Sci-Tech

November 27, 2025 12:27 PM

NASA rover detects electrical discharges – ‘mini-lightning’ – on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges - what one scientist called "mini-lightning" - often associated with whirlwinds called dust devils that regularly saunter over the planet's surface. The six-wheeled ro...

November 27, 2025 12:04 PM

Thyroid dysfunction continued during pregnancy linked to autism risk

Out-of-whack thyroid hormones during pregnancy in mothers with pre-pregnancy thyroid dysfunction may increase the child's risk of autism, researchers found. While adequately treated chronic thyroid dysfunction did not increase the odds of an autism diagnosis in offspring, ongoing imbalances across ...

November 25, 2025 11:38 AM

Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025: Reforming India’s Power Sector

The Centre has introduced the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with the objective of reshaping the country’s electricity ecosystem to better support a fast-expanding economy. The reform seeks to make Indian industry and logistics more competitive by rationalising electricity costs, reducing the...

November 23, 2025 10:50 AM

Meta buried ‘causal’ evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a class action by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms. In a 202...

November 21, 2025 12:44 PM

Blue Origin unveils plan for bigger New Glenn rocket variant to take on SpaceX

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said on Thursday it will build a bigger, more powerful variant of its New Glenn rocket, drawing early plans for a family of orbital satellite launchers akin to the fleet of Falcon rockets from Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX. The new rocket, announced after New Gle...