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The project, called SEEDS, or Space Exposed Experiment Developed for Students. (AI generated image)

Updated : Sep 28, 2026

12.5 million tomato seeds, 69 months in space and 3.3 million students: NASA’s unusual experiment

All 12.5 million seeds were of the Rutgers California Supreme variety, a common tomato in American cultivation.

The Western Disturbance swept across northern India on Friday and Saturday, changing the distribution of clouds over the region,

Updated : Sep 27, 2026

Weather alert: Monsoon begins retreat; western disturbance brings rain to UP, Uttarakhand & Delhi

While the September 23 image shows widespread cloud cover over northern and northeastern India, the September 27 image shows much of northwestern and central India relatively clear.

During El Niño, the centre of tropical Pacific rainfall generally shifts eastward from its usual position closer to Indonesia.

Updated : Sep 27, 2026

El Niño's weather paradox: How one climate event causes floods and droughts

El Niño does not simply make the planet wetter or drier. Instead, it shifts where heat, moisture, rising air and storm systems are concentrated, reshaping weather patterns thousands of kilometres away from the Pacific.

The Moon can take on a yellow, orange or reddish appearance when it is rising. (Picture credit : Britannica)

Updated : Sep 24, 2026

September’s Harvest Moon is almost here: Here’s when the full Moon will peak and how you can watch it

The Harvest Moon gets its name from its proximity to the autumn equinox.

Anthropic sees the discovery as an early example of a broader shift in scientific research.

Updated : Sep 24, 2026

Claude finds novel enzyme in DNA: Could AI be entering the gene-editing discovery race?

The discovery is significant not simply because an AI found an unusual DNA pattern, but because the process extended from data mining and hypothesis generation into experimental validation.

MIT Technology Review's analysis notes that current AI systems are not yet consistently trustworthy, adequately monitored or fully controllable.

Updated : Sep 21, 2026

Could AI really kill us all? Here’s what MIT researchers fear and what they don’t

The attraction of AI agents is precisely that they can perform complicated tasks without humans supervising every step. But the same feature creates a control problem.

Vaccinated children showed higher rates of chronic conditions in reanalysis; Sridhar Vembu says study ‘deserves attention’

Updated : Sep 20, 2026

Study finds higher rates of chronic disorders among vaccinated children

Any chronic condition was 250% higher among vaccinated children, says epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher

One of the biggest challenges in drug development is predicting which experimental medicines are likely to succeed in humans.

Updated : Sep 20, 2026

AI biotech without humans? Stanford deploys 37,000 agents to hunt new therapies

The Stanford experiment points to a shift from AI being used simply as a research assistant to AI agents being organised into autonomous research teams capable of dividing complex scientific problems among themselves.

The San Francisco-based firm, creator of the Claude assistant family, is setting up physical wet-lab operations to directly test and refine its algorithmic predictions in biological systems.

Updated : Sep 18, 2026

AI-driven drug discovery race: Anthropic quietly opens biology laboratory in major push

While many AI companies rely exclusively on public datasets and external academic partnerships to train computational models, running an in-house laboratory allows researchers to perform high-throughput experiments, synthesise proprietary biological data, and validate machine learning outputs in real time.

Asian countries prepare for supersized El Niño

Updated : Sep 18, 2026

‘Supersized El Niño’: India, China, other Asian countries are preparing for extreme heat, heavy rain, food shortage

Fueled by exceptionally warm tropical Pacific waters and developing alongside human-driven climate change, El Niño is expected to reach very strong intensity towards the end of this year and into 2027.

The restoration effort relied on a simple idea, put hard shell material back into waterways where oyster reefs had disappeared.

Updated : Sep 18, 2026

From seafood waste to reef recovery: How 500,000 tons of oyster shells helped restore the Gulf

As living oysters developed, they helped filter the water and keep harmful algae blooms at bay.

Fruit Peels to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

Updated : Sep 16, 2026

90% metal recovery: Singapore pilot plant uses orange, lemon, pineapple peels to recycle batteries

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), working with local battery recycling company Se-cure Waste Management, have scaled up a technology that was first demonstrated in the laboratory in 2020

NASA’s Roman Telescope used just 18 kg of fuel instead of 200 kg—could one precise move really keep it working for 22 years?

