Science Notebook Recent study assesses carbon footprint of particle collidersR. RamachandranIt found the Future Circular Collider of CERN to be the least polluting.
Science Notebook Personal care products advertised as ‘natural’ may contain allergens: studyR. Ramachandran
Nobel Prizes 2022 Svante Pääbo wins Medicine Nobel for his work in analysing ancient DNAPartha P. Majumder
Ornithology New bird speciesA NEW species of bird has been described in north-eastern India and adjacent parts of China by a team of scientists from Sweden, China, the United Sta
Seismology Small slips and big earthquakesRESEARCHERS have identified a “slow slip” pattern of gradual deformation that begins just before moderate and major earthquakes, according to Naoki Uc
Mathematics Largest known prime numberON January 7, the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project of the University of Central Missouri discovered the new largest known prime nu
Medical research Yoga and risk of glaucomaGLAUCOMA patients may experience increased eye pressure when performing several different head-down positions while practising yoga, according to a ne
Malaria Drug resistance of malarial parasiteNEW findings from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health have confirmed that dihydroar
Polio For safer vaccines in polio-free worldAS the world is approaching the goal of polio virus eradication, there are concerns among scientists about post-eradication manufacturing and stockpil
Physics Breaking bonds to evaporateAt the molecular level, evaporation of water requires breaking at least one strong intermolecular bond between two water molecules at the interface. T
Photon in a fibreRESEARCHERS at the Vienna Centre for Quantum Science and Technology have demonstrated a nanofibre device that acts as an optical diode, allowing singl
Space A pathfinderAFTER a technical glitch on the scheduled launch date on December 2, 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched its LISA Pathfinder (LPF) satellit
Superconductivity The new waveA TEAM led by scientists at the United States Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory combined powerful magnetic pulses with some
Bird Migration Speed leads the wayMANY birds travel in flocks, sometimes migrating over thousands of miles. But how do the birds decide who will lead the way? On the basis of studies w
Neuroscience 3-D tongue images to improve speechA NEW study done by the researchers of the University of Texas at Dallas indicates that watching 3-D images of tongue movements can help individuals l
The Art vs Artist conundrum and the audience that is between them An effective way of taking revenge against artists is to consign them to oblivion.
SlideshowColours of desireA mother’s sari collection feels like an act of vengeance against a life that had deprived her of small joys in her youth.
