To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
Researchers need to cement the bond between science and the South Pole if the region is to remain one of peace and collaboration. (Editorial)
Scientists wanting to implement change must collaborate between disciplines. An ambitious Amazon study shows them how, says Paulo Artaxo.
Geneva: Time could soon be up for the leap second - the extra moment added to universal time to keep it in sync with the earth's movement - as experts consider abolishing it later this week. Coordinated
Shillong, Jan. 16: The Indian Science Congress Association Young Scientist Award 2011-12 was conferred on a Shillong scholar by former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Jeremy Dkhar, a PhD in botany from the
Controlling who is allowed access to information about mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus is unacceptable, says Peter Palese.
Karnal: The farmers suffering huge losses due to damage to sugarcane crop beause of the dreaded “white grub” disease can heave a sigh of relief as the scientists at the Sugarcane Breeding Centre, Karnal,
Noting that India’s position in the field of science has been overtaken by China, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has sought an increase in spending on scientific research to at least two per cent
The disposal of chicken feathers, that are generated in huge quantities at poultry farms and at meat shops, will now be an easy task with the biotechnology department of Kolhapur’s Shivaji University identifying
Mumbai: India’s top nuke scientist, P K Iyengar, 80, who designed the first atomic bomb which was detonated at Pokhran in 1974, and a staunch opponent of the Indo-US nuclear deal, passed away at the BARC
Har Gobind Khorana (1922–2011) - Chemical biologist who helped to establish the genetic code.