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
Scientists find natural food preservative from bacteria
The bacteria isolated from chicken intestine inihibits the growth of the organism that causes food-poisoning
India's navigation system will not depend on US for accuracy in time
ISRO’s indigenous regional navigation positioning system will be based on the Indian clock system instead of the US
Humans in 2167: Internet implants and no sleep
By 2167, genetically designed, digitally enhanced humans with Internet-connected brains will live with intelligent machines in a transformed …
Is the monsoon here? The winds say not yet
India Meteorological department has announced the onset of monsoon, but crucial wind conditions essential to back it are missing
Prehistoric human footprints reveal a rare snapshot of ancient human group behaviour
Centuries ago, a group of 20 prehistoric modern humans walked through a volcanic mudflow, still active in Tanzania. This is what a footprint trail&…
COVID-19: Your genes could determine whether SARS-CoV-2 puts you in hospital
Results of an analysis suggested there were differences in people’s DNA that could influence their ability to respond to a SARS-CoV-2 infection
Hunting galaxies far, far away — here’s how anyone can explore the universe
In just our observable universe we estimate there are over 2 trillion galaxies!
Evidence of brand new physics at Cern? Why we’re cautiously optimistic about our new findings
The standard model has withstood every experimental test thrown at it since it was assembled in the 1970s
Scientists identify genetic factors responsible for infertility among Indian men
Hyderabad-based scientists find that the deletions on Y chromosome of infertile Indian men are vastly different from such deletions seen among …
‘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 …