Paper wasps early casteists
Wasps are among insects that live in highly organised colonies with a clear line of authority. But a wasp species studied recently disclosed some …
Computers set to conquer language barriers
Computers are poised to make it possible for people to speak to each other in their own languages.
Human hand inspires scientists
Engineers are trying to develop a mechanical hand that can handle objects with human sensitivity and prove to be a boon to scientists and doctors.
Front isn't best in a bus
Long bus journeys usually result in an aching back and queasy stomachs for passengers. But sitting in the front only worsens their discomfort.
Growing old in the wild
The conventional belief is that animals don't live into old age, but succumb much earlier to "unnatural" causes. Recent research, however, …
A close encounter with Jupiter's secrets
Spacecraft Ulysses passed the largest planet in the solar system and picked up a rich haul of information before heading for the sun on its …
Roller-coaster riders inside cells
Specialised structures such as chromosomes were thought to float haphazardly in cells. Now, researchers believe tiny motors guide them on …
Fighting parasites with parasites
Scientists are fighting the uzi fly, a parasite of the silkworm, with a wasp-like insect that can help reduce that menace of the uzi fly, a …
Economic goals set for scientists
Scientists in the West who have been flush with funds over the years are being shaken out of their smugness as taxpayers demand more tangible …
Ice caps may grow in higher temperatures
Research shows that a warmer earth may not melt polar ice and cause sea levels to rise, as has been feared so far.
Research in S&T hindered by high cost of journals
The number of international science and technology journals available in Indian institutions has drastically and his may affect research adversity
Caffeine could fight cancer
Research shows that the once-dreaded caffeine can be used in the battle against certain cancers
Bring scientists out of their ivory labs
There have been many a slip between developing technology and applying it to everyday life
The good that smoking does
Studies suggest smoking protects against diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, but many scientists and funding agencies are not convinced.
Cocktail aid
An exorbitant wonder 'double-drug' developed for improving survival chances from AIDS may elude needy patients in Africa and Asia
Bees before blossoms
A new finding suggests that bees may have been around about 100 million years before flowering plants appeared
Completing the great gene jigsaw
An epiphanic understanding of gene sequencing at last seems to reveal the tale of life and death
Parasite expunger
Scientists claim to have identified the constituent of human blood that destroys a parasite which plays havoc with livestock
Top quirk
It took almost 2 decades of squinting at the microverse to finally pin down, on March 2, an accomplished atomic escape artist, the top quark
Scientists under a microscope
A department of science and technology report reveals that India's boffins are academically a lax lot
A matter of the mind
Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day
Is HIV harmless?
A group of scientists believe that HIV does not cause the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Medicine malady
A new study indicates that microbes can develop resistance even if the intake of antibiotics is minimised
Burn water!
A college dropout from a south Indian village, has produced a form of crude, low-sulphur 'petroleum' by mixing water and some herbs, shown that …
Curbing nicotine dependence
The cure for problems like drug addiction and Parkinsons disease can be found but not before some unknown ingredients in cigarette smoke are isolated