Scientific India
Algal blooms a threat to wetland bird sanctuaries of India needs attention
Birds are often referred to as a barometer for the health of our planet.
8 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
World Animal Day: Advocating for the Rights and Welfare of Animals
For the first time ever, an international team F of researchers has created a complete cell atlas of a whole mammalian brain.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Living Robots From Human Cells
Living robots might sound like an oxymoron, but they're here, and they're challenging everything we know about biotechnology. Xenobots are computer-generated, programmable lifeforms made out of stem cells harvested from the African frog, Xenopus laevis.
3 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Microbial Corrosion of Iron: Unveiling the Invisible Culprits
Corrosion of iron is a pervasive and costly problem in various industries affecting infrastructure, transportation and machinery.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Research indicates that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health
In a study with 22 pairs of identical twins, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will One Day Suffocate Most Life on Earth
For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way - and scientists have predicted that, in the future, the atmosphere will revert back to one that's rich in methane and low in oxygen.
1 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Nature approves vegetarians to eat meat when in dire nutritional need
We all have come across stories of people who at some point of time have been diagnosed with certain medical condition or who had a medical history and had to make major changes in their diet preferences to meet their nutritional needs.
3 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Bacteria as Blacksmiths: The Metallurgical Wonders of Microorganisms
In the world of microbiology bacteria often take center stage as remarkable and versatile organisms.
4 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
The solar forest
A verdant forest is one of the most iconic symbols of the power of nature, from the abundance of plant and animal life that shelters among its thick vegetation to the positive impact it has on Earth's climate, thanks in part to photosynthesis, which removes carbon dioxide from the air, thereby mitigating the effects of global warming.
1 min |
November - December 2023
Down To Earth
Highs and lows
As COP28 enters its final week, Parties have operationalised historic loss and damage fund and agreed to the health impacts of climate change, but have failed to reach a consensus on key issues of climate finance, adaptation goal and global stocktake
5 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
RAISED ON EXHAUST
Link between air pollution and childhood diseases, including cancer, warrants concern
6 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Misplaced focus
The fictional series based on the Bhopal gas disaster falls miserably short in its attempt to be a riveting survival drama
3 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Conquest of lantana
A decade-long initiative in Madhya Pradesh to reclaim land overrun by lantana helps residents restart agriculture and restore native biodiversity
5 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Costly trade-off
A reduction in the planet's sulphur dioxide emissions could be behind the recent spike in global warming
5 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
POOR SUBSTITUTES
The World Health Organization's announcement on aspartame being possibly carcinogenic to humans has reignited the debate on health hazards of sugar substitutes. Not only is the evidence on safety of sugar substitutes sketchy, their role in controlling blood sugar levels, too, remains inconclusive. On the contrary, studies increasingly indicate that sugar substitutes contribute to factors that lead to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and, quite ironically, diabetes.
10+ min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Patents zoom, but where is the innovation?
India is among the top patent filers globally, but it has yet to make its mark in any breakthrough technologies
4 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Electric idea
College students in Delhi make and sell solar-powered lamps to promote use of renewable energy
1 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Saved by sponge
As oceans warm up, women in Zanzibar switch from seaweed to climate-resilient sponge farming to stay afloat
4 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
THE ODD FLOWER
Onion flower stalks can provide a distinct taste and flavour to food
3 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Green equations
A first-of-its-kind index to evaluate gross environment product
4 min |
December 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Vehicles behind Delhi's poor air quality
ON NOVEMBER 5, 2023, three Indian cities— Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata—recorded some of the worst air quality levels in the world.
1 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Known unknowns
India's apex food regulator has no data on presence of genetically modified organisms in fresh produce imported by the country over past five years VIVEK MISHRA NEW DELHI
4 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
A SINK BECOMES SOURCE
Droughts kill billions of trees in the Amazon like no other extreme event
10 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
THE AMAZONIAN DRYING
The historic drought in the Amazon indicates that the rain forest is approaching an irreversible tipping point. The results would be disastrous for the world
4 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Post-pandemic blues of predatory pharma
Huge stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, along with a steep drop in revenues, tell a sorry tale of Big Pharma's greed
4 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Scientist, activist, advisor
Saleemul Huq championed locally led climate adaptation and greater involvement of all stakeholders in global discourse
2 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Lending voice
A journalist in Malkangiri, Odisha, helps tribal girls and women take charge of their own health and share their stories ISHAN KUKRETI
2 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Delayed by decades
Centre-state tussle and bureaucratic incompe-tencies withhold compensation for land acquisition in Jharkhand's coal belt
5 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
Drop in the bucket
Adaptation finance needed by developing countries is 10-18 times as high as current flows, says the latest UNEP report
3 min |
November 16, 2023
Down To Earth
RUNNING OUT OF TIME
THE DRYING up of the Amazon ecosystem is a sign of a planetary crisis. The rainforests are one of the nine tipping points or thresholds in the climate system that, if crossed, would cause irreversible changes.
10+ min |