Category: Science

Nature’s bounty has provided humans with a wide diversity of plants that we consume daily as food. In some Indigenous knowledge systems such as Ayurveda the same plants are also recognised as medicines. Throughout the 21st century, researchers discovered novel compounds and drugs from plants used in traditional medicine; today, the world is mining the…

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A view of the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica. | Photo Credit: David Vaughan/AP Carbon credits are an important new instrument of climate finance. The green-coloured piece of paper printed by the Reserve Bank of India and circulated by the government is worth 20 rupees. The person who possesses it can buy a packet of biscuits…

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics shared a common thread: AI. Indeed, many scientists – including the Nobel committees – are celebrating AI as a force for transforming science. As one of the laureates put it, AI’s potential for…

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There has been no documented human-to-human transmission of the virus so far. | Photo Credit: File photo The emergence of a new clade of Avian Influenza H5N1 (2.3.4.4b) in late 2020 has led to a swift and widespread global outbreak, carried by migratory birds. Since then, the highly contagious clade has spread quickly across the…

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A new study has found that New Zealand’s native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven environmental changes. Researchers from the University of Otago provide arguably the world’s most clear-cut case of animal evolution in response to change made by humans. They found the stonefly taking a different colour due to recent deforestation. Insects…

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The finding supports the immense regenerative capabilities of bone marrow. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A new human study involving some of the longest-living survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplants sheds light on how transplanted stem cells from donors change after engraftment and mutate over time. The results were published in the journal Science Translational…

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Noted physicist Rohini Godbole. Padma Shri recipient and pioneer of particle physics in India, Professor Rohini Godbole, passed away on Friday in Pune. In a condolence note, the Indian Institute of Science said: “With great sadness, we deeply mourn the passing of Prof. Rohini Godbole. She passed away peacefully early this morning in her sleep….

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Rohini Godbole. | Photo Credit: KSL Padma Shri recipient and pioneering particle physicist Rohini Godbole passed away on Friday in Pune. In a condolence note, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, said: “With great sadness, we deeply mourn the passing of Prof. Rohini Godbole. She passed away peacefully early this morning in her sleep….

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