United crop

Vote for peace

Zero-zero oilseeds

Explosive confession

Marine census bit by bit

In Focus

A bloomin' fixation

Nemesis of nematods

A 13-year relapse

ICMR's malignant efforts show up in its cancer registry

Cracked up!

Structure of dengue virus decoded

Mining skill

Afterthought

Four years after the law, PPVFR authority is notified

Root rot

In India's agricultural research

Natural resplendence

Scientists in Dharwad, Karnataka, develop coloured cotton, organically

It only doles out subsidies

India's agriculture extension system has not worked to enhance farmers' knowledge-base

The roots of knowledge

BEYOND FARMER FIRST: RURAL PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRACTICE Edited by Ian Scoones & John Thompson …

Chill blast

Did American scientists help Russia acquire its atomic bomb? A new book triggers off a major post-Cold War controversy

The mess over neutrino mass

The neutrino dispute has broken out again, with a new study claiming evidence that the ethereal particle has mass

Waiting for the "white" revolution

Using artificial methods to increase the number of superior breeds of cows and buffaloes, scientists hope to make India abundant in milk.

Cosmic collision

Discovery of a crater sheds new light on the end of many Middle East civilisations

Eve born, doubts yet to die down

Brazil

Unholy nexus

The link between corporate funding and research rankles

Greepeace accuses Exxon of aiding research against climate change

The discerning eye of the insect

How do pests select which plants to attack in the field? By smelling odours plants emit, believe most entomologists. But now an alternative …