7,000-year-old mummies reveal how the world’s largest hot desert once had lakes, and forests

For thousands of years, the Sahara has symbolised extreme isolation, a landscape so hostile it feels incompatible with sustained human life. But long before the desert became what it is…

Meet Vandi Verma: Indian-origin NASA scientist behind the first-ever AI-planned rover drive on Mars |

Vandi Verma has emerged as one of the key figures behind a landmark moment in planetary exploration. On December 8 and 10, 2025, NASA’s Perseverance successfully completed the first-ever drives…

Michigan scientist uses 750-year-old Indian poems to show western India’s savannas were never ruined forests |

For decades, large stretches of western India’s open landscapes were widely described as degraded forests shaped by centuries of human activity. But new research by Ashish Nerlekar of Michigan State…

AI mirrors help blind people see themselves for the first time in major breakthrough

Seeing themselves has been a dream for blind people for centuries, but now, this reality is possible. An Indian-origin CEO’s company has created AI mirrors in a major tech breakthrough…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 on February 2 from Vandenberg |

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 on February 2 from Vandenberg SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from…

Diabetes reversal: Is it possible? Blood sugar experts share tips that support remission

Diabetes Remission: Can Type 2 Diabetes Be Reversed Through Lifestyle Changes? For years, diabetes has carried a scary, permanent label: once you have it, you have it for life. However,…

How long does it take the sun to rotate on its axis |

The Sun turns, but not in the way a solid object would. It has no hard surface, no fixed edge to follow. What scientists describe as solar rotation comes from…

This viral ‘bird in space’ image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is a galaxy collision | Watch |

One of the most spectacular encounters of Hubble with a galaxy has been brought back into focus by a recent image posted on X. The image, although posted recently, is…

Can you see Northern Lights on other planets? Know what NASA has found |

When people speak of the northern lights, they are typically referring to Earth’s spectacular display of aurora borealis: green, purple, and red waves of colour dancing across the polar skies.…

How nature fills coconuts with fresh water before they even fall from the tree |

A coconut may seem like a simple tropical fruit, but it is actually a well-designed natural packaging. You will be surprised to know that the water inside a coconut is…