Minding our language
Our brain possesses an in-born ability to communicate, with or without a proper "language". A recent study only confirms this theory
Power-crazy
Clean and unlimited power from just a handful of hydrogen atoms. Physicists are busy working to make this dream real
Family bonds
"Troubled children don't need counselling. They need parental love and support." A myth? Not at all, say behavioural scientists
No pain
... is a big gain when it comes to medicine. Here, doctors would give anything for an effective, new painkiller
Victim of changes
In a politically correct world, it is indeed surprising that the male cells enjoy an unabashed superiority when it comes to mutation
Will plague return?
A plague bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics may pose a serious threat to human health
How genes cheat
In order to promote themselves, certain genes resort to underhand tactics. Welcome to the realities of evolution
Extreme stress and amnesia
The link has been established: the hormone cortisol plays an active role in memory loss due to stress
Brainy hardware
A path-breaking step in the process of understanding the most complex structure of the human body
How the eye anticipates
Though light takes some time to reach the eye, there is a system by which animals anticipate the movement of a moving object. Now, scientists …
Cold cold heart
If everything goes right, it would be possible to 'store' vital organs to be used for transplants much later
HIV fears
HIV -infected persons with low virus levels in their blood are less likely to pass the virus to partners
Quest for speed
Scientists claim to have sent pulses of microwaves over a one-metre distance at speeds that are 5-10 per cent faster than the speed of light
Spare steam
A UK-based engineer is making money out of a device that saves energy by tapping 'waste' steam
Memories of grandma
Not just parents, but even the genetic makeup of our grandparents account for the traits we inherit
Big and mysterious
The current theory of planet formation has just been proved wrong. It is time astrophysicists got back to the drawing- board
The missing element
Niobium, an element scientists searched for in the Earth's mantle, is found in the core instead
Breaching the digital divide
Information technology can become a good development tool for the rural India. But can our villages be logged on to the infotech highway with …
Impossible ispossible
Cold nuclear fusion has been observed during a recent experiment. If this holds ground, energy harnessing process would become much easier
Unsuccessful copycats
Mutations in cloned monkey embryos prove that a lot has to done before primates can be cloned successfully
Lab manual
Book>> A Guinea Pig's History of Biology by Jim Endersby Random House 2008 Indian Price Rs 495
Evolution of ideas
Book>> Where good ideas come from, a natural history of innovation • by Steven Johnson • Allen Lane • US $25
The icons of physics
Book>> Quantum, Einstein, Bohr and the Debate on the Nature of Reality • by Manjit Kumar • Icon Books • Rs 300
In their elements
BOOK>> THE DISAPPEARING SPOON AND OTHER TRUE TALES OF MADNESS, LOVE, AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS •…
Lethal breath
After respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, air pollution now shows a definitive link with strokes