Anti-malaria drug may be repurposed to treat Zika

A team of Indian researchers identify a viral protein that can be targeted by an already available anti-malarial drug — hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

Air Pollution thwarting moths’ food-hunting abilities

Study underlines negative impacts of pollution, especially from vehicles, on agriculture

Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles

Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril

Ivory poaching: scientists trace origin to two hotspots in Africa

Researchers from the University of Washington matched the DNA fingerprint of ivory to the DNA profile of elephant dung to come to the conclusion

Climate change may lead to improved oxygen levels in oceans, says study

Tropical Pacific winds may be aiding oxygenation, suggest researchers

Fishing industry needs more than healthy and abundant fish

Performance of fisheries must also be based on social and economic factors

Stronger and frequent El Niños are not recent phenomenon

Shellfish fossils along coastal Peru retell the history of El Niño cycles

Private healthcare 20 times costlier than public healthcare: study

Despite high cost of treatment, private sector still takes care of 80 per cent of all outpatient care and about 60 per cent of all inpatient care

Most comprehensive study on HIV, malaria, TB shows major progress in the millennium

Funding and policy have had real impact in combating the diseases, although challenges remain

Non communicable diseases causing more premature deaths in India now

World Bank report says heart diseases have replaced TB and sepsis as two of the five leading causes of deaths between 1990 and 2010

Words are biotic

Is it a coincidence that areas of linguistic plurality are also areas of biodiversity?