Wetland protection

Cosmic collision

Discovery of a crater sheds new light on the end of many Middle East civilisations

Brazil

Unholy nexus

The link between corporate funding and research rankles

Eve born, doubts yet to die down

Flowering of scientific research in nineteenth century Calcutta

Greepeace accuses Exxon of aiding research against climate change

Down with diesel

The US Environment Protection Agency blows the whistle on the dirty diesel lobby

Unearthing a duplicate

Discovery of a new planet raises hopes of finding planets similar to the Earth

Wide bands of energy

Optical fibres can carry more data than believed earlier

Particles of significance

The newfound character of neutrinos is revolutionary

CSIR becomes part of a global research team

Amulya K N Reddy: A socially responsible maverick

Scientist who took science out of the lab to meet developmental needs

Proposed IPR law raises concerns

Arthur C Clarke foretold many current advances in communication

Going nowhere

The biosafety protocol is still a chimera

Moral dilemma

Mixed reaction greets cloning of human embryo

Drive against diesel

A US scientific board endorses EPA's stand that air pollution is linked to higher mortality

Floods are becoming more complex

Oceanic treasures

Marine life is a source for future medicines

Salt of the Earth

Bytes

Choking research

Mismanagement in India's premier forestry research institute

Public Funded R&D Bill may benefit the private sector

EU for more funds in scientific research