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
Following the freak cloudburst that devastated Leh during the monsoon, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has embarked upon a project to study the changing weather phenomenon in Ladakh and subsequently develop new models for weather forecast. The task is being carried out by the Chandigarh-based Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE), which has already forwarded t
A full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger trapped by forest officials of the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) has become a cause for concern for the latter as the tiger weighed much less than any other tiger trapped in the mangrove forest in the past 20 years. The tiger trapped on 23 October this year has raised a number of questions on whether the size, colour and characteristics of the big cats of Sunderba
<p> </p> <p>A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for Bt brinjal deeply flawed according to this latest special report in Down to Earth. </p> <p> </p>
Washington: Scientists have discovered a huge alien planet in a system with two Suns similar to the fictional world of Tatooine in the Hollywood science fiction
The leading academies of science in India have, at the request of the government, prepared a report that was expected to give an independent scientific review of transgenic crops and the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Bill. But the Inter- Academy Report that has been prepared is disappointing on several fronts
New Delhi: She was the convener of India
Scientists researching problems such as water management should focus more on urban areas. (Editorial)
After winning a Nobel prize for helping to protect the planet, Mario Molina is tackling a much more difficult problem
The Prime Minister gave away TWAS prizes and medals to scientists in various fields in recognition of their outstanding contributions. Over 300 scientists from 50 countries are taking part in the four-day annual event. The PM gave away the India Science prize of the Indian National Science Academy to statistician C Radhakrishna Rao.