Pest warning
Climate change is influencing migratory patterns and evolution in pests, threatening our food basket
Cleaning the suds
A study claims that surfactants found in soaps and detergents pose little risk to the environment. But is that true?
Escape route
Dams need structures to guide fish towards routes engineered for their safe movement
Food allergies on the rise
Increase in number of cases reported across the world; prevalence rate in India could be 3 per cent
Born with a map
Chinook salmons have an innate sense of direction, based on the earth’s magnetic field
Resistant to fluorosis
Camels are less susceptible to the medical condition than other animals, including humans
Microbes hold the key
Bacteria could play a crucial role in restoring fertile prairies in North America
Beneath the surface
Heat absorption rate of sub-surface waters in the Pacific has seen a phenomenal rise in the past 60 years
Dire straits
Global warming will have bigger impact on oceans than thought
Save nature, do nothing
In some cases, doing nothing is the way to preserve ecology
What drives pesticide use
Study says land simplification has no link to use of pesticide
Calming influence
Study says Pacific Ocean has kept global warming in check
Mind your diet
Eating junk food in early years can cause mental problems later
Bag the bug
Slippery dog bowl better than bait chemicals at killing bed bugs
Rice remedy
Llama antibody makes rice a weapon against rotavirus
Maybe it’s ALIVE
Keeping plucked vegetables and fruits in daylight helps them stay alert, produce nutrients
Arsenic trap
Silver nanoparticles caged in aluminium can rid water of arsenic
High on power
Lithium-ion battery would be doubly efficient in near future