Probe into poaching

Plastic, sans the peril

Indian scientists develop a process to free plastic of its notoriety

Space for life!

Scientists claim to have found the first evidence of life from outer space

Battle fatigue

The environmental implications of the border-war in Siachen

Creation of a lifetime

Scientists synthesise a working biological entity for the first time

GM bollworms on the anvil?

Insects have been modified to destroy own species

From the realms of past

...researchers discover oldest hard-shelled marine animal

Spilling the beans

Brazilian scientists decode coffee genome

Scientists discover two species of few-electron bubbles in superfluid helium

The FEBs can serve as a useful model to study how the energy states of electrons and interactions between them in a material influence its properties

Scientists synthesise cannabis like products in lab

The developed chemicals' commercial use is limited since it is difficult to procure sufficient quantities of marine sources for their isolation

Making rubber recycling eco-friendly

Scientists at Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi identified bacteria involved in breaking down natural rubber in order to make it …

Scientists in India develop biosensor to detect diabetes-related complications

Till date, there has been very little effort to quantify levels of Methylglyoxal in the blood or food products we consume

Yawning gaps

The lack of planning and lethargic management have reduced the once prestigious Indian Science Congress to a meaningless jamboree

Can 104th Indian Science Congress claim any achievement?

From nanoscience to navigation satellites and sanitation to antibiotics resistance, the potential of science in tackling development issues was …

Newton, the alchemist

Book>> Clockwork Universe, Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of Modern Science • By Edward Dolnick • Harper Collins &…

On the verge of a breakthrought

The electronics industry is poised for a quantum jump as a group of Indian scientists claim to have developed a silicon-based, light-emitting diode.

Detecting a hard-to-trace brain disease

Indian scientists have developed a kit to detect a disease caused by tapeworm larvae, which doctors often confuse with tuberculosis of the brain.

Can we live forever?

Though all living beings have a finite life span, beyond a certain age, the probability of survival becomes unpredictable.

Malaria breakthrough promises better drugs

Now that they have discovered how chloroquine controls the malaria parasite, scientists hope to use this knowledge to develop more efficient anti-…

Do Indian scientists get what they deserve?

Leading scientists state unequivocally that favouritism and not talent attracts grants and promotions in Indian research institute.

Bickering stalls formation of R&D authority

Scientists and industrialists are trying to give final shape to a body that will select and fund projects.

Peasant women list their woes to scientists

At a recent conference, women farm workers got a chance to discuss their problems with agricultural experts.

Breaking the rural barrier

The Centre for Application of Science and Technology to Rural Areas, set up in 1974, was a bold effort at bringing appropriate technology to the …

Caught by the gen(i)e

Scientists develop genetically modified mosquitoes that are unable to transmit malaria parasite

Scientists in the fields

Farmers in South Andamans benefit with guidance from the Central Agricultural Research Institute