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.

X-ray Binary

Kolkata

Researchers delved into the curious case of SXP 138, a pulsar in a binary star system whose cosmic clock is not ticking as predictably as expected.

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.

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