COVID-19: 6 UK returnees test positive for new strain, health ministry confirms
As many as 114 were found positive for SARS-CoV-2 after they returned from UK recently; genome sequencing results of remaining 108 are …
Brexit exposes globalisation's fatal flaw
It is clear that the world desperately needs a globalisation model that will work for all and not just some
Venting the spleen
A new drug will reduce the agony and the costs of treating thalassaemia, a hereditary blood disorder
Inverse proportion: species quantum and carbon dioxide
The extinction of species decreases plant productivity and impairs the functions of an ecosystem -- like mopping up carbon dioxide
A peep at planetary births
The Gemini twin-telescope project, being spearheaded by Britain, will help astronomers watch a planet being born
The economics of teenage pregnancies
A study finds teenage pregnancies occur more frequently in socially backward areas than affluent areas, but the opposite holds true for abortions
Cultivating wood for fuel
Faced with food surpluses, farmers in the UK are being encouraged to plant trees on part of their land and sell wood as fuel for heating or …
Bouquets and brickbats for Thorp
Japan and Germany have welcomed the go-ahead for Britain's Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant, but opponents feel it will lead to nuclear proliferation.
Projecting a distorted reality
A documentary for British children presents an inaccurate and oversimplified image of India.
Green, yet mean
Reducing vehicular pollution and promoting the automobile industry: the twain shall probably never meet. A UK government survey too, does not …
Soaring greener heights
Surrey University in the UK, specialising in satellite engineering, is developing a hybrid rocket motor that uses liquid and solid fuel, both of …
The cholesterol dilemma
High levels of cholesterol in the blood can prove risky. But low levels could be even more dangerous. Well, high or low, cholesterol seems to …
Drip as you trip
Patients hooked on to intravenous drug delivery systems have so far had to confine themselves to their beds. But a new portable infusion pump …
Flower on order
Genetic engineering can soon make plants bloom on cue and change the shape of a plant as required
Third twin? not yet
The possibility of human cloning after a sheep has been cloned recently, seem hardly welcome as critics raise questions about humankind's …
Malaria cornered
The killer malarial parasite may become vulnerable if drugs that target a particular enzyme are developed
Smooth operators
Tiny snake-like robotic appendages that worm into the human body and perform complicated operations. That's surgery of the future
Change at last
A recent study says that the Ganga Action Plan has led to some improvement in the water quality of the Ganga
Roman retreat
About 2,000 years ago, when the Romans ruled London, they gave the city its first centrally-heated homes. A look back in time
The Ice Story
Amit Shanker talks about a random photograph that helped him reveal how Americans kept British cool.
UK heatwave: Temperature crosses 40°C
Climate change could increase the frequency of extreme temperatures if no action is taken to control greenhouse gas emissions
India and UK launch new research initiative on cancer
The partnership is aimed at finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer with a focus on affordable approaches
Bribery in high places
Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad strikes back with tough trade sanctions against Britain for allegations of accepting bribes
Writer's block
Science journalism in India suffers from a lack of understanding among writers and a reluctance on the part of scientists to explain their work
Babies made to order
A furore over the ethics of the new eugenics-reproduction technologies that could create 'designer' babies-has the medical community worldwide in …