Technology

The history of human spaceflight has come to be defined by messages that have been beamed back to Earth from across the void. From the rhythmic beep of Sputnik 1 to Neil Armstrong’s “one small step”, these transmissions have marked moments of profound scientific achievement and technological innovation. The latest entry in this ledger could … Read more

A landmark blueprint for the first crewed missions to Mars has been released, charting a science agenda that researchers say could shape humanity’s earliest steps on another planet. The US-based National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published the 240-page document on December 9, following a NASA commission that brought together specialists across multiple fields, … Read more

For a long time, researchers and medical professionals have had difficulty defining, quantifying, and treating cognitive tiredness; they have primarily relied on people’s self-reports of their level of exhaustion. But a new report in Nature sheds light on why our brain gets tired. The Paris Brain Institute’s research director and cognitive neuroscientist, Mathias Pessiglione, was interested in … Read more

A stretch of lowland in eastern England, quiet today except for the wind moving across fields, has offered up a discovery that could rewrite a fundamental chapter of human history. According to a new research published in Nature, Neanderthals living near a watering hole at Barnham were deliberately making fire around 4,00,000 years ago – and … Read more

Google Photos, the gallery app preinstalled on most Android phones, is getting a bunch of new features to make video editing easier. The tech giant also unveiled a redesigned, easy-to-use video editor for both Android and iOS. From redesigned video editor to adding music and text, here’s a quick look at the features coming to … Read more

India seems to be sprinting ahead in GenAI education. A newly released report by the online learning platform, Coursera, revealed that the country recorded a staggering 3.6 million enrolments this year alone. This, according to the company, is the highest in the world. Amid rising AI investments from major technology companies and India’s push to … Read more

The rare and mysterious comet 3I/ATLAS is preparing for its closest approach to Earth this month. On December 19, the interstellar visitor will pass by our planet at a distance of 167 million miles (270 million kilometers). Although it will be on the opposite side of the Sun, NASA has confirmed that the comet poses … Read more

OpenAI has warned that its upcoming AI models could demonstrate ‘high’ levels of capabilities in cybersecurity and pose serious risks if they were to be potentially misused. The next-generation of AI models could, for instance, be used to remotely deploy zero-day exploits against well-defended systems or enable threat actors to compromise complex, enterprise operations leading … Read more

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS only the third known visitor from outside our solar system continues to fascinate astronomers worldwide. First detected on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, the comet instantly became a global sensation as space agencies rushed to collect as much data as possible. Harvard scientist Avi Loeb stirred debate … Read more

Apple has announced that it will be opening the gates for its first retail store in Noida and its fifth in India on December 11. Located in the DLF Mall of India, the tech giant its new store will feature “Apple’s full line up of products and services.” “Connection is at the heart of everything … Read more