Bone for bone

Oral intakes of a proteinaceous natural substance may replace the unwelcome injections and other drugs used to cure rheumatoid arthritis

Hands shackled

Repetitive work done by hands can lead to serious nervous disorders, from numbness in fingers to permanent nerve damage

Replacing surgeons knife

Communication gain

Fraud-free greenbucks

The Swiss, trust them! have come up with a digital bank note aesthetic, state of the art and in-copiable

United we stand

Various theories have attempted to explain the origin and positioning of the earth' continents. A new hypothesis now suggests that there, perhaps,…

Not more, not less

Oxygen is the component that sustains life on earth. Too much or too little of it could change the entire life scenario on the planet. How does …

Sparkling clues

Diamonds not only have glamour value; research reveals that they have helped solve a long-standing puzzle on recycling capabilities of the earth'…

Out of Africa

Stanford University researchers, by studying what are known as DNA microsatellites, try to explain the genesis and evolution of the Homo sapiens -…

A matter of character

Disguised depression

Feelings of anxiety and alienation must not be taken lightly as most of the cases of depression go unnoticed and hence uncured

Fighting venomous foes

Medical treatment after snake bite usually causes strong allergic reactions, but a new antidote makes better promises

Silk with a difference

Analysis of the moleular orientation of spider dragline silk by CorneIl University researchers offers material science the chance to make use of …

Material gains

Brought about by scientists of the Laboratoire de Chimie des Metaux de Transition in Paris, synthesisation of a new magnetic compound- with …

GLASTing into space

Making of a planet

Simpler, simplest

In cooler light

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, well... laser was, naturally, thought to be a superheater. But, soon it will be used as …

Mutation marauders

A new class of mutations, involving duplications instead of deletion or 'misspelling'and displaying queer patterns of transmission, might be …

Mid-life crisis prolonged

High blood pressure when you are over the hill causes 'silent' strokes, which pile up and damage cognitive faculties in your old age

Hi-tech harvests

Rural agricultural practices in the UK maybe in for an automation invasion. Robots, instead of humans, will pick and sort through vegetables …

Endangered existence

Angling for profit

Fish farming offers bright commercial prospects for small scale farmers and a worthy pastime for amateurs. Here are a few tips for beginners, …

Crowded with stars

Killed by a belch

Carbon dioxide, the killer gas in today's world seems to have been the culprit aeons ago too. It has been identified as the gas which possibly …