Wonder plant
An eco-friendly plant, the Senna can be used to regenerate wastelands with less water and without pesticides
Divine dwellings
An organisation set up by priests provides inexpensive bamboo houses to people living in slums and on the streets
Shattering myths
The world's largest experiment in sustainable rainforest management is all set to shatter some age-old myths
Hope of deliverance
Elective caesarean delivery, combined with an antiretroviral drug, can slash chances of infected mothers transmitting AIDS to their babies
Cooking up remedies
Recent techniques to convert natural gas into liquid form may soon make it cheap and convenient fuel for vehicles
The herbal coming!
An Indian research institute has developed a herbal insecticide and a neem-based insect repellent
Ticketless travel
Electronic tickets are fast becoming popular in the us and Canada
Information superhighway
There is one in our genes. And scientists are surprised at the distance signals can travel along DNA strands
Bite me
Early exposure to mosquitoes may help develop resistance to malaria where chances of infection are high
Peppered by pain
Latest findings in tests with rats could lead to the development of new pain-killing drugs
Home remedy
A local remedy for controlling a parasitic disease works wonders for sheepbreeders in the Peruvian highlands
Charred to extinction
Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs
Chimp's aid
Chimps are not victimised by AIDS because a lethal sickness has made their immune system resistant to the disease
2008 A lunar odyssey
From a pariah after Pokhran II to scientific self esteem, India raced its way to the moon. Archita Bhatta tracked the nation's voyage to find …
Origin of Darwin
Book>> Darwin's Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond and James Moore Allen Lane, London Price 25
AstroSat peers into the heart of Jellyfish galaxy
According to the authors, this galaxy is unique as it provides direct evidence of internal and external mechanisms at work to halt the formation …
Copper is great at killing superbugs – so why don't hospitals use it?
Lack of knowledge and perceived cost issues could be holding back the fight against the superbugs
India gets new weather prediction model for better forecasts
The very high resolution global deterministic weather prediction model, as per earth sciences ministry, shows significant improvement in daily …
How do you weigh a dinosaur? There are two ways, and it turns out they’re both right
An animal’s body mass is a fundamental property of its biology. It dictates what an animal can eat, how far and fast it can move, and how …
Scientist who called mysterious Oumuamua object alien probe explains why
Abraham Loeb, one of the Harvard scientists who came up with this theory, talks about this extraordinary conclusion and the media frenzy it generated
Indian scientists identify cells linked to obsessive-compulsive behaviour
Targeting the development of cells that triggers obsessive-compulsive behaviour can help treat the root cause of autoimmune diseases rather …
Meet Perseverance, NASA's new Mars rover
‘Perseverance’ will land on Mars’ Jerezo crater a little after 3.40 pm EST on February 18, 2021
Significance of CERN
Books>> Smashing Physics • by Jon Butterworth • Headline Press • Rs 700 (Kindle edition) and The Particle At The End Of The …
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid — photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission
Double Asteroid Redirection Test is meant to test one potential approach that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth.
‘Humans won’t go extinct; but they are at a crucial point’
Down to Earth spoke with Nathan H Lents, professor of biology at John Jay College, the City University of New York about the past, present and …