Science teacher

Book>>Canon The Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier Penguin India Rs 399

The silicon route

Book>>The Long Revolution The Birth and Growth of India's IT Industry by Dinesh C Sharma Harper Collins Rs 495

Common man's access to space

Small satellites are providing cost-effective and reliable means of space exploration

No hair-raising experience this

Betaine aldehyde oxidase

Biodegradable at last

Use of organic catalysts to usher in a new range of plastics  

The real magic beans

Drumstick seeds can clarify water up to 99.5 per cent

Invasion triggers evolution

A study on lizards shows evolutionary change can occur swiftly when two closely related species compete

Twist in tale

Human foot is as flexible as that of great apes

‘Reality is not as fixed as people like to think’

Neuroscientist Nadine Dijkstra talks to Down To Earth about reality and perception

Heat-tolerant bacteria that survived meteorite impact

The meteorite was made of a highly dense material and weighed 2.26 kilogrammes

DNA database not a threat to privacy

Forensic DNA profiling is by far the most scientific crime-fighting tool

Simply Put: People fired, AI hired

Spit and know your future

Personal genomics makes individualised healthcare possible; but experts remain wary

Hopping officials

Photo>> Internet • China

In honour of Galileo

Exhibition>> Astronomy • Italy

Activists’ ware

Internet>> Training • USA

Green denim

Safe and eco-friendly way to process the fabric

Duping police

Facebook>> Protest • Azerbaijan

News Snippets

Osteoporosis connection

Timing of puberty can affect bone density

A bond more than virtual

Internet>> Undersea Cables • Cuba/Venezuela

Wave power

Plastic from rapeseed

The gastronomic path to cancer cure

Certain fruits and vegetables guard the body against cancer