Time of reckoning?

The Union government has issued notices to over 2,000 'polluting' units

Mirth on Mir

Essential repairs were successfully conducted on the beleaguered space station

Distress signals

Repairs on Mir have been postponed

Wombs of the future

Artificial wombs for goats could help premature human babies survive

Dreams in dust

Plans to develop Salim Ali's dream bird sanctuary lie unattended to

Elephantine conflict

Order, Order

Frozen details

Indian scientists gear up for a new round of experiments in Antarctica

Cycling crusade

Clearing the air

Vehicular pollution in Nepal comes under government scrutiny

Saptakoshi questioned

Going haywire

As land is siphoned off for private buildings, Goa is becoming another urban disaster

Grounded!

A new rule in Lucknow keeps vehicles off the roads unless certified as pollution-free

In safe territory

The Centre gets absolute authority over the country's rich biodiversity under an MEF draft

Biotech capital

There is a great potential for biotechnological research in Bangalore, opine experts

Native claims

The Australian government grants two Aboriginal claims

Shifting the blame

About five lakh trees were felled by the IAF last year. Till today, no action has been taken

Alaska melting

Global warming threatens the beautiful glacier

In search of the past

A Chilean field provides fresh evidence on America's first inhabitants

A new light

New findings suggest that our ancestors did not tame fire as early as is believed

Signing up

Finally, India decides to sign the patents treaty

Ultimate survivors

"Extremotolerant" bacteria make a living in the deepfreeze lakes in Antarctica

Falling count

Dwindling birth rates have become a cause for alarm in Europe

Chainsaw and beetles

Chicago is preparing to fell a large number of trees to get rid of the Asian longhorn beetle

Banning the pill

A dangerous birth control pill will soon be banned in India