New research reveals that a unique Indian skink species arrived on the subcontinent by rafting across the ocean from Southeast Asia millions of years ago, a journey made possible by fluctuating sea levels.

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Bengaluru

IISc researchers observed the black hole X-ray binary IGR J17091–3624 and studied the variations in its flickers to study whether they were truly random or just chaotic.

Mumbai

Scientists at the Homi Bhabha National Institute are trying to understand what causes convection cells to switch to a shear flow state.

Jaisalmer

The fossils were discovered in the Fort Member region of the Jaisalmer Formation, a 165 million-year-old geological formation near Jaisalmer City.

Guwahati

Researchers have used machine learning and optimization tools to create new super-alloys without any rare and expensive materials.

Bengaluru

Researchers from IIT Kanpur and IISc have created a framework for pricing and trading data.

Bengaluru

Researchers from IISc have studied the behavioural and physiological changes in the brains of persons showing early signs of dementia to understand and aid early diagnosis.

Chennai

A new study analyses some of the most widely used databases and applications or algorithms available for protein mutations and predicting disease-causing mutations among them.

Bengaluru

Researchers from JNCASR have developed an innovative method to activate thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) molecules, by trapping it with light in a “optical cavity”.

Hyderabad

The new method allows scientists to produce clear, real-time microscopic images of the process of crystallization in a liquid.

New Delhi

A study reviewed the available literature on zoonotic pathogens in the food chain to assess their threat and recommend steps to mitigate them.

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