Does Science Congress provide direction to research?

If the science congress is a reflection of the best research in the country, then we surely need to worry

Day 2 of Indian Science Congress: Investment needed for converting prototypes to products

India not only puts very little money in research, it has also not invested enough in product manufacturing facilities

One of the world's largest radio telescope being set up near Pune will look for incontrovertible evidence for the Big Bang theory on the origin …

Wonder crop

An edible plant that can grow in extreme temperatures holds the promise of catering to varied needs of humans

2008 A lunar odyssey

From a pariah after Pokhran II to scientific self esteem, India raced its way to the moon. Archita Bhatta tracked the nation's voyage to find …

What makes us so?

This is no longer a question for philosophers. Evolutionary biologists also dwell upon it. Manuel Massot from Laboratoire Ecologie & Evolution,…

Simply Put: 108th Indian Science Congress

Simply Put: Indian Scientists Congress

Simply put: Should Newton's law apply to Indian Science Congress controversy?

Anatomy of happiness

Stefan Klein explores the complex interplay between positive and negative emotions

All birds in one tree

Scientists develop phylogenetic tree linking all bird species

Distance between Earth and Sun

Measure it yourself during transit of Venus this year

Spit and know your future

Personal genomics makes individualised healthcare possible; but experts remain wary

In honour of Galileo

Exhibition>> Astronomy • Italy

Condoms for women

Making a standby sun

Physicists say it's theoretically possible to make a sun in the laboratory.

Led by light

Display technology all set to cover new ground

No small matter

A persevering physicist is well an his way to uncovering the enigma of antimatter

Expensive explorer

Light connections

Using light instead of electrons in circuits

Molecular sieve

Membranes with pores fine enough to filter molecules

Pigmentpointer

Computer therapy

The last of the syncretic scientists

Joseph Needham's monumental work grinds to a halt after his recent demise

A better view