Fast COVID-19 vaccine timelines are unrealistic, put integrity of scientists at risk
No vaccine against a coronavirus has successfully navigated the rigours of clinical testing, despite having up to 17 years to do so
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
Laboratory for improving accuracy of measurement units launched in Delhi
The Apex Metrology Laboratory will define new standards to enable increase in industrial production and improvement in pollution monitoring
A drought of up-to-date data
Nearly 27 per cent of India has undergone a climatic shift since the last study on drought areas
Land over nature
Cities are expanding indiscriminately across the globe, at the cost of rich biodiversity
Climate change hits food production
Global warming has resulted in 20 per cent increase in price of wheat, maize, rice and soybean
Sun-made, problems
Interaction between the sun and the surface waters of the world's oceans are hiking temperatures
In troubled waters
After having forced into extinction many different species of animals, human beings have most recently focused their greed on fishes in the deep …
Alarm as it warms
Higher temperatures the world over do not just result in rising sea levels. According to a recent report produced by scientists from 50 …
Homicide by nuclides
A top secret Soviet nuclear complex contaminated its environs for 40 years, exposing thousands of people in the vicinity to radiation
Top of the world
It's a voyage of discovery as biologists travel to the unexplored stretches of the rainforest canopy, learning more about this "green ocean"
Supergrass
Here is the latest on genetically-modified plants with enough power to neutralise some of the most potent pollutants we know today
Krill kill
Seas around the Antarctic are losing krill -- a crucial part of the marine and terrestrial food chain
Soot, unsuitable for the climate
Soot, emitted by burning diesel, is far more responsible for climate change than believed earlier
Environment, genes and mutations
Pollutants in the environment cause dreaded diseases like cancer by mutating some genes. Scientists have begun to explore the human genome to …
Dengue - reality bites
The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta
Harnessing renewables
Auroville moves ahead on the road to energy sufficiency by using non-conventional energy sources
UAE’s Hope orbiter is on way to the Red Planet
The aim of the mission is to understand weather on Mars through all seasons and study how atmospheric oxygen and hydrogen escape into space
Union govt flags off ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ scheme to push scientific research
The scheme will strive to boost high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower that can venture into research careers
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
Crazy for GI? Think again
The protection of Geographical Indication is not a guarantee that the artisan or producer will benefit; traders can corner the premium
The fine line for judges
Judges have recused themselves in a number of cases but there are no clear guidelines on what constitutes conflict of interest
Sponged to death
Natural sponges from the Mediterranean Sea are fast disappearing. Global warming and overfishing figure among the list of perpetrators of this …
Waves of despair
Electromagnetic interference, due to radio waves emitted by gadgets like cellular phones can create widespread havoc. For instance, they can …
Deep in trouble
The ecology of Scotland may undergo a major transformation due to climatic changes, says a report