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August 30, 2025 5:08 PM

World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in rural Buenos Aires province. But these five 10-month-olds are the world’s first geneti...

August 29, 2025 7:12 PM

PM Modi welcomes ISRO-JAXA collaboration for Chandrayaan-5 LUPEX mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the agreement between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for the Chandrayaan-5 mission under the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) programme. ...

August 28, 2025 12:58 PM

Why the egusi? A Nigerian melon seed’s journey into space

When Nigerian researcher Temidayo Oniosun chose a melon seed called the egusi to send up on a space mission, it wasn't just about science - it was about symbolism. The egusi, a staple in many West African kitchens, became the unlikely ambassador of ...

August 28, 2025 12:11 PM

Two evolutionary changes underpinning human bipedalism are discovered

Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human evolutionary lineage that reshaped the pelvis and helped fa...

August 27, 2025 1:16 PM

Musk’s lawyers try to stop OpenAI obtaining bid documents from Meta, filing shows

Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a U.S. judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's assets, a court filing showed. OpenAI said last week Musk had tried to enli...

August 26, 2025 9:09 PM

Made in India, Made for the World: PM launches Maruti-Suzuki e VITARA, lithium battery facility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Maruti-Suzuki’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV) “e VITARA” and lithium-ion battery production facility at Hansalpur in Ahmedabad district, calling the India–Japan partnership “Made fo...

August 26, 2025 10:57 AM

Cloudy weather delays SpaceX Starship’s latest launch to overcome testing troubles

Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the 10th launch of its Starship rocket due to cloudy weather in Texas on Monday, another slight delay in its efforts to overcome development setbacks and achieve several long-sought milestones essential to the Mars rocket...

August 25, 2025 4:26 PM

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO aces air drop test

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the Air Drop Test, a key milestone for advancing the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. The first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01), conducted on Sunday at Satish Dhawan Spa...

August 25, 2025 11:43 AM

SpaceX postpones Starship test flight over ground system issue

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Sunday called off the launch of Starship's tenth mission from Texas over an issue at its launch site, delaying an attempt to achieve several long-sought development milestones missed due to past tests ending in early failures. ...

August 23, 2025 11:01 AM

Leaders hail ISRO on National Space Day; say India’s journey from Aryabhatta to Gaganyaan inspires generations

Top political leaders and Union Ministers on Saturday hailed the achievements of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as the nation celebrated the second National Space Day, marking the historic Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon’s South Po...

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