A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music
Imagine a chicken that could speak or a pigeon with a voice rivaling that of the most musical songbirds. Granted, the world probably doesn’t need any gossiping chickens or pigeons…
Stanley M. Gartler, Pioneer in Cancer Research, Dies at 102
Stanley M. Gartler, a molecular biologist and geneticist who helped provide the first convincing evidence that cancerous tumors develop from a single mutated cell, and uncovered shocking research errors involving…
Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 reveals link to Earth’s first lunar meteorite
3 min readJul 4, 2026 05:52 PM IST India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has delivered another major scientific breakthrough, with researchers finding that the soil at its landing site is closely linked…
Stronger chest, back muscles linked to lower heart attack risk, AI study finds
4 min readJul 4, 2026 08:36 AM IST People with stronger, denser chest and back muscles may be significantly less likely to suffer a heart attack or die prematurely, according…
Nasa’s Swift boost mission begins as LINK spacecraft sets out to save observatory
3 min readJul 3, 2026 09:05 PM IST Nasa has successfully launched a first-of-its-kind rescue mission aimed at extending the life of one of its longest-serving space observatories. The mission…
Deadly MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Is Over, W.H.O. Says
The reported illnesses this spring initially looked like the spread of a typical stomach bug on a luxury ocean liner, but the situation quickly escalated to a fatal outbreak of…
Nasa explores sending backup Mars rover to Moon’s south pole
Nasa is exploring an unexpected new way to strengthen its Artemis lunar exploration programme by sending a spare version of its Mars rover to the Moon. During the agency’s latest…
Rocket Lab halts Japanese radar satellite launch seconds before liftoff
3 min readUpdated: Jul 2, 2026 09:14 AM IST Rocket Lab was forced to abort the launch of a Japanese Earth-observation radar satellite just seconds before liftoff on Tuesday, delaying…