Africa fails its young scientists by not investing in their innovations

Unless African governments put their money where their mouths are, innovative advances from young scientists on the continent will be stifled

Taste of waste

How to make plants yield salt

Making power needs more energy than it yields

'There is a conflict in gene patenting in India and abroad'

ASIS DUTTA, a senior biologist at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is the first Indian scientist to have applied for a gene patent in …

"Right should belong to scientists"

For the first time in India, the draft of the Plant Varieties Protection (PVP) Act is being finalised by the ministry of agriculture. India, as a …

Flying high and low

Small wonders from our scientists: ultra-small aircraft that will fly into hazardous areas and bring back data

The first Indians

Among the world's oldest indigenous populations, too

Bytes

Fudged!

US wildlife reports, complain scientists

An opportunity lost?

"GMOs will not feed the world"

Where are the heroes?

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Kani vs Kani

Kanis are dragged into bureaucratic wrangling, pitting them against each other

The red tape vs Kanis

The forest department reserves the right to conserve arogyapacha, and prevents Kanis from selling it outside

The miracle-makers

Scientists are only now finding out the Kanis' knowledge of herbal remedies. The most outstanding find so far is arogyapacha

The world of french fries and potato salad

The potato, native to South America, invaded England in 1588, the year Elizabeth I's devil-may-care sea-dogs vanquished the Spanish Armada. It …

कोविड-19 को शरीर में फैलने से रोक सकता है प्रोटीन 'पेप्टाइड'

एमआईटी के वैज्ञानिकों ने एक ऐसे पेप्टाइड को विकसित किया है, जो कोरोनावायरस को शरीर में फैलने से रोक सकता है

Here is what Indian scientists achieved in 2018

Here is a collection of 15 such stories that gives a glimpse of important developments reported by Indian scientists during the year.

Explained: Works of 3 evolutionary scientists that got them a Nobel

One Briton and two American scientists bag the prestigious award for their work that is meant to create cleaner fuels and treat diseases

Glimpses from the 104th Indian Science Congress

Every year, scientific from across the country gather at the Indian Science Congress to deliberate on a a theme. Down To Earth was present at the …

Why no debate on independence of research?

There was no discussion on how promoting PPP model will affect independence of research

Celebrated minds

In 2016, many Indian-origin scientists made it big and got international acclaim for their work. From genetics to nanoelectronics, these …

An uncelebrated genius

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Rain imbalance

An analytical study of 100 years of rainfall data in Maharashtra reveals that rainfall seasonality index has risen alarmingly in all districts in …

Even shorter workouts help

Exercise changes the way fat is stored