Science Notebook Finally! A safe and effective vaccine against malariaR. RamachandranIn African adults who previously had malaria, PfSPZ provided 52 per cent efficacy.
Science Notebook Aerosolised particles shoot out of a lid-less toilet when it is flushed: studyR. Ramachandran
Narmada humanON December 5, 1982, the geologist Arun Sonakia discovered the only known fossil of a human ancestor from South Asia on the banks of the Narmada. The
Dinosaur ancestorRESEARCHERS have discovered what may be the earliest dinosaur, a creature the size of a Labrador retriever but with a five-foot-long tail, which walke
New quasarAS far back in time as astronomers have been able to see until now, the universe has had some trace of heavy elements, such as carbon and oxygen. Thes
Seeing through opaque materialsUsing a novel imaging technique, a team of researchers from the Netherlands and Italy has succeeded in making sharp pictures of objects hidden behind
Protein warningWHEN a patient is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the disease has usually already progressed over several years, and damage to areas such as blood ves
Light-based hydrogen productionA group of chemists at the University of Rochester has succeeded in increasing the output and lowering the cost of current light-driven hydrogen produ
Einsteins brainPortions of Albert Einsteins brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be responsible for his extraordinary cognitive abilitie
Rich depositsTummalapalle in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh has in situ reserves of 70,000 tonnes of uranium oxide. In the coming year, with further exploration, w
From ore to yellow cakeThe ore extracted from a mine is processed to yield yellow cake, or uranium in a compound form, in a processing plant. The ore is first crushed to a u
Fuel of futureT.S. SUBRAMANIANThe Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh, commissioned in April, will help meet Indias demand for natural uranium, used in indigenous Pressurised Heavy
Astrophysics in polar iceVIJAYA SWAMINATHAn account of a battle against the elements in the South Pole to set up a telescope that looks for neutrinos coming from distant objects in the northe
Nuclear Power Fusion power research gets a boost R. RamachandranThe “spherical” tokamak technology is currently being pioneered at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) of the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority (UKA
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
