Creating algae in the dark
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA and the Martek Biosciences Corporation of Columbia, have devised a way to make one species of single-celled algae grow without light. By
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Stones at stones worth
Industrial diamonds can now be produced cheaply
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First solar funicular
The world's first solar-powered funicular, a type of cable railway, has started operating between Italy's Livorno town and the Montenero sanctuary. Photo voltaic (PV) panels on buildings bordering
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Size does matter
For primates, brain volume makes all the difference<br>
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Beaming with energy
Electricity generated in space using light from the sun can now be converted into microwaves and transmitted to the Earth using techno logy developed by National Space Development Agency of Japan and
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Handy test to detect mercury
A new kit to detect contamination in fish<br>
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Whales under threat
Environmental experts have criticised the US navy for its plant to use low frequency active (LFA) sonar widely used around the world. The navy's application is under the review of the US National
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New diseases are the result of environmental degradation
After being instrumental in the eradication of smallpox, <font class='UCASE'>D A Henderson</font> , director, Centre for Civilian Biodefence, Johns Hopkins University, USA, finds that changes in the environment are leading to mutations in viruses makin
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Smoking unabated
Women in the US continue to puff one too many<br>
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A force to reckon
What's the weight of five atoms? About 1,000 zeptonewtons
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Climate change causes famine
Climate change will have a negative impact on food production in tropical developing countries, reports a document of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). It states that the losses of
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Get my goat
Goat milk may become the source of malaria vaccines in coming times. Researchers have made genetic modifications in mice to alter the character of the milk they produce. This milk has been
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Phillipines goes solar
Oil major BP AMOCO has launched the world's largest solar power project in the Mindanao region of Phillipines. Estimated to cost US $48million it is expected to electrify 150 villages says a Reuters
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DWINDLING FOREST
There would be no timber left for industrial use in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after 2025 if unabated over exploitation of timber continues, reveals the Provincial Forest
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Squaring off
the infrastructure for coordinating research about various worldwide environmental changes must be restructured for taking correct decisions on issues such as greenhouse gas emission policies.
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High on Hydrogen
Iceland's ambitious plan of becoming the world's first
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Self destructing plastic
A biodegradable plastic is now available for wrapping
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A lethal blow
The Maheshwar hydroelectric project on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh has suffered another setback. The Portuguese government has refused to become a guarantor for a loan of Rs 200 crore being given
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Whose right s ?
people for Ethical Treatment of Animals (peta), a us -based non-governmental organisation (ngo), has intensified its campaign against the Indian leather industry. It organised a press
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Asian rubbish
Asian countries seem to compete with each other to spew out waste. Rising populations, increasing urbanisation and better incomes mean the volume of waste generated is bound to go up in the future.