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Pig Organ Transplants May One Day Outperform Human Donors, Says Leading Surgeon
- Dec 27, 2025 16:23 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
A US clinical trial using gene-edited pig kidneys has begun, with experts saying xenotransplantation could one day offer safer and more effective alternatives to human donor organs.
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Blood Test May Help Identify High-Risk Patients With Inherited Heart Disease
- Dec 27, 2025 16:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
A new blood test measuring NT-pro-BNP may help doctors identify HCM patients at highest risk of serious heart complications, improving monitoring and treatment decisions.
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New Study Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Mars' Red Colour
- Dec 27, 2025 07:48 am IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
The study revealed that another mineral, ferrihydrite, a water-rich ferric oxyhydroxide, is widely present in Martian dust and is likely also found in the rocky layers beneath the surface.
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How 3I/ATLAS, Icy Lemmon And Cosmic SWAN Redefined The Sky In 2025
- Dec 26, 2025 06:59 am IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
The year stood out for its memorable comet activity, with interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, along with comets C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN), drawing global attention.
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Study Reveals How Brain Cues Influence Poor Decisions And Risky Behaviour
- Dec 26, 2025 06:49 am IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
This study helps understand why some people repeatedly make poor decisions and may be helpful in developing strategies to reduce unhealthy behaviour.
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Here's Why Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus Is Prime Target In Search For Life
- Dec 25, 2025 23:58 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The findings are based on analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017.
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"Dracula's Chivito": Astronomers Use Hubble To Capture Largest Birthplace Of Planets Ever Found
- Dec 25, 2025 17:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
Joshua Bennett Lovell, who is a co-investigator, said that they were "stunned" to see how asymmetric this disk is.
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Study Reveals How Clouds Contribute To Earth's Growing Heat Imbalance More Than Air Pollution
- Dec 25, 2025 16:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The findings highlight the need to improve climate models and focus on understanding cloud changes.
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Will Toxic Materials, Including Cyanide, From Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reach Earth? Expert Reacts
- Dec 24, 2025 23:18 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains cyanide and hydrogen cyanide, which are highly toxic substances.
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Russia Plans To Build Nuclear Plant On Moon By 2036, US Wants To Do It First
- Dec 24, 2025 18:34 pm IST
- Reuters
Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth's only natural satellite.
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Study Reveals 10,000-Year Genetic History Of East Asian Cattle And Ancient Silk Road Connections
- Dec 23, 2025 13:21 pm IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
They also added that these findings provide new insights into human migration, technological exchange, and the early contacts between ancient civilizations.
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Green And Purple Auroras Are Lighting Up Skies Far Beyond The Poles, Here's Why
- Dec 23, 2025 08:04 am IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
As enthusiasm for viewing the aurora grows, scientists are also working to understand their beauty as well as their environmental impacts.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reveals Sun's Powerful Eruptions And Mysterious Energy Return
- Dec 23, 2025 07:20 am IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
Nour Rawafi, a project scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, explained that there had been previous indications that solar material could return in this way, but seeing it so clearly was truly remarkable.
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Ursid Meteor Shower: Date, Best Time And How To Watch Last Celestial Activity of 2025
- Dec 22, 2025 18:30 pm IST
- Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Meteor activity is best observed from late evening through to dawn, with the hours before local sunrise often yielding the richest display as Earth rotates into the incoming stream.
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NASA Uncovers Mysterious Exoplanet Where Carbon Clouds Can Form Diamonds
- Dec 22, 2025 17:38 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The distant planet appears to be in the shape of a lemon as the pulsar's intense gravity stretches the planet.
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"Immortal" Jellyfish Stuns Scientists By Reversing Its Life Cycle To Escape Death
- Dec 22, 2025 07:59 am IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
This jellyfish is very small in size. Its height and width are about 4.5 millimeters, which is less than the size of a little fingernail.
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In A First, India's 'Baahubali' Rocket To Launch Big US Commercial Satellite
- Dec 21, 2025 15:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
This Christmas Eve could mark a historic milestone in global connectivity as India's most powerful rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3), popularly known as Baahubali, prepares for its eighth flight.
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Scientists Spot Black Hole Twisting Space-Time While Devouring Star
- Dec 20, 2025 20:54 pm IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
The study was published on Wednesday, December 10, in the journal Science Advances.
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NASA Captures Asteroids Colliding Around Nearby Star Fomalhaut For The First Time
- Dec 20, 2025 20:18 pm IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
The team will continue to monitor CS2 using Hubble for the next three years to observe its evolution.
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How NDTV's 'Indian Of The Year' Madhavi Lata Helped Build World's Highest Rail Bridge
- Dec 20, 2025 13:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
From a barefoot girl in a remote Andhra village who once sold old notebooks for 40 paise to buy kerosene to a celebrated scientist shaping India's engineering marvels - Professor Madhavi Latha's journey is nothing short of extraordinary.