Green campus done right: This Assam university sets an example
How Assam Don Bosco University weaves climate action, preservation of flora and fauna, management of water resources in its green initiatives …
‘Adaptation’ and ‘mitigation’ can reduce impacts of global pandemics
Mitigation programmes can save nearly US $360 billion over the next 100 years, says new study
Indian Science Congress showcases innovations for a smarter home
Exhibits include gas stove that can be timed to turn off; a clothesline that protects clothes from rain
Attractive cigarette packs may go up in smoke
India might follow in Australia’s footsteps to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products
Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles
Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril
About two-thirds of world’s population suffers tooth decay
High intake of sugary food and drinks to be blamed
Ebola virus is mutating, say scientists
Several asymptomatic cases detected, which leads to disease spreading more rapidly
New study links diabetes with stress
People with type-2 diabetes have weakened biological ability to recover from stress
Gene that acts as moisture sensor in plants identified
The find can help in engineering drought-resistant crops
New antibiotics found from soil a breakthrough against drug resistance
The discovery of new class of antibiotics has ended 25 years of wait
High fructose corn syrup worse than sugar, finds study
The two sweeteners differ in their effects on body
India’s academic freedom declined strongly since 2013: Report
India among populous countries like China, the United States that fared poorly in the latest academic freedom index
Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday
Franklin’s greatest and most enduring legacy is the many women who have been inspired by her example to pursue scientific carriers
University of Houston takes a leap forward in sodium-ion battery tech
Develops electrolyte that enables reversible sodium plating; May help replace unsustainable lithium-ion batteries
COVID-19 update: Considerable transmission will continue through 2022, says IHME
More than half of the world still susceptible to Delta variant towards the end of 2021, says IHME
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
Oil tycoon wanted scientists studying connection to earthquakes dismissed, reveals e-mail
Scientists say that the sharp rise in earthquakes in the Oklahoma region is due to the oil and gas industry
What makes your snack more appetising?
A recent study used food items with nutrients similar to those in potato chips to find out what encourages snacking
Deep-sea microbes believed to be missing link to how we evolved
The discovery is important as it provides an insight into how larger, complex cell types, called eukaryotes, actually evolved from small and …
New Zealand initiates project to study climate change impacts on Antarctic sea ice
Project involves use of a vehicle that can test previously hard to measure sea ice thickness from underneath
Neanderthals sourced food from plants as well
Study by US and Spanish researchers says it is first direct evidence of omnivory in Neanderthals
Disposing of nuclear waste
>> Too Hot to Touch, the Problem of High Level Nuclear Waste, by William Alley and Rosemarie Alley, Cambridge University Press, US $ 29.9
Oceanic turtles face cancer risk due to water pollution, says study
Nitrogen in polluted runoff is leading to tumours in sea turtles in Hawaii
India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?
One test to detect different types of cancers
Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells