Smart homes
Soon, your house could take care of simple household functions, such as controlling heating and lighting
Two nations, one disease
In the remote regions of China, American and Chinese doctors fight against several diseases, including the Big killer: cancer
Thriving on bad air
The growth of plants could be seriously changed if they are exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide
Advantage tamoxifen
A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer
The melting pot
You never thought it could happen. For the first time, geneticists have combined genes from different species
Soiled future
At a time when agricultural topsoil continues to be eroded, researchers make efforts to put an end to the crisis
Neem "green"
The menace of pesticide-resistant varieties can be effectively managed with the help of neem-based pesticides
Hot option
Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy
A head for figures
Scientists find two different ways the brain does maths. This could be a boon for children who do not learn maths in their mother tongue
Herbal drug for diabetes
A Kerala-based company claims to have developed a herbal drug that can effectively treat diabetes
Ouch, it is a mutation
Do headaches, stomach upsets and several other minor ailments have their roots in the speed of genetic mutations?
Nature's second course
Do not lose sleep over insomnia, says the physic. Resort more to behavioural changes and less to pills. The rest is zzz...
The unknown factor revealed
Some people may be predisposed to suffer vertigo due to a weak bone in the temple. And the cure may be quite simple
A mutating monster
Some strains of the AIDS-causing virus are developing resistance to whatever drugs are available
Eco-cool
An Indian firm introduces eco-friendly air conditioners and takes a step towards a future free from ozone holes
Tea: a health drink?
Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea
Return of the tube
Announcing the second coming of vacuum tubes, which were wiped out by transistors and integrated circuits
As clean as coal
India dithers on cleaner coal technologies. But it has the technology to help the thermal power sector clean up its act
Recipe for rice
The two recently-published incomplete rice genome sequences do not in any way undermine the ten-country effort at a complete sequencing of the …
Ice ice baby
Satellite images revealing vast quantities of ice on Mars rekindle hopes about life existing on the planet
Befitting slow pace
A slowed down ocean circulation has led to Pacific Ocean releasing less amount of carbon dioxide
Kalpana Chawla—a mission becomes impossible
In all the media hype, the legacy left behind by the Columbia (STS-107) crew was almost forgotten–a wealth of information gathered from …
Win some, lose some
Even as we discover new life, we are losing others. A 10-year long global project--Census of Marine Life--created a map indicating the abundance …
Betrayal by monopoly
Book>> Common as air, revolution, art and ownership • by Lewis Hyde, Farrar, Strauss and Girar
League of extraordinary men
Book>> Seeing Further: The Story Of Science And The Royal Society • edited by Bill Bryson • Harper Press • Rs 650