Science showcased

Astronomy's orginal rebel

Elementary order

How did elements come to be tabulated according to their properties?

Whose science should we focus on?

The current debate over ancient India's scientific feats is less about science and more about a cultural `feel good' factor

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 …

One big family

As we peek into our past, the number of our ancestors seems to double in every generation. For every human being has two parents, four …

Modi's growth agenda sneaks into Indian Science Congress

The theme of the conference, 'science and technology for human development', struck a chord with scientists. It will be interesting to see if …

Soil scan

Soil testing can help farmers decide on the right mix of fertilisers and maximise benefits

Before Adam came Zinj

A modern Mary Shelley

Young Innovators

Shutting down the particle powerhouse

Even though funds for the Superconducting Super Collider have dried up, particle physicists are determined to prove their theory of, well, everything

Science jamboree at Jammu

QED. Amen

Against religion in a laboratory and science in a church

Not science

Archbishop of Canterbury strikes a blow for reason

The cold rush

What has India got to show after 20 years on the Antarctica research bandwagon? Lack of focus

Indian Science Congress showcases pride of India

Fanning the flame of science

At a recent convention held in the Capital, the Bhartiya Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha took stock of the ways to popularise science among the common people

Evolution with full stops and commas

Darwinian sapience takes a beating as the notion of 'punctuated equilibrium' - which postulates that evolution occurred in sudden fits and starts -…

Biodiversity

Humanity's puzzling past

The 4.5 million year blind leap from "almost human" to Homo sapiens continues to baffle palaeontologists, but 2 new finds offer a new …

Science of the Common people

A recent congress highlighted the relevance of people-oriented science and technology such as the management of water, forests and agriculture.

It's time India had a scientific ethics body

Science meets fiction

Down To Earth invites sci-fi buffs and writers to take its readers on a guided tour of the world of science fiction that throws a mirror to the …

Rocking the Himalayas

Indian seismic experts are in a tizzy over predictions of an imminent gigantic earthquake in the central Himalayas