SCIENCE

While heat continues to sweep India, relief is in the fact that the monsoon season has arrived earlier than its typical schedule and will soon reach northern regions.

ISRO and the Swedish National Space Agency signed an MoU for Sweden's role in Shukrayaan during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sweden visit.

The docking, which happened high above the northwest Pacific, highlights the remarkable routine of modern space travel that once seemed like pure science fiction.

Aaka Space plans to build India's first underwater habitat programme for astronaut training and spaceflight simulation.

A red alert is the highest category of weather warning issued by the IMD and signifies that immediate action may be required to protect life and property.

Think heatwave and the risks of dehydration and heat strokes immediately come to mind. But what about the invisible risk of UV rays? Are you at an increased risk on hotter days? Here is what you need to know.

The latest spell marks one of the most widespread and severe heat episodes of the season so far, with dry continental winds and intense solar heating combining to rapidly push temperatures high.

In a country where weather and welfare are so closely linked, this monsoon season carries heavy weight for India's 1.4 billion people.

A CCMB study across five tiger reserves found higher stress in tigers near safari routes and human activity.

India's poultry industry is one of the largest in the world, valued at over Rs 1.6 lakh crore. And it's now increasingly at risk. What's behind it?

Delhi touched 39°C by mid-morning on Monday but still stayed outside India's 25 hottest cities. The rankings point to the harsh heatwave across north and central India.

Every UPI payment you make by scanning a QR code triggers a cascade of sophisticated mathematics in under a second. Here is the science of why that crumpled, faded square on a shop counter still processes your payment perfectly every single time.

An amateur astrophotographer from Uttarakhand has captured the Triangulum Galaxy, a spiral galaxy located 2.7 million light-years away, using a compact telescope and a cooled camera from his Himalayan village.

A small asteroid called 2026 JH2, roughly the width of a cricket pitch, will fly past Earth on May 18, 2026, at a distance closer than the Moon. Here is everything you need to know about the spectacular close encounter.

The IMD has issued heat wave warnings for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan on May 18, with temperatures expected to touch 45 degrees Celsius in the capital.

The IMD has forecast a dangerous heatwave for Delhi from Monday, May 18, with temperatures expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius through the week. Here is why it is happening and how to protect yourself.

Every octopus alive today exists because its mother died for it, and the answer is written into her DNA. Here is the genetics and biology behind one of nature's most ruthless and elegant designs.

Every winter, hundreds of thousands of flamingos descend on Mumbai's coastal wetlands, and the reason is rooted in biology. Here is the science that explains one of urban India's most spectacular natural phenomena.

A thin crescent Moon will pass Venus and Jupiter in the western sky between May 18 and 20, forming one of the most beautiful naked-eye events of 2026. Here is how to watch it from India, and the science behind every light in the sky.

The balloons at high altitude can provide internet or telecom connectivity to remote areas, monitor disaster zones from above, conduct atmospheric and climate research.