Third side of a coin!
We must not manifest prejudices against societies with primitive technology, without understanding their challenges completely
Digging for diseases, past and present
Scientists are turning to ancient grave sites to unravel the mysteries of human ailments
Getting close and personal
The war on cancer intensifies as scientists try to tailor treatment according to a patient's genetic make-up
Whose science should we focus on?
The current debate over ancient India's scientific feats is less about science and more about a cultural `feel good' factor
Real pride of ancient Indian science
Indian scientists are nowhere to be seen in the world you and I inhabit. This is when our modern world requires science to be integrated into …
Resistant to fluorosis
Camels are less susceptible to the medical condition than other animals, including humans
Poor health to food insecurity
Not only low income levels, but also adults suffering from chronic diseases adversely impact a household’s food security
Making cement production less polluting
Researchers are trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the manufacture of cement by finding alternatives to limestone
Best kept sacred
Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to …
Where the water is
Engineers in Jaipur are developing a software that would help quench the thirst of parched villages
Sweet smell of death
Chemicals from cosmetics, adhesives and plastics can disrupt hormone function and cause birth defects
Beat that heat
Municipalities and citizens in the US could significantly contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Opportunity waste
A senior technical manager says there is a lot of money to be made in management of industrial waste
Sands of cancer
Thorium in the sands of Kerala's Chavara-Neendakara area alters DNA sequence of the local population
High on broth, low on geography
Geographical indication tags are being handed out indiscriminately—with no strategy
The iron bar
Fluoride in water and food blocks iron absorption, leads to anaemia among pregnant women
New AI tool may help discover extraterrestrial life, solve long-standing debates on Earth
It can tell difference between molecules that originate from life and those that come from non-living sources with 90% accuracy
Mango leaf extract can prevent steel from corroding: Study
In a bid to develop a ‘green’ alternative, researchers from the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, …
Three win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of Hepatitis C virus
Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice won the prize for the discovery of the virus that caused several deaths in the 1960s and …
We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why
Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …
ISRO's PSLV-C42 launches 2 foreign satellites
Both satellites belong to Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, UK, which has a contract with ISRO
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Pääbo sequenced genomes of our extinct relatives Neanderthals and Denisovans; These discoveries resulted in novel insights into human …
New NASA device can give real-time, highly accurate air quality data from space for North America
Cutting-edge device will be essential for comprehending the primary air pollutants’ origins, distribution and effects
The Japanese archipelago now has double the islands from 1987; here is why
Digitalisation, inclusion of lake and riverine islands and the 2011 Tohoku quake, all could be reasons
IISF 2023: The India International Science Festival begins in Bhopal
The theme of the four-day festival is Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology, and Innovation.