Indian genome sequences: 32 variations found unique
Results from the extensive computation analysis of 1,029 sequenced genomes from India were published earlier this week
SERB calls for applications under ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ scheme
Accelerate Vigyan strives to provide a big push to high-end scientific research, prepare scientific workforce
A mysterious ring on a dwarf planet is puzzling astronomers
Quaoar, which revolves the Sun beyond Neptune, has a ring that is too far out according to current theories
New reactor powered by sun can convert plastic, CO2 into fuel
Cambridge researchers find way to turn PET plastic bottles and carbon dioxide into sustainable fuels like CO, syngas or formate
Artemis: Why it may be the last mission for NASA astronauts
Within the next few decades, robotic exploration of Mars could be almost entirely autonomous
Patently hollow claims of the US
Global organisations and academics defend India’s IP laws and call for US to back off
Menacing US diplomacy
Specialist attachés are strenuously pushing maximalist intellectual property rules worldwide
The Smithsonian steps on the ants
Iconic museum files patent claim on fungi to control leafcutter ants—a well-known fact
Myriad gains, we all lose
The US appeals court has upheld the patents for isolated human genes, ignoring scientists’ warning that it would obstruct vital research …
Back to the source
Recharging aquifers with treated wastewater is the only hope to meet the water needs of a growing urban population
Enviroguard
In every sphere of human endeavour, the use of biological indicators provides an elegant device, as they do not disrupt the stability of natural …
Springing a surprise
Global warming has led to the early rejuvenation of vegetation in spring, a phenomenon that is causing a change in the annual carbon dioxide …
Waiting for the mud
Mexican vulcanologists are trying to track the path that destructive mudslides, the fallout of an impending volcanic eruption, might take
Peep into the past
A female Sao La belonging to a rare bovid species has been captured for scientific study in Laos's Annamite mountain range. Her discovery has …
With warm regrets
Global warming is causing glaciers on the Himalaya to melt into natural lakes. This threatens the lives of indigenous people and animals
Bear business
The growing demand for bear products might jeopardise the existence of several rare species in Asia
Likes and unlikes
Appearances are deceptive, as the case of honey bees demonstrates. Though physiologically alike, queens and workers among bees can be …
The other side of nitrogen
Excess of any thing is bad, and nitrogen is no exception. The benevolent gas is actually responsible for immense ecological damage
Alternative to the natural
Fuel from plastic wastes and chemicals from grains: researchers in UK experiment with innovative substitutes
Pure stuff
Total water management -- envisaging supply, use and recycling of wastewater -- is what Akshyadhara is all about
Too fast for turtles
The of pace human developmental activities is playing havoc with the largest rookery of the endangered Olive Ridley turtle in Orissa
From the verge of extinction
Several species to be removed from endangered list in the us
Not just water
Mineral or drinking water? Government sets new standards to reorganise the bottled water industry
A bushful of medicine
Seabuckthorn, a plant with numerous medicinal properties, grows wild in India. Rural communities are the losers
No silver lining
Even as UNEP calls for an international treaty on mercury pollution, India and other developing countries are oblivious to the dangers of being …