An ardent activist passes away
Spaced out waste
Caught in a haze
Indian scientists contest the UNEP report on the aerosol-caused Asian brown cloud
Look inside the whale
Scientists develop a method for studying the whales' stomach contents without killing them
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How To Sell A Wonder Herb
There is arogyapacha. A rare herb with extraordinary medicinal properties. There is the Kani tribe of Kerala. It has preserved the herb and the …
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 …
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 …
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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Space mirror "illumines" Europe by night
A Russian attempt to light up the night by using sunlight reflected from a huge space-based mirror failed to come up to expectations but could …
Rat chronicles
The tiny rodents that most people link only to pestilence and crop destruction have fascinated Ishwar Prakash -- one of that rare breed: a rat …
Higgs hypothesis gathers mass
Scientists say the discovered particle is consistent with the sought-after Higgs boson
A vote for alien seeds
The Swiss vote overwhelmingly against a ban on the genetic modification of plants and animals
Cosmic collision
Discovery of a crater sheds new light on the end of many Middle East civilisations
Walking whales
Recently found fossils provide evidence that mammals were predecessors of whales
Lab's labour lost
Products designed by premier scientific institutions fail to find the pulse of the market
Falling prey
From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds: Research projects are also victims of COVID-19
Ornithologists are committed to determining why North America lost 3 bln birds in last 50 years, and seamless records of individual birds’ …
Mangrove fungi that munches on polythene
Isolated from India’s West Coast, the fungi can potentially help degrade polythene
Brazilian climate scientist wins Volvo Environment Prize for work on Amazon
Nobre has raised concern over possible "savannisation" of the largest tropical forest in the world
Mosquito matters
The blood-sucking pest is altering itself with changing environment. But studies on it are few and far between
Beetle's taste for sunflowers alarms experts
Scientists fear the Mexican beetle, introduced to counter the adverse effects of a weed, may destroy the sunflower crop.