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
Results from early trials of the drug -designed to improve levels of `good' cholesterol -revealed it stabilises blood sugar levels and reduces risk of heart disease Scientists claim to be developed a drug which can fight both heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Results from early trials of the drug
<p>Deconstructing the work of famous scientists, many years after their passing, is a task that has been undertaken by many historians of science and writers of great distinction. A recent editorial in Nature (2011, 474, 419) notes that ‘it is impossible to libel the dead, but equally impossible for them to defend themselves’. There is a certain
<p>Vijayan summarizes the problems faced with respect to funding of research. He suggests how grant system could be improved to achieve better quality in research. The manner in which grant<br /> applications are handled and funds are released is only one dimension (albeit a major one); there are other aspects to the<br /> problem. (Correspondence)</p>
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Regenerative medicine crossed another milestone this week when scientists at the University of Lund in Sweden demonstrated the direct conversion of skin tissue cells into nerve cells. So far, the standard
<p>The field of biofuels has suffered from cycles of interest and<br /> neglect. Still, enterprising researchers have myriad options.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2011/110623/pdf/nj7352-531a.pdf</p>
The mystery of the Sukhna Lake
Paris: Worldwide carbon emissions are at their highest ever levels,stoking fears of a global temperature rise over the dangerous 2 Celsius threshold,the International Energy Agency announced on Monday. The world economys return to growth in 2010 coincided with a 1.6 gigatonne rise in carbon dioxide emissions,the highest ever recorded jump,the agency said. This significant increase in CO2 emissio
An irreversible climate tipping point could occur within the next 20 years as a result of the release of huge quantities of organic carbon locked away as frozen plant matter in the vast permafrost region of the Arctic,scientists have found. Billions of tons of frozen leaves and roots that have lain undisturbed for thousands of years in the permanently frozen ground of the northern hemisphere are
A new technology to help boost solar power generation manifoldStarting from sometime in the past century, when human beings became aware that solar energy is non-polluting and abundant, companies and research