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First ‘dire wolf’ in over 10,000 years. It isn’t an exact copy but a stand-in

US-based biotech firm Colossal Laboratories announced Tuesday that it has 'brought back' the extinct dire wolf species using genetic engineering, 13,000 years after it disappeared.

As China & US flex their satellite power, India plays catch-up in a cosmic game of thrones

India lags behind the US & China in satellite launches, but ISRO eyes a leap with Gaganyaan, electric propulsion systems & private sector growth.

Sriharikota, we have a situation. Limited budget, manpower are stifling India’s space ambitions

Delayed funding cycles, ageing launch tech, unattractive salaries & an exodus of bright minds threaten to derail India’s space dreams before liftoff truly begins.

Lack of an indigenous GPU is a stumbling block to India’s AI ‘Atmanirbhar’ ambition. Here’s why

India remains dependent on foreign graphics processing units. As nations try to secure their own chip supply, GPUs have transformed from mere technology to a strategic asset.

ISRO’s POEM-4 satellite re-enters Earth’s atmosphere

The re-entry of POEM-4 is an accomplishment in containing space debris, and highlights the importance of the Debris Free Space Mission, ISRO said in a X post.

Gaganyaan astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla gears up for 1st space trip. What is Axiom Mission 4

Shukla will be on board a private spaceflight to ISS that is likely to be launched in May. He's set to be the second Indian national to fly to space after Rakesh Sharma in 1984.

Hormone that tells you when to stop eating has ancient evolutionary roots. Starfish have it too

UK biologists traced the evolution of this neurohormone known as bombesin beyond mammals. Search led them to bombesin-like hormones in starfish, believed to be 480 million years old.

Splashdown! Stranded for 9 months, astronauts Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore back on Earth

Delays, battery failures & a risky return—Indian-origin astronaut Williams and her colleague Wilmore endured it all. They splashed down off the coast of Florida Wednesday at 3:27 am IST.

A pick-me-up for India’s lithium dreams: How urban miners are spinning e-waste into white gold

The Indian market in lithium-ion battery recycling recovers critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from used batteries for reuse in production again.

After months of struggles, ISRO’s 2 SpaDeX spacecraft break free, successfully complete undocking

The SpaDeX mission, which took flight on 30 December last year, was originally supposed to have displayed the docking and undocking of the 2 spacecraft in 1st week of January.

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Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.