Light trap
Researchers have been able to capture light beams after bringing them to a complete standstill
Kindergar(d)en find
Researchers identify the closest living relatives of the first land plants -- a group of green algae
A virtual takeover
A set of electronic postings on the subject of AIDS on the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) website are making AIDS researchers see red
Double take
Scientists are flocking to Umri village in Allahabad district to study the reason it has so many twins. But ALOK GUPTA unravels the twin troubles …
Bihar’s only litchi treatment plant defunct for 3 years
Farmers blame official apathy; National Research Centre for Litchi cite acute shortage of scientists
Government hikes emoluments of research scholars
Department of Science and Technology's move comes after research scholars said previous emoluments were not enough
Union Budget 2018: Mining sector needs more than just increased budgetary outlays
It is important to ensure that the private sector becomes the main source of funding exploration and R&D
Putting out new shoots
Whether it's increasing yields, cutting growth time of plants, increasing their resistance to disease or preserving genetic resources, scientists …
To kill a mocking pest
With pesticides no longer a viable means of controlling pests in most cases, the search for alternatives like bio-pesticides has proved that …
Bitten by the betel
Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals …
Ragi is back - but only as exotica
No body knows for sure how the ragi bandwagon started, but all of a sudden the urban elite became curious about the grain. Today, it is being …
"We have to produce more rice using less water"
Robert Zeigler, director general of the Manila, Phillipines-based, International Rice Research Institution (IRRI) talks to Sourav Mishra about …
Upturned harvest
On a trip on the outskirts of Jaipur RAVLEEN KAUR finds farmers making money by following an unconventional practice
Probiotics market thrives sans regulations
Indian food safety authority yet to specify deadline for notifying regulations for food products containing 'friendly' microorganisms
In limbo
Will a disaster take place before strong laws are adopted to protect the world against irresponsible introduction of gmos?
The turkey buzzards
Facing resistance to the introduction of gmos in the North, business houses are waiting to take advantage of the South, including India, where …
Surgery risks are disproportionately high for women in Africa: New study
There’s a need for country-specific and condition-specific research into women’s surgical care and ways to improve these outcomes on …
The stratosphere, the earth’s blanket is disappearing
The shrinking stratosphere is a stark signal of the climate emergency and the planetary-scale influence that humanity now exerts
How bio-restoration is helping revive degraded mangroves in Sunderbans
Involves plantation of native salt-tolerant grasses, a diverse set of carefully identified mangrove species in different zones of degraded …
India-UK project to find affordable solutions to cancer
In order to promote research in affordable approaches to cancer, the government’s Department of Biotechnology has joined hands with British …
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
Blood tests to measure amyloid protein, and possibly tau protein, are becoming much more sensitive and reliable enough to become routine aids in …
AI helps identify bat species suspected of carrying Nipah virus
Based on traits of bats to carry the virus, researchers have pointed out that more bat species in India may be reservoirs of Nipah than the only …
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
Countries with poorer governance didn’t necessarily have a worse environmental outcome
Online food products ‘too sweet’
While sweet taste was mentioned in 11 per cent of product reviews, saltiness was rarely mentioned
A medicated nail enamel to help fight infection developed
Researchers develop a novel translucent nail lacquer fortified with an antifungal drug to treat onychomycosis