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
Scientists
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Rao wants more opportunities for young talent
Twenty five scientists met the Prime Minister recently and appraised him of the issues confronting scientific research in India
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Enzymes that came in from the cold
The ability of microorganisms found in the Antarctic region to produce enzymes at low temperatures could save energy used for heating in fermentation processes
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The making of a dinosaur
That is just what the Jurassic Park special, telecast by STAR Plus, was all about
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A long road ahead
Despite its vast numbers of scientists and research institutes, Indian science has always fared poorly on the global front. Several reasons have been put forward for the dismal performance, but the only fact that emerges is that there can be no consensus
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Fermat's Last Theorem proved
WHEN FRENCH mathematician Pierre de Fermat died in 1655, he had not written down the proof of a theorem, "which this margin (of my notebook) is too small to contain". More than three centuries later,
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Ozone layer depletion confirmed
A recent report says the intensity of ultraviolet radiation striking an Argentine town has risen, confirming fears about ozone depletion
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Spaced out waste
TWO RUSSIAN scientists propose to get rid of radioactive waste by throwing it out of the solar system. The waste will be blasted out of the earth's atmosphere on conventional rockets and then fired
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Why one cell becomes a nose and another, an eye
All living things begin life as a single cell, and one of the most intriguing puzzles for biologists is to understand how a particular cell knows into which part of the body it must grow
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Germplasm exchange
SCIENTISTS of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have recommended exchanging the germplasm of fruit, vegetables and potatoes; trials of popular potato varieties in
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Indian officials optimistic
INDIAN Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials are not unduly worried by the stalled transfer of cryogenic rocket technology from Russia to India. They believe alternative cryogenic engine