Disappearing tree
An evergreen tree found only in Africa is on the verge of extinction because of large-scale stripping of its bark
Truly global woes
While UK faces increased incidence of floods, the US water resources are threatened by global warming
Small in size, big problem
Nanoparticles, as tiny as a billionth of a metre, pose a challenge to scientists and regulatory authorities alike. It may also be a huge health …
Pattern in radio waves: First contact, is it?
The periodic radio waves hitting Earth from a neighbouring galaxy are unlikely to be from aliens, but the possibility cannot be ruled out
Rice fields as carbon sinks
A study by Indian scientists finds lowland flooded rice ecosystems can store vast amounts of carbon but the jury is still out on whether these …
Algae alleviates
South African townships that were earlier helpless in the face of pollution caused by human wastes, are now bucking up to the problem. Spirulina, …
Desert blooms
Halophytes - plants growing on saline soil - could be India's Answer to the problems of salt desert and wasteland reclamation, besides Being …
For cleaner air
The US Environment Protection Agency has launched new air pollution standards for particulate matter. Industry will have to gear up
Nowhere to go
What happens to living beings when climate change threatens even national parks and nature reserves
Mangroves' rescue act
Scientists stress that conserving mangroves will provide an important buffer to save coastal regions from the ravages of sea level rise due to …
Warm cold relationship
Earth may have a 1,500-year temperature cycle that is governed by minor changes in the sunlight
From discovering insulin to unearthing a double agent, our pick of Insights long reads in 2022
44 long-form articles that put the spotlight on groundbreaking new research and compelling human interest stories from around the world
India jumps to fourth place in computing capacity for weather forecasting
The super computer, Pratyush will help in major improvements in various services offered by institutions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences for …
New drug formulations to fight respiratory illnesses, superbugs
The drugs are much more effective than presently available drugs because of which patients can be prescribed smaller doses; used interchangeably, …
Reptilian recovery
Once threatened, the gharials get afresh lease of life at the Kukrail Reserve Forest near Lucknow
Costly cleanup
Factory workers engaged in cleaning bomb factories in the US may be exposed to radiation
Pollen rain
Breaking past records, the city Atlanta was enveloped by a coat of pollen from the trees of northern Georgia
Shifting blame
Avian diversity in the Northeast is better off with shifting cultivation than selective logging and monoculture forests
In favour of wetlands
Benefits from upstream irrigation projects cannot replace those derived from natural floodplains
2022 too short, too far: 5 times James Webb grabbed eyeballs
Telescope helped us understand how stars are born and unfolded Mars’ and Neptune’s secrets
Unprepared for Ebola
The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases
Prevention is cure
When preventive measures can fight encephalitis, is there a need for treatment in ill-equipped primary health centres?
Salted lands of Australia
Bad cropping practices and ill-planned water management leads to salted Australian farmland
Misguided shot
The Basel convention guidelines to manage plastic waste miss the point: reducing plastics is the real solution
COVID-19 and medicine’s misguided romance with machines
The history of a controversial syndrome linked to COVID-19 shows the risk of letting technology dictate treatment