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Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam. File Photo: UNB

Bangladesh must become technology producer, exporter: Minister

A total of 355 projects were submitted for this year’s awards, with 44 innovations recognised after evaluation by 40 judges from industry, academia, banking, public administration and startups.

Food growning system on Mars planet. Photo: Collected

Fungi may hold the key to growing food on Mars

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Nasa-led study shows some earth microbes could survive on the moon

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Deadly poisonous flowers may help develop new medicines, scientists find

This image, provided by Nasa and captured by the Artemis II crew from lunar orbit on April 6, 2026, shows the Moon eclipsing the Sun. Photo: UNB

Total solar eclipse to darken parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland this month

Engineers urge science-based urban planning to combat waterlogging. Photo: TBS

Engineers urge science-based urban planning to combat waterlogging

An artist's reconstruction of a finned octopus of the species Nanaimoteuthis haggarti that reached a length estimated at up to 18.6 meters (61.02 feet) and lived about 86 to 72 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, released on 23 April 2026. Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University/Handout via REUTERS

'Cretaceous Kraken' prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

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A speculative exploration of the MGF IGF-1 Ec peptide in contemporary research

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Science, technology vital for development, security: Minister Mahbub

Microplastics cause damage to human cells in the laboratory. Photograph: David Kelly/Photograph David Kelly

Study finds common lab gloves may inflate microplastics counts

A small crowd — children, elderly men, and parents — gathered on the field of Kalabagan Krira Chakra around a telescope pointed toward the sky. Photo: Courtesy

Sky observation camp: Growing young minds through the stars

An engineer holds two 20 ampere hour all solid-state battery cells, approximately 40-50% smaller than equivalent lithium-ion batteries. Photo: Reuters

Solid-state batteries: The holy grail of energy?

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Astronomers find a potentially habitable Earth-sized planet