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Climate Change

Pest warning

Climate change is influencing migratory patterns and evolution in pests, threatening our food basket

Science & Technology

Mimicking nature

Emerging technologies inspired by nature are reducing consumption, enhancing speed, sequestering carbon and much more

Can carbon-negative be the next step?

Carbon-negative technologies sequester more carbon than they release. But experts say they cannot be a substitute for reduction of greenhouse gases

Getting close and personal

The war on cancer intensifies as scientists try to tailor treatment according to a patient's genetic make-up

Cleaning the suds

A study claims that surfactants found in soaps and detergents pose little risk to the environment. But is that true?

Silent threat

Studies show modern kitchen is not as safe as believed. Use of exhausts, effective ventilation can reduce household pollution

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

Poor health to food insecurity

Not only low income levels, but also adults suffering from chronic diseases adversely impact a household’s food security

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

Clear the air

Study confirms pollution is linked to low rainfall

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

Quick trick

Candida can now be detected in blood in just three hours

High on power

Lithium-ion battery would be doubly efficient in near future

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