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 …
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 …
Artificial membrane inspired by fish scales may help in cleaning oil spills
Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a membrane that can separate water from various forms of oil-contaminations
Judicious use of bioinsecticide may help control filariasis vector
A public health problem in some parts of the country, filariasis is caused by parasitic worms
A mobile app that can help you track Zero Shadow Days
An app is enabling school children to understand history of measuring time and navigation
New book explodes myth about cost of instruments used by Sir C V Raman
The book provides full account of how Raman and his students created and perpetuated myth that Raman Effect was discovered by spending just 200 …
Glycogen in neurons of degenerating brains is beneficial: study
A new study by IIT Kanpur suggests that glycogen has a protective role in neurons of patients suffering with neurodegenerative disorders
Why are birds able to perceive magnetic fields? Scientists now have an answer
A protein called Cry4, which is present in the eyes of birds, responds to earth’s magnetism and helps them navigate
Did a hunting technique make humans more artistic than Neanderthals?
Throwing spears from long distances to hunt big prey helped evolve hand-eye coordination in humans, which also allowed them to make art in caves, …
Stone Age tools found in Tamil Nadu suggest re-framing of ‘Out of Africa’ theories
New evidence suggests that a Middle Palaeolithic culture was present in India around 385,000 years ago—roughly the same time that it is …
Bacteria can breakdown biodiesel waste into useful products
Indian scientists have developed a technique to breakdown glycerol into commercially-useful products using bacterial strains
Hawaii to begin construction of mega-telescope on July 15
Thirty Meter Telescope got delayed over planned site of construction atop Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain to native Hawaiians — already home …
Indian astronomers find evidence of supernova remnants
The evidence of explosion in a star-forming region, called G351.7–1.2, is in the form of a high velocity jet of atomic hydrogen
How this bacterial strain from mosquito gut may help combat dengue
Researchers have been artificially infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia, a bacteria that prevents replication of disease-causing virus in the guts …
This new composite material can absorb electromagnetic radiation
A team of Indian scientists has now developed a new room temperature composite that exhibits high absorption of EMI in the high-frequency range
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 …
Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies
Science and facts are the foundational basis for rational and logical disputation and the possibility of reaching some truths
Early Indians: Joining the dots and burying the myths
Tony Joseph debunks the myth of India being the homeland of the Aryans and offers a scientific chronicle
IIT-Delhi researchers develop Braille laptop for visually impaired
The laptop was developed on the basis of multiple user trials to take care of preferences and needs of the user community
New evidence confirms pre-continental sediments in Kutch and Cambay
The detailed study of pre-continental sediments will help in better understanding of tectonics, earthquakes, evolution and the drifting process …
Gender balance in scientific research improving in India: study
The participation of Indian women in scientific publishing is growing in fields like mathematics, economics, obstetrics, gynaecology and dentistry.