Purifying contaminant

Excessive phosphorus pollutes water bodies, but substantially reduces nitrogen contamination

Cyber dystopia

Novel>>The Circle • by David Eggers • Alfred Knopf • Kindle Edition • US $9.99

Lethal nanopowder

Researchers develop water-soluble carbon nanoparticles that arrest growth of mosquitoes beyond the larval stage

Green justice: up in smoke?

Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders

Between the lines

lpg, touted as the cleanest fuel option, is responsible for the release of high levels of nitrogen oxides and suspended particulate matter

`Growing food is like printing your own money'

Ron Finley grows food and for this he has been branded as a guerilla gardener, a renegede, an ecolutionist. It all began four years ago, when Ron,…

Learning from faults

An early 20th century US earthquake teaches lessons in tectonics

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Healthy treat in a cuppa

Beverage companies are cashing in on the growing demand for organic tea and coffee

The rise and fall of a chemical

DDT use goes back to World War II

Crunchy, juicy devil's backbone

The succulent can strengthen bones, while keeping cold and cough at bay

Crops losing protein

Centre-state collusion

Why political justice is ignored in countering Naxalism in Chhattisgarh

Junk stops here

Meet bureaucrat Yishey D Yongda, determined to turn Sikkim into a zero-waste zone

Fruity delight

Pomelo not only makes tasty salads, but also has antioxidants that fight cancer

Dire straits

Global warming will have bigger impact on oceans than thought

Dark shades of art

Galleries>> Corruption • UK/Tajikstan

WHO’s to blame?

Are malnutrition figures in India exaggerated? Experts debate the WHO formula

Cool bug

Dung beetles keep methane from cattle in check

Twist in tale

Human foot is as flexible as that of great apes

Bad blood

By 2050, half a million kids would be born with sickle cell anaemia

English distress

Language>> Litigation • Japan

Caught in the web

A study shows how inclusion of parasites alters food webs

Enough of noise

PHONE APP>> BIRDS • The UK

Trial becomes comic

COMIC>> BRADLEY MANNING • USA