Researchers develop transgenic rice with reduced arsenic accumulation
Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute researchers developed transgenic rice by inserting a novel fungal gene, which results in …
Kashmir’s Dal Lake harbours bacteria that can degrade pesticides
The presence of naturally-occurring bacteria that is resistant to an insecticide widely used in the region may help in bioremediation …
Airplanes face a growing risk of being hit by uncontrolled re-entries of rockets used to launch satellites
An aircraft in flight could be seriously damaged by just 300 grams of space debris impacting an engine, windshield or other critical surface
Cicadas could hold the secret to self-cleaning surfaces – new study
Cicadas have a fascinating trick up their sleeves that keeps their wings spotless without any effort
Did our mammal ancestors live alongside dinosaurs? New research hopes to end long-running debate
Placental mammals co-existed with dinosaurs for several million years; they have soared since to become the most dominant animals on Earth
Gene transfer enhances insect survival, says study
Gene transfer might have helped in the development of better traits in mating, nutrition, growth and adaptation
International Women’s Day: Female biologists bring much-needed perspective to science
Scientific fields have not only overlooked female researchers, but have also overlooked research into female biology, both of humans and animals
Marsquakes: InSight lander shows active faults in the planet’s crust
It successfully managed to use a robot arm to place a seismometer on ground clear of landing platform, then cover it with a wind & thermal shield
Fast radio bursts: The mystery deepens
Research by Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment and Fast Radio Burst Project finds repeated pattern to FRBs
Rakesh Sharma on space exploration and technology
Wing Commander (retired) Rakesh Sharma recently completed 35 years of being the first Indian to have ever set foot in space. He talked to Down To …
AstroSat unveils star that regained its youth by feeding on its companion
Using AstroSat, India's dedicated space observatory, scientists have discovered that something similar was behind the prolonged youth of a star …
Kerala botanists discover 2 new ginger species in Arunachal
The first species is named after a sacred abode of a spirit invoked by Mishmi community in Lohit district, & second acknowledges …
Wild red fox can help monitor antibiotic resistance in the environment: study
This information is needed to access the impact for humans and enables implementation of possible control measures for antimicrobial …
How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species
A new study shows that starfish can resort to rapid genetic selection when subjected to mortality shock due to a wasting disease
Early warning system to predict dengue possible by mining data
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, attempted to estimate how weather conditions can lead to a more severe …
Monsoon to arrive on time in A&N islands; weakening El Niño may increase rainfall
As neutral conditions are restored after a strong El Niño event, hopes for a better monsoon increase
Call the bluff
The JNU episode must force us to decipher the modus operandi of the modern `truth-telling' information machinery
DNA and grey cells
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Our complex world
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Power shoe
Apart from fitness there is another good reason one should walk: charging mobile phone. Mandar Tulankar, an engineering student in Nagpur, has …
Perils of herd mentality
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Rock stars
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Debates on atom
Book>> The Age Of Entanglement, When Quantum Physics Was Reborn • by Louisa Gilder • Alfred A Knopf • Rs 650
Chimera of free speech
Book>> The offensive Internet, speech, privacy and reputation • edited by Saul Levmore and Martha Nussbaum • Harvard University …
Is information knowledge?
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