Monsoon drops in some areas, increases in others

Annual rainfall is declining in some parts of the country and increasing in others. While the overall effect may be negligible, such trends could …

Economic goals set for scientists

Scientists in the West who have been flush with funds over the years are being shaken out of their smugness as taxpayers demand more tangible …

Bring scientists out of their ivory labs

There have been many a slip between developing technology and applying it to everyday life

Scientists under a microscope

A department of science and technology report reveals that India's boffins are academically a lax lot

Fear is the key

harles Darwin spent 20 years perfecting his ideas on evolution and how it operates. What motivated him to channelise his energy and focus for so …

Space science, biology and politics

NASA hopes to solve its resource crunch by putting forward a case that uses space science for explaining the origins of life

Warning Quakes

Frequent tremors in Khandwa, which lies on the Budwani-Sukta fault line, may be signs of a larger quake to come

Confused roots

Asian or African, the origin is the same, say researchers who trace the first Chinese to the dark continent

Hammer of God

The collision of a meteorite with the Earth produced energy about a million times more than the largest earthquake ever recorded

Paperless news

Scientists in the us have developed an ultra-thin electronic display that could well transform into an e-newspaper. The black and white display …

Cellulose nanofibres from bagasse can help in controlled release of pesticides

This could pose as a solution to the growing problem of micro-plastic pollution

From the blurbs

Lighting hazards

Arsenic contaminates

Pot-bellies weigh heavy upon Indian hearts

Paunches are common among Indians and this makes them especially prone to heart disease

Satellite check-ups

Rats offer clue for human cancer treatment

A technique developed to fight tumours in rats may one day be used to treat humans

Breast cancer: Tracking down an elusive killer

Scientists are exploring various approaches to fight the deadliest cancer afflicting US women.

Eavesdropping on animals via satellite

Technological advances allow biologists to sit in their labs and monitor animal movements.

GALILEO

Mea culpa, says vatican

Greedy wasps damage flowers to steal nectar

Decaying laboratory

Lichens are reliable monitors of air pollution

Indian scientists have classified levels of atmospheric pollution using lichens.

Herbal cure for stones

Sterling enzyme