Fast lane to health

Study shows calorie restriction can help achieve longevity and good health

In hot waters

Warming may push important marine bacteria to extinction

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Arsenic trap

Silver nanoparticles caged in aluminium can rid water of arsenic

Gene patent verdict is as good as it gets

The US Supreme Court’s verdict in the Myriad case keeps everyone happy

The unseen invader

Lesser known invasive species Hyptis suaveolens is spreading across India

Dabur’s Real trouble in Sri Lanka

People protest Dabur’s beverage plant, say it will exhaust groundwater

Whose corridor is it?

A proposed elephant corridor has turned eco-sensitive Sigur plataeu into a war zone

Awesome monarchs

Migration cycle of the fragile monarch butterfly extends beyond its average lifespan

Jugaad of Indian innovation

Patting ourselves for our ability to arrive at makeshift solutions will not take us far

Glacier through drone's eye

Researchers use new technology to gather data in rugged, inaccessible Himalayan terrain

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Roads are meant for walking

Energy wise, resource foolish

Most eco-friendly claims of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan are hogwash

Whose flat is it anyway

Resettlement of slum dwellers remains confined to political agenda

Tough, clear, unhealthy

Bisphenol-A, used in making plastic, impacts cell function

Plastic threat

Plastic toxins in oceans threaten lugworms, which recycle nutrients

Industry over public health

New DoT mobile tower guidelines fall short of meeting need of the hour

Books in cyberspace

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Revived to be killed

Sri Lanka’s Lunawa lake returns to its polluted state after a momentary sparkle

The malnutrition bazaar

Is India ready to protect itself from the onslaught of food and nutrition industry?

Europe sets fuel-efficiency target

Proposed target was diluted to please automobile lobby

Come without your car

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Last pangolins

The world is running out of time to save its only scaly mammal