Under-sea study will help India

Prattipati Shivshankar Rao is the first Indian scientist to sail the seabed of the mid-Atlantic ridge. His search for hydrothermal fields and …

India’s R&D expenditure has tripled in a decade

However, the composition of R&D expenditure in India contrasted sharply when compared with select developed and emerging economies

Weighty device

Super-heavy elements

Two experiments succeed in creating super-heavy elements, improving our understanding of the nuclear structure

Eligibility crisis

Heading south - Extended excursions

For Indian researchers, a field trip to the South Pole may no longer be a directionless exercise. The country's scientific institutions that have …

The herbal coming!

An Indian research institute has developed a herbal insecticide and a neem-based insect repellent

Oil from Acacia

Salt-tolerant rice

Carnation kamikaze

Undersea explorer

A submarine tractor will help scientists understand the seabed

Inside view

Ever wonder what a nuclear explosion looks like from the inside?

Oceanic treasures

Marine life is a source for future medicines

Cancerous pot-belly

Killer within the bug

Vaccine developed against kala azar

Spotlight on a scientist

Better than the best

Osmium metal is even harder than diamond

Brainy findings

Weakening brain cells affect the output of the nerve cell

Up for sale

There should be open bidding for India's agriculture universities

The fine science of copying

Scientists and academics in India plagiarise liberally and come up with ingenious excuses for unethical practices

Data play

The highest view

MONEYMAKERS

Resilient rye

United crop