Digging for diseases, past and present
Scientists are turning to ancient grave sites to unravel the mysteries of human ailments
Getting close and personal
The war on cancer intensifies as scientists try to tailor treatment according to a patient's genetic make-up
Whose science should we focus on?
The current debate over ancient India's scientific feats is less about science and more about a cultural `feel good' factor
Real pride of ancient Indian science
Indian scientists are nowhere to be seen in the world you and I inhabit. This is when our modern world requires science to be integrated into …
Combing operation
Chitosan, a chemical, can help fight persistent urinary tract infections by exposing dormant pathogens to antibiotics
Resistant to fluorosis
Camels are less susceptible to the medical condition than other animals, including humans
Poor health to food insecurity
Not only low income levels, but also adults suffering from chronic diseases adversely impact a household’s food security
Making cement production less polluting
Researchers are trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the manufacture of cement by finding alternatives to limestone
Best kept sacred
Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to …
Where the water is
Engineers in Jaipur are developing a software that would help quench the thirst of parched villages
Sweet smell of death
Chemicals from cosmetics, adhesives and plastics can disrupt hormone function and cause birth defects
Beat that heat
Municipalities and citizens in the US could significantly contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Opportunity waste
A senior technical manager says there is a lot of money to be made in management of industrial waste
Sands of cancer
Thorium in the sands of Kerala's Chavara-Neendakara area alters DNA sequence of the local population
High on broth, low on geography
Geographical indication tags are being handed out indiscriminately—with no strategy
The iron bar
Fluoride in water and food blocks iron absorption, leads to anaemia among pregnant women
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Pääbo sequenced genomes of our extinct relatives Neanderthals and Denisovans; These discoveries resulted in novel insights into human …
Three win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of Hepatitis C virus
Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice won the prize for the discovery of the virus that caused several deaths in the 1960s and …
We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why
Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …
Earth’s inner core is older than previously determined, find researchers
Researchers revise age of Earth’s solid inner core from 565 mln years to 1-1.3 bln years
Scientists have come closest to confirming a new fundamental force
The Muon g-2 experiment demonstrates that an unknown force or sub-atomic particle is at play
How does Mars sound? First audio clip from the Red Planet gives an idea
Any note we hear on Earth would sound fainter and more sombre on Mars, observed the Perseverance rover
One small step for humankind as India becomes 1st nation to soft land on lunar south pole
Vikram Lander lands safely on surface of the lunar south pole at 6 pm IST
Droughts may have affected larger areas globally than captured by satellites, new analysis suggests
New analysis of global water distribution will help understand how climate change can impact Earth’s water balance
Chandrayaan-3: Here is all you need to know about the moon
The moon is more than Earth’s natural satellite, having impacted its every aspect, from origin of life to climate change