Census on captive elephants

Eggplant controls type 2 diabetes

Resistant an influenza virus to drugs

Chikungunya resurfaces in Maharashtra

Low-cost, faster test for chikungunya

Mystery disease hits Bastar's fishtail palm

Taking sting out of Chikungunya

Bytes

Equine flu strikes Uttarakhand

House rules

The mosquito catchers

Chikungunya virus gets deadlier

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Pinewood smoke: Cause of lung problems

Urban heat islands dot Delhi

Temperature hot spots found in seven of 11 weather stations in the national capital

Waste dumpsites choke Chennai

Transport costs

World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets conditional nod in US

Bacterial disease American foulbrood is fatal, routinely ravages colonies

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

What drives pesticide use

Study says land simplification has no link to use of pesticide

Few steps away from disaster

Bird flu virus can be transmitted from humans to humans

How wind lures mosquitoes

Spread of malaria depends on the direction of wind

How effective are sanitisers?

Studies say hand sanitisers inefficient in removing norovirus. Can cause bowel disorder

Retina visuals capture heart

Pollution narrows arteries, raises risk of heart diseases