Carbon smart
Algae can help check rising carbon levels in the environment
Kolkata among world's most flood-prone coastal cities: study
Its growing population and exposure to storms make it vulnerable
Chemical confusion
Notorious endocrine disruptor, BPA, could induce mating between different fish species
Higgs hypothesis gathers mass
Scientists say the discovered particle is consistent with the sought-after Higgs boson
Lab on the lap
Indian scientists develop a low-cost, easy-to-use physics lab
Few steps away from disaster
Bird flu virus can be transmitted from humans to humans
Mars Mission: ISRO eyes November 2013 launch
Cabinet yet to approve the mission
Will El Nino strike?
Australian Met department says climatic indicators for the phenomenon have eased
Mobile soil nutrient tester
The soil meter will be available in four months; cost: Rs 5,000
India takes cue from China; to mine rare-earths
Will add two research vessels for the mining
Contraceptive chaos
Copper-T better in emergency, but doctors do not encourage its use
Bad boy phthalate implicated in eczema in children
How the chemical causes the skin disease still a puzzle
Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India
Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29
El Nino may disrupt monsoons
Weather conditions that promote El Nino persistent, says Met department; drought feared
Mix and match
DNA-RNA hybrid virus may provide clues to virus evolution
Cabinet gives nod to new telecom policy
The policy proposes to delink spectrum from license
Social profiling to be a part of healthcare
ICMR and ICSSR sign MoU to ensure health research benefits all
Fertiliser’s true climate impact
Empirical estimates of nitrous oxide levels in environment made
Monsoon arrives June 1: Met department
Prediction leaves room for margin of error of four days
Plastics enlightened
Scientists develop plastics that can repair cracks on their own with the aid of light
IMD predicts normal monsoon this year
El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely