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Unlocking the secrets of human evolution
Preliminary study of the Neanderthal genome reveals many thousands of differences between the two closest relatives

Science (Jan 30 and Feb 6, 2009) discuss the issue of when we humans began creating art. The debate gets reopened with the discovery in South African caves of several pieces of ochre ...

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A grim vision of global warming
Tropical forests may dry out and become vulnerable to devastating wildfires as global warming accelerates over the coming decades, a senior scientist has warned. Soaring greenhouse gas emissions, driven by a surge in coal use in ...

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SNAPSHOTS
Electric current from biomechanical energy
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have generated electric current from a tapping finger. It is a step closer for handhelds users to powering their devices with their own ...

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Tail-less lizards lose agility and mobility
When caught in a vulnerable position, many lizard species simply drop their tails, leaving the twitching body part to distract the predator as they scamper to safety. Butthey lose significant agility and mobility in return. ...

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Study to determine the need to protect pikas
The U.S. government has agreed to study whether the American pika should be protected under the Endangered Species Act due to warmer temperatures. The American pika is a tiny, cold-loving relative of the ...

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Southern lights glow over New Zealand sky
Auroral activity results from atomic particles spiralling into the earth’s polar atmosphere along magnetic field lines. They then collide with atmospheric molecules, emitting energy in different forms including light. ...

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Interaction of humans with future robots
A science museum employee shakes hands with BERTI the robot at the Science Museum, London. Robot BERTI was developed by UK labs to help scientists answer the question of how humans will interact with robots of the future. ...

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Gaseous hydrogen fuel from waste wood
Researchers at Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Georgia have produced hydrogen gas pure enough to power a fuel cell. Various ingredients derived from waste wood and water were used. ...

Agriculture

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Spicing to meet the challenge, with the help of experts’ advice
Both the farmers earn a net income of Rs. 30 lakh a year

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A platform for translational research on transgenic crops
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, have together launched a project for establishing a platform for Translational Research on ...

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FARM QUERY
Controlling euriophyid mite
Mr. K.M. Chellamuthu, of Kodumudi village in Erode district, Tamil Nadu has developed a herbal spray for controlling euriophyid mites in coconut. About one kg of custard apple leaves, turmeric rhizome, Peenari changu (

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