar eclipses are safe to look at with the naked eye

100-year plan to reach a black hole? Italian scientist discusses tiny spacecraft that could achieve this feat | INTERVIEW

A marathon runner himself, Cosimo Bambi likens the quest for interstellar travel to a long-distance race, saying his proposal is meant to spark fresh debate on its possibilities

Locked away at 14,000 feet: ISRO kicks off 10-day analogue space survival test

This important test is part of India's broader plan to send humans into space under the Gaganyaan programme.

THE WEEK Archives: When Jayant Narlikar told THE WEEK that ‘young Indians have become more superstitious’

This interview with astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was originally published in THE WEEK issue dated February 9, 2014. The 86-year-old passed away at his Pune residence on May 21, 2025

Jayant Narlikar: Astrophysicist, science communicator, science-fiction writer... a master of all trades

A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, 86, breathed his last early this morning in Pune, his family said

The dodo is coming back!

The extinct bird could be back as early as 2028, followed by other species that have vanished

Peter Higgs passes away:

Study reveals how pneumonia cells are becoming resistant to penicillin antibiotics

It has identified a genetic scar that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Earthworms to outrank Russia in global food production: Report

Next time you want a worm as fishing lure, remember they make 140 m MT of food

Meet the Indian scientists who recently had minor planets named after them

They join the likes of S. Ramanujan, C.V. Raman and Vikram Sarabhai

Science should be aimed at making India self-reliant: PM Modi at ISC

Scientific attempts could turn into big achievements, says Modi

Welcome on board Mission Samudrayaan, India's daring deep-sea manned voyage

Samudrayaan is the flagship project of India's Deep Ocean Mission

Deep Ocean Mission crucial for developing blue economy: M. Ravichandran

Interview/ M. Ravichandran, secretary, Union ministry of earth sciences

All you need to know about Varaha-1, a seabed mining machine India is developing

The success of Varaha-1 will be crucial for India's net-zero plans

Road to Atmanirbharta is through science: MoS Dr Jitendra Singh

Ahead of National Science Day, Singh speaks about the govt's approach to science

Union Budget 2022: What’s in store for science and tech?

Allocations may be tight this year, said Union minister Jitendra Singh

Pulitzer-winning biologist dubbed as 'ant man', Edward O. Wilson, dies

Wilson was also known for his work in global conservation

Eureka! Now what?

A single scene in Interstellar captured well a moment many scientists spend their