Hot pepper genome decoded
Study opens doors for creating better varieties, with different nutritional values and flavours
You have the right to remain silent
Reflecting upon the state of freedom of speech and expression in India, in the wake of the shut-down of the political satire website …
Next gen toilets
Bacteria from Antarctica could help free India of the problems caused by open defecation
Eyes on S-band
Mobile phone operators want reallocation of the spectrum. Say ISRO is wasting the resource
Humanity's puzzling past
The 4.5 million year blind leap from "almost human" to Homo sapiens continues to baffle palaeontologists, but 2 new finds offer a new …
Split profits
Applying small quantities of fertilisers repeatedly gives a better crop yield than a single large dose
Space mirror "illumines" Europe by night
A Russian attempt to light up the night by using sunlight reflected from a huge space-based mirror failed to come up to expectations but could …
Sun plays marginal role in global warming
Variations in solar radiations contribute little to global warming and researchers say efforts to check the phenomenon must focus on greenhouse gases.
Altered genes can improve fish
Scientists are trying to enhance the quality of fish by using a controversial technique and are confident the process will be perfected soon.
The eye in the sky
India is one of the few developing countries to have its own space satellite systems. And, now Indian planners are depending increasingly on …
Science of the Common people
A recent congress highlighted the relevance of people-oriented science and technology such as the management of water, forests and agriculture.
God's own country
This is a true story of the beautiful state of Kerala, of its famed backwaters and wetlands, of its rain-swept Western Ghats. It also speaks of …
When bulls light bulbs
Bull power can be used to generate electricity, as an experiment conducted in Gujarat demonstrates
Troubled by breath
Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma
Cost: Three rupees
..per villager per year. And the benefit of an ultraviolet disinfectant is potable water for a community of 1,000 people for 15 years
Shape of things to come
A novel method to convert plastic bags into new shapes could help minimise their adverse effects on our environment
Plagued plantations
Farmers in the Peruvian highlands learn that all's not well with their produce, land and health
Fruits of science
An Indian research institute is in the process of developing a banana variety with a longer shelf-life
Eat sauce, fight cancer
Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers
Engine trouble
Can the Indian two-wheeler industry face up to the challenge of meeting the toughest emission norms in the world?
Waiter fill 'er up
Restaurants and other eateries could hold the trumps in the battle against spiralling petrol prices
Mothers' gift
The benefits of breastfeeding babies include better intelligence, lower risk of cancer and asthma, and much more...
Beyond the acceptance level
Children in the US suffer lower IQ levels even at acceptable levels of lead in the blood
Better biogas plants
Biogas plants need to be improved technologically before they become a success. Efforts are on
Limp-frogging
Increasing deformities in frogs attributed to pesticide exposure, which makes them susceptible to parasite infection