Plastic Peril
Waste management is key to keeping the oceans free of plastic waste, new research suggests
Eye on accuracy
Realisation to make meters error-free may have come late to India, but technology is making rapid strides
Gunning for green tech
US continues to target India over its intellectual property regime, especially in pharma, green tech sectors
Debating science risks
Chinese scientists appear to be more open to discussing the risks and ethics of new technologies than their Indian counterparts
Righting the copywrong
Amending the Copyright Act to give directors, composers and musicians rights over their work has corrected a historic wrong but trouble is brewing
Breathing uneasy
Threat from occupational exposure to pollutants, especially to young children and pregnant women, is growing rapidly. There is no time for …
A very heavy metal load
Waters of the gulf of Mannar and Palk bay are contaminated with industrial pollutants like lead
Smooth launch for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover
The rover was launched successfully July 30, 2020. Its mission is to search for signs of past microbial life and collect rock and dust samples …
Human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ can fast track COVID-19 drug testing
The research aims to know how SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks human cell membranes and how it can be blocked
Greening food transport
Cold storage trucks are important to ferry food. A new British technology would use liquid air to power truck refrigeration units. But is it …
Patent hypocrisies of US
American business lobbies are spreading falsehoods about India’s patent policies—and glossing over their double standards
It's El Nino
The maverick child has brought about weather changes that threaten the unique ecosystem of Galapagos Islands
Fading beauty
Changing climate conditions in the Northeast are wiping out the fragile orchids. Will other species follow?
The unholy accrual
Pesticides pollution threatens the aquatic life of the Ganges, especially the Gangetic dolphins
The cold rush
What has India got to show after 20 years on the Antarctica research bandwagon? Lack of focus
Bringing Google to book
Google’s digital library project went too far, creating a monopoly over the heritage of books
New genealogy project allows astronomers to trace ‘ancestors’
The database provides information on more than 33,000 astronomers, their advisors and universities and the links to their dissertations
‘There could be a racist backlash to the current anti-racism movements’
Race science has been used to justify colonial occupation, slavery, genocide; it became so ingrained that we still live with its devastating …
Out of Africa
Guess what is bringing death and disease to the coral reefs of the world? Dust from African deserts
The world needs pharmaceuticals from China and India to beat COVID-19
Chinese manufacturers make around 40% of all APIs used worldwide; China, India are the source of 75-80% of APIs imported to US
Hubble space telescope celebrates 30th anniversary
The Hubble Space Telescope — responsible for significantly expanding mankind's understanding of the universe — celebrated its 30th …
Salvage science
Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector
Dying fields
The Green Revolution and use of high-yielding varieties has led to depletion of vital micronutrients
To prevent overkill
Medicinal values of marine life make it vulnerable to overexploitation. But it is now possible to artificially produce such qualities
Heightened risk
“Superbug” gene levels in microbes are 60 per cent higher in the upper Gangetic areas during pilgrimage season