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Bifrost now a reality, or so

If stabilised and made big enough, wormholes can be used as a viable means of space travel in the future-just as Thor does in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Reading & in-betweens: Making sense of words

We appear to be natural at reading, but is that true?

De-extinction: A mammoth task

De-extinction -in its current form - is an excessively time- and capital-consuming process, and has yet to be successful for any singular species

Synthesising life: Getting closer to creating artificial humans?

Science fiction is fast morphing into reality. The latest such achievements are artificial embryos. Here's a look at the problems, pitfalls and potentials of this breakthrough

On path of science

The country gained pace in scientific innovation after Independence

James Webb: It is just the beginning

The giant telescope shall also try to identify supermassive black holes that sit at the centre of almost every large galaxy

Will age be just a number?

Scientists are of the view that if all age-related diseases vanish, the average human life expectancy shall jump to 89 years; still, there will be no escape from death

Simulating gravity

The impact of microgravity on humans' physical and mental health is unfathomable and ensuring artificial gravity shall help humanity settle on celestial bodies beyond Earth

Humans decoded

It's expected that genome-based research will help develop highly effective diagnostic tools and treatments for diseases

US not ready for a solo space ride

From 2011 to 2020, the US relied solely on Russia to fly astronauts to the ISS

Climate truth-tellers

For long, climate change deniers rejected these models as unverifiable and results of questionable inputs

Fuel of the future*

So, what is the world waiting for? Hydrogen as fuel is a win-win. It's an energy elixir, it's the panacea

Humans, all alone

Recently, a near-perfectly preserved fossil of a skull was identified as that of a newly discovered human-like species Homo longi or "Dragon Man"

In space, on a joyride

In 2011, Space Adventures, a space tourism company that successfully sent seven clients to orbital journey, suggested the number of space tourists could reach 140 by 2020 but little changed since then

Printing a home

3D printing may open up new, unforeseen solutions but will it be truly revolutionary?

NFT: Fad or future?

The technology has exploded over the past few months and sales of NFTs, according to many estimates, have now topped $500 million

Planet X or a mirage?

This theoretical planet could be taking between 10,000 and 20,000 Earth years for one full revolution around the Sun

Space nationalism

There is an ongoing space race between global powers, also driven by nationalism (and military necessities) despite multi-national collaborations

Merging man and machine

The future's going to be weird, Mr Musk proclaimed

As reality becomes surreal...

The fear is not only about the virus but also how humans respond to the challenge