Wild red fox can help monitor antibiotic resistance in the environment: study
This information is needed to access the impact for humans and enables implementation of possible control measures for antimicrobial …
How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species
A new study shows that starfish can resort to rapid genetic selection when subjected to mortality shock due to a wasting disease
Early warning system to predict dengue possible by mining data
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, attempted to estimate how weather conditions can lead to a more severe …
Artificial membrane inspired by fish scales may help in cleaning oil spills
Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a membrane that can separate water from various forms of oil-contaminations
Judicious use of bioinsecticide may help control filariasis vector
A public health problem in some parts of the country, filariasis is caused by parasitic worms
Farmers discuss tech innovations at 107th India Science Congress
The farmers were participating in a Farmer’s Science Congress organised at the ongoing event being held in Bengaluru
Coming up in 2020: Guide to some of the best meteor showers this year promises
The year starts with a bang with the Quadrantids providing a treat for northern hemisphere viewers
If you think the millennium bug was a hoax, here comes a history lesson
A cross section of industries and governments across the world feared their software would go berserk at the turn of the millenium
Gene transfer enhances insect survival, says study
Gene transfer might have helped in the development of better traits in mating, nutrition, growth and adaptation
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 …
DNA and grey cells
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Flower on order
Genetic engineering can soon make plants bloom on cue and change the shape of a plant as required
Potatoes to the rescue
Genetically engineered potatoes can help prevent diabetes and tackle diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
Star's blueprint
The mapping of the magnetic field of TX Camelopardalis can provide important insights into the behaviour of stars
Byte by byte
To increase disk drive capacity, both silicon chips and magnetic-memory disks will have to get better
Riding the waves
Adaptive sampling, a new oceanographic technique, will provide an accurate picture of complicated coastal environments
Precious mine
With the help of nickel and vitreous carbon, the industrial manufacture of diamonds becomes easier
Natural is in
Synthetics are no longer coveted as natural fibres are being used for making everything from cars to tennis rackets
Interior boundaries
Cracking of a fragment of the earth's crust in Canada provides a snapshot of an amazing geological event
On borrowed time
The Hubble telescope is slowly wearing out and efforts to repair it are on, alongwith preparations for its replacement
Clean power from coal
Giving coal a 'good scrub' by using small calcium oxide crystals might greatly reduce the pollution caused by coal-based power stations
Malaria cornered
The killer malarial parasite may become vulnerable if drugs that target a particular enzyme are developed
Read this properly
Recognised specifically as a brain disease uptil now, reading disorders are now linked to the language concerned
Distance dilemma
Are quasars near or far? Doubts appear as the astronomical calculator, red shift, is challenged
Space science, biology and politics
NASA hopes to solve its resource crunch by putting forward a case that uses space science for explaining the origins of life