Animal sacrifice
150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?
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Hanging by a silk
It’s flexible yet tougher than a bullet-proof jacket. Are we anywhere near deciphering the fibre?
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Shale gas: hype and reality
As the world rushes for the gas, scientists gather evidence of its environmental risks
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No home, no fungus
Deforestation protects some frogs from a deadly infection
End of creepy crawlies?
Studies show global warming is making it difficult for lizards to survive
Count carbon the cheap way
A handy instrument to measure soot level in the air
The path popped pills tread
Only 15 per cent of drugs are degraded by sewage plants
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Changing basic nature
Countries move from labs to seas to study the implications of ocean acidification
Vulture nemesis still in drug store shelves
Ban on diclofenac flouted by over a third of the pharmacies
India launches weather satellite
Will help understand country’s monsoon cycle better
Yummy but harmful
Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits
India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps
Launches seismic microzonation manual
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Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos
Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy
Quake Escape
Geoscientist Harsh Gupta speaks to Dinsa Sachan on the need for an early warning system for earthquakes
Pluck and dry
Herbarium trip shows climate change not the only threat
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