Scientists unveil the genome of India’s national bird

The analysis reveals 99 genes that are unique to peacocks and could be responsible for peacock’s feathers and its long life span  

How to tame the mosquito

India does not have to bear the onslaught of vector-borne diseases year after year. It is possible to control mosquitoes that spread these diseases

Umbilical discord

Lack of enforcing protocols is pushing up cesarean deliveries in India

Bust the gut

Scientists are studying microbes in the gut in far greater detail to devise therapies to fight obesity

Dengue spreads its wings

Unusual weather pattern with long dry spells in the rainy season and lack of preparedness on the part of government were to blame for the outbreak&…

Road map to save environment

A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs

Warm and convenient

Researchers are developing low-cost warmers for infants even as doctors remain divided over the efficacy of the product

A simple yet rare solution

Iron deficiency in newborns can be checked if doctors wait for two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

Safe repellents

Two safe chemicals, which curb mosquitoes’ ability to locate humans, have been identified

Diesel confuses bees

Emissions interfere with floral odours that guide honeybees

Superbug threat is for real

But Indian government does not think it is significant

Back, again!

Over 80 per cent of India's population suffers from at least one episode of back pain in their lifetime. New research links back pain to the …

How eggs do it

Tiniest of errors in sex cell division can lead to abnormalities in offspring. Arshad Desai from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego, …

It pickpockets water

A protein makes the body realize the liquid’s worth  

The catcher in the gene

Evidence finally links phytoplasmas to root wilt disease in coconut trees

Spill repeats itself

With the 1989 Exxon leak still trickling oil, the Gulf of Mexico puts scientists in the worst fix  

The sun burns in a lab

Scientists strike atoms with impossibly high energy levels  

Ocean sours

At current rate seawater will turn acidic by century end

Anti-greening measures

Easy method to detect bacterial infection in citrus varieties

Count the soot

Black carbon from diesel, not from biomass, warms the globe

Gut factor

Why people in the West are more prone to allergies?

Traffic-driven diabetes

Air pollution may raise risk

Earth has room for more

Multiple habitats helped tetrapods grow and diversify

Beyond CO2

Plants absorb more pollutants than thought