Researchers studied US spy-sat images of Himalayan glaciers. What they found is alarming
The third pole has been losing 8 bn tonne ice every year during 2000-2016. Blame global warming
How this bacterial strain from mosquito gut may help combat dengue
Researchers have been artificially infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia, a bacteria that prevents replication of disease-causing virus in the guts …
Want to save millions of migratory birds? Turn off your outdoor lights in spring and fall
Birds use stars to orient their journey between summer breeding grounds and winter feeding grounds. The artificial lights produced by humans …
Gender balance in scientific research improving in India: study
The participation of Indian women in scientific publishing is growing in fields like mathematics, economics, obstetrics, gynaecology and dentistry.
Noise pollution forces patients to check out of hospitals: study
Noise levels in intensive care units have been found to be as high as that generated by loud music coming through headphones
Women’s low BMI a major cause for stunting in children
A district-level analysis of data shows that 19 per cent of the time low BMI is the factor contributing to difference in stunting prevalence …
Humans cause cancer in wild animals
Chemical pollution in oceans, release of radiation into the atmosphere are some of the human activities that are causing animals to suffer
New book explodes myth about cost of instruments used by Sir C V Raman
The book provides full account of how Raman and his students created and perpetuated myth that Raman Effect was discovered by spending just 200 …
Sahara, the largest hot desert, expanded by 10 per cent in the 20th century
Climate change is causing the expansion of the desert into once arable land, says a study
Only 5 per cent of people infected with hepatitis B virus receive treatment
While 94 million people out of 292 million hepatitis B patients in 2016 were eligible for antiviral treatment, just 4.8 million got it, says a study
Overabundance of a protein one of the causes of Parkinson’s disease: study
Parkinson’s disease results in declining physical functions, most noticeable of them being uncontrollable tremors
Animal testing need not be repeated for registration of drugs in India
Animal rights activists had been demanding that the duplication of animal tests must be stopped
Why choosing the right surgeon matters even more than you know
It’s conventional wisdom that there are “good” and “bad” hospitals — and that selecting a good one can …
The inspirational value of ISRO's Mars mission
India's researchers need to find quickest and cheapest possible solutions to problems in the country; technology dearth no longer an acceptable excuse
Stress pass
Ayurvedic formulations have been found effective in countering the stresses of living in high altitudes
Gene blues
What determines a person's behaviour through the vicissitudes of life: genes, environment or both? There are many who believe that genetic …
Bittersweet medicine
The Laboratory Revolution in Medicine Edited by Andrew Cunningham and Perry Williams Price: Not stated
Inducing cell death to fight cancer
Some scientists claim tumours might be formed because cells refuse to die -- and not because they multiply at a high rate.
Conflict in the womb
An American biologist claims that a pregnant woman and her foetus are constantly engaged in a struggle with each other
The guests who came to kill
A new study suggests that the more the number of hosts a parasite feeds on, the more virulent it becomes
Foetal tissue can cure terminal diseases
Tissue taken from aborted foetuses and implanted into the bodies of patients suffering from several incurable diseases has shown encouraging results
The economics of teenage pregnancies
A study finds teenage pregnancies occur more frequently in socially backward areas than affluent areas, but the opposite holds true for abortions
A drop of wood alcohal helps to perk up plants
Plants grow taller and faster if sprayed with a solution of methanol, claims an American farmer
Why one cell becomes a nose and another, an eye
All living things begin life as a single cell, and one of the most intriguing puzzles for biologists is to understand how a particular cell knows …
AIDS drug trial leaves bitter taste behind
AIDS victims the world over are dismayed by the discovery that taking azidothymidine as soon as HIV infection is confirmed does not delay death …