Updated : Sep 15, 2026

How did NASA’s Roman Telescope save 182 kg of fuel in its first course correction? The 22-year estimate explained

NASA says Roman has fuel for at least 22 years of potential science after a precise burn used 18 kg, not 200 kg. Here is why that is an estimate, not a guaranteed mission lifespan.

Updated : Sep 14, 2026

From school lab to state award: 16-year-old from MP builds ‘water-run’ kerosene stove, wins top science prize

For many Indian households, especially in rural and semi-urban areas, kerosene remains a key cooking fuel despite rising costs and health concerns from indoor smoke.

The Orionid meteor shower will be active from early October into November, reaching its peak around 21 October.

Updated : Sep 14, 2026

From meteor showers to a supermoon: 5 spectacular night sky events to watch out for this autumn

From the Pleiades and Orionids to a four-planet gathering and November’s Beaver supermoon, the autumn sky will offer several chances to catch a celestial show

The external skin could potentially be added to existing aircraft without requiring a complete redesign of the wing. (AI generated image)

Updated : Sep 13, 2026

Aircraft wings that can change shape mid-flight? IIT Madras develops bird-inspired technology to prevent stalls

An aerodynamic stall happens when airflow separates from a wing, causing a sudden loss of lift and an increase in drag.

Glioblastoma is a fast-growing, aggressive type of cancerous brain tumor that starts in star-shaped support cells called astrocytes.

Updated : Sep 12, 2026

Lethal accuracy: MIT team develops wireless nanodevices to target deadly brain cancer

The technology relies on nanoantennas measuring approximately 150 nanometers that can be deployed into the brain. Once in place, clinicians apply a low-frequency magnetic field (no higher than 200 kHz to prevent heat damage) from outside the skull.

Europe saw severe heat during June-August, with Western Europe recording its warmest summer on record and severe drought hitting France, the UK, Hungary, Romania and Serbia.

Updated : Sep 10, 2026

World’s joint hottest month pushes temperatures 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels; Europe records hottest summer ever

August 2026 tied July 2023 as the world’s hottest month on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels, while ocean temperatures also hit unprecedented highs. The record heat coincided with Western Europe’s hottest summer ever, severe drought and exceptionally low river flows, highlighting the intensifying reach of climate extremes.

This one habit of chai-lovers could pose a health risk

Updated : Sep 9, 2026

Science News

12.5 million tomato seeds, 69 months in space and 3.3 million students: NASA’s unusual experiment

Weather alert: Monsoon begins retreat; western disturbance brings rain to UP, Uttarakhand & Delhi

El Niño's weather paradox: How one climate event causes floods and droughts

September’s Harvest Moon is almost here: Here’s when the full Moon will peak and how you can watch it

Claude finds novel enzyme in DNA: Could AI be entering the gene-editing discovery race?

Could AI really kill us all? Here’s what MIT researchers fear and what they don’t

Study finds higher rates of chronic disorders among vaccinated children

AI biotech without humans? Stanford deploys 37,000 agents to hunt new therapies

AI-driven drug discovery race: Anthropic quietly opens biology laboratory in major push

‘Supersized El Niño’: India, China, other Asian countries are preparing for extreme heat, heavy rain, food shortage

From seafood waste to reef recovery: How 500,000 tons of oyster shells helped restore the Gulf

90% metal recovery: Singapore pilot plant uses orange, lemon, pineapple peels to recycle batteries

How did NASA’s Roman Telescope save 182 kg of fuel in its first course correction? The 22-year estimate explained

From school lab to state award: 16-year-old from MP builds ‘water-run’ kerosene stove, wins top science prize

From meteor showers to a supermoon: 5 spectacular night sky events to watch out for this autumn

Aircraft wings that can change shape mid-flight? IIT Madras develops bird-inspired technology to prevent stalls

Lethal accuracy: MIT team develops wireless nanodevices to target deadly brain cancer

World’s joint hottest month pushes temperatures 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels; Europe records hottest summer ever

This one habit can put tea-lovers at risk of oesophageal cancer, study shows

Worried about pesticide residue on fruits? This new wash removes up to 96% and also slows spoilage

Pangea Ultima: New supercontinent could make 92% of Earth’s land uninhabitable for humans. Here's when

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