The fifth force
The discovery of a previously unknown particle could revolutionise the concepts of classical physics
Sleep well, old pal
The greatest truths for remaining healthy are evident but mostly ignored. Two new studies stress on one of them -- exercise
Noise enfolded
Muffling the sound made by a supersonic jet during take-off could bring calm to areas where air traffic is high
Looking for life
The rightplace to look for extraterrestrial life is not planets of other solar systems but their moons
Sniffing out the killers
They are tiny and remote-controlled. And these sniffer planes will soon fly into biowarfare danger zones
Meltdown 2000!
Celebrations of the new century might be accompanied by multiple nuclear meltdowns wrought by the millennium bug. Is there a way out?
Off with flying colours
A new software increases flight safety by helping pilots calculate their take-off speeds more accurately
Expedition.com
Click here to participate in an archaeological expedition some 2,000 km away from home. Thanks to the Internet, 30 Australian students will go on-…
AIDS, the beginning
The discovery of a 50-year-old blood sample from Africa, which contains HIV, is throwing new light on the spread of AIDS
You can run
but hiding? Out of the question as the radar flashlight makes every thief's job a virtual nightmare
Terror unearthed?
California is sitting on gases at very high pressure that are enough to trigger earthquakes in near future
Chaos under control
"Bigger, better, faster, more" is a safe motto in data transfer techniques, as scientists try to process more information faster
Doing time
A beam of light could soon cure you of that jet lag as scientists find out how to "wind" our body clocks
Matter of blood
Surgeries that are planned in advance, may soon be performed without the need for blood transfusions
Still elusive
Two varying estimates of the Hubble constant mean that we are no closer to establishing the age of the universe
Bacteria need a quorum, too
As any sensible invader, virulent bacteria ensure that there are enough of them before they attack
12 billion years...
...is the age of the universe. And calculations based on data from the Hubble space telescope have established the elusive Hubble constant
A lifesaver
People buried in avalanches will have a better chance of survival thanks to a simple breathing device
Kindergar(d)en find
Researchers identify the closest living relatives of the first land plants -- a group of green algae
Virtual dystopia
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Science teacher
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The silicon route
Book>>The Long Revolution The Birth and Growth of India's IT Industry by Dinesh C Sharma Harper Collins Rs 495
Invasion triggers evolution
A study on lizards shows evolutionary change can occur swiftly when two closely related species compete
How ‘wise phones’ and wise humans can help avert a climate apocalypse
The right to unrestricted access to the internet ought to coexist with the responsibility to self-regulated consumption of smartphone internet …
Scientists discover a new way to detect early colon cancer
Colon cancer currently gets detected at a very late stage; the new technique could help detect it at stage I