Swinging both ways

Early human ‘Lucy’ walked but was good at climbing trees too

No wood is waste

Nano-onions from wood shavings can deliver nutrients to plants

Sound track of the earth

Seismic noise can help map our planet’s interiors

Hollywood’s Net police

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Pluck and dry

Herbarium trip shows climate change not the only threat

Cyber-rattling

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Kickstart for fuel cells

Non-precious metals are new catalyst substitutes

At the mercy of chromosomes

Sets of it decide whether a plant will dominate or vanish

Carcinogenic pesticides

Cancer congress

The battle against the disease intensifies

Breasting cancer

A pair of genes responsible for causing breast cancer have been nabbed

Tipsy hearts and the good life

A recent study suggests thart a moderate consumption of alcohol is good for the heart

Bright colours, dark secret

Cheap storage for potatoes

An on-farm storage facility has been developed to see potatoes through the summer

Dirtbusters

Heating pools

Protection by mimicry and mime

Scientists have devised a new technique to make drugs resembling proteins more effective

When the whales took to water

Fresh evidence supports a long-held belief that whales evolved from land mammals

Milking the cattle

Indian cows and baffaloes can be made to lactate without becoming pregnant

Old is gold

Insight into asthma

Lighting hazards

A matter of identity

Pot-bellies weigh heavy upon Indian hearts

Paunches are common among Indians and this makes them especially prone to heart disease

Rats offer clue for human cancer treatment

A technique developed to fight tumours in rats may one day be used to treat humans