Edition
IN
IN
US
GCC
English
English
हिन्दी
मराठी
ಕನ್ನಡ
தமிழ்
বাংলা
മലയാളം
తెలుగు
ગુજરાતી
Weather
Sign In
TOI
Science
Videos
City
Metro Cities
mumbai
delhi
bengaluru
Hyderabad
kolkata
chennai
Other Cities
City
Crime News
agra
agartala
ahmedabad
ajmer
amaravati
amritsar
bareilly
bhubaneswar
bhopal
chandigarh
chhatrapati sambhajinagar
coimbatore
cuttack
dehradun
erode
faridabad
ghaziabad
goa
gurgaon
guwahati
hubballi
imphal
indore
itanagar
jaipur
jammu
jamshedpur
jodhpur
kanpur
kochi
kohima
kolhapur
kozhikode
ludhiana
lucknow
madurai
mangaluru
meerut
mumbai region
mysuru
nagpur
nashik
navi mumbai
noida
patna
prayagraj
puducherry
pune
raipur
rajkot
ranchi
thane
salem
shillong
shimla
srinagar
surat
trichy
thiruvananthapuram
udaipur
vadodara
varanasi
vijayawada
visakhapatnam
photos
Web Stories
India
featured
Tesseract
Art of Living
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Telangana
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Punjab
Odisha
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Bihar
Kerala
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Chhattisgarh
Jammu Kashmir
Nagaland
Jharkhand
Meghalaya
Himachal Pradesh
Web Stories
Digital Arrest
Operation Sindoor
Cancel Patriarchy
Lets D Stress
World
Business
Tech
Tesseract
Cricket
Sports
Entertainment
Astro
TOI Women
TV
Education
Life & Style
Web Series
Times Evoke
Photos
Blogs
economy
Celebrations
TOI Games
News
Science
Science News
In 2011, a mine worker in Alberta noticed odd lumps in the rock and accidentally unearthed a perfectly preserved 110-million-year-old armoured dinosaur
In 2021, researchers scanning a New Mexico lakebed found 23,000-year-old human footprints that rewrote the oldest chapter of American history
Scientists uncover 2,000-year-old Amazon ‘magic soil’ that boosts tree growth instantly
Brain revived: Scientists froze brain tissue to −196°C and it started working again
Earth’s origin mystery cracked? Meteorites may hold the secret to life’s ingredients
Which is the most common type of planet in the galaxy? Scientists reveal ‘super-Earths’
Who is Charles Lieber? Convicted Harvard scientist now leading China’s research to link the brain with computers
Scientists discover this common garden flower could be a powerful protein source
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detects ‘little red dots’: New X-ray data hints at hidden supermassive black holes
In 2021, scientists detected an untraceable signal over Utah that led to one of the strongest cosmic ray mysteries ever recorded
Scientists explain why your cat suddenly walks away from food halfway through, then comes back minutes later
NASA scientists reveal a 2.5-billion-year-old hidden structure within the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe
This tool shows where your home was when dinosaurs roamed Earth over 230 million years ago
In 2022, a scuba diver’s discovery of a carved log led to an ancient native American canoe
The malaria map: How a 74,000-year war with a tiny parasite forced humanity to rearrange the world
In 2016, beachcombers’ discovery of unusual riverbank bones led to the uncovering of Australia’s giant megafauna
How Spanish Nuns are saving a rare giant rabbit breed from the brink
In 1998, a beachgoer spotted an upside-down tree in the sand, uncovering the ancient ritual secrets of Seahenge
In 1799, soldiers fixing a wall found a slab that unlocked a language no one could speak
GalaxEye adds to India’s remote sensing capability, launches world’s 1st OptoSAR Satellite
Indian startup launches world's first OptoSAR satellite; PM, Isro praise 'Drishti' mission
In 1971, a routine park project in Dayton exposed unusual soil marks, which uncovered a native American village beneath farmland
Is Africa breaking apart faster than expected? New study reveals ocean-forming rift accelerating
Scientists say this 'sleepy' shark may be the oldest living vertebrate on Earth
In 2017, a survey team detected something on Lake Ontario's lakebed and stumbled upon a ghost ship frozen in time
700-year-old Bolivian mummy tooth reveals scarlet fever bacterium before Europeans arrived
Scientists discover light can slow plant growth; here’s how it works
A $200,000 reward targets a tiny hidden problem in boats that could cost billions
This 380-million-year-old Antarctic fossil fish may explain how life first crawled onto land
Not just venom, the surprising metals inside scorpions' structure make their sting stronger
Over 2,050 years old: Meet the massive coral that predates the Roman empire
In 2009, an unemployed Terry Herbert scanned a farmer's field and stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found
In 1922, Howard Carter convinced his patron to fund one final dig and stumbled upon a tomb sealed for over 3,000 years
Why do scientists think these 65-foot octopuses were the real rulers of ancient oceans before sharks took over?
In 1973, an excavator pulled out a pile of soggy wood chips and discovered the world's oldest birthday invitation
In 1942, Gordon Butcher struck something mid-plough and discovered a hoard of Roman silver hidden for over a millennium
Biological gold: The 46-million-year-old mosquito caught red-handed with a belly full of blood
In 1968, Jim Bowler saw burnt bones in a sand dune and found the world’s oldest ritual
Quote of the day by Sigmund Freud: “People do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility and most people are frightened of responsibility.”
Karnataka launches Spacetech CoE, eyes Sat constellation for societal use
In 1960, a fisherman’s tip led two explorers to the grassy mounds that rewrote American history
Isro validates Amazon Web Services, ESA comms links for Gaganyaan
Dreams decoded: Scientists reveal the hidden meaning behind your dreams
In 2023, a professor browsed an online archive from his couch and found a mislabeled £10 million masterpiece
Meet Vladimir Demikhov: Scientist who created a two-headed dog and changed medicine forever
In 1985, Mel Fisher followed a sixteen-year dream to uncover the world's richest sunken treasure
Why India’s heat is getting harsher in 2026: Early heatwaves, below-normal rainfall, El Niño risk and rising human cost
Meet Anil Menon: The doctor-turned-NASA astronaut heading to the ISS mission in July 2026
Earth’s tectonic plate is cracking beneath Cascadia Subduction Zone - scientists spot a ‘slow-motion train wreck’
In 1971, Alexander McKee followed a Victorian map and found the Tudor world hidden beneath the waves
NASA’s 'square on Mars' image that went viral overnight: What scientists found next shocked many
IN-SPACe partners with 2 Gujarat educational institutions to build strong pipeline of talent in space sector
Not gold or lithium, this quiet Korean wine town is sitting on a massive mineral you use every day
Scientists found a 20-day 'heartbeat' in space, and it points to Einstein’s theory
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope peers inside a ‘Super-Jupiter’ and finds frozen cloud
A mysterious Easter Island script may be older than European contact, suggesting they invented writing independently
Millions of graphene toothbrushes sold worldwide: Scientists reveal why people are buying them
'Make Pluto a planet again': Nasa Administrator Jared Isaacman calls for status restoration at US Senate hearing
NASA keeps watching this giant 'eye' in the Sahara from space but it has a surprising earthly origin
The ocean off Panama just broke a 40-year streak, and scientists are worried
6
7
8
9
10