Science & Medicine

Plants evolve to live in nitrogen-poor environments Wed, 13/06/2012 - 12:28 by TUHIN SARKAR A U.K based biologists team found that round leaf sundew plants in southern Swedish bogs are taking up more nitrogen via their roots than those in northern and central bogs. The meat eating plants in Sweden are so possessive on nitrogen pollution that they are able to eat f Comments Read more	Rare species of microbes unearthed on unfriendly South American Volcanic Mountains Tue, 12/06/2012 - 10:15 by Minnie Mahendru The tallest South American Volcanoes in the Atacama region, with hardly any snow are under the microscope this time. These South American volcanoes with dry soil have no nutrients. These mountains have a top resembling the Martian-like landscape. Researchers are perpetually on the lookout for organisms residing in the most unfriendly dirty surroundings. The DNA analysis of the mountain soil has showed up a cluster of bacteria, Achaea and fungus communities. Comments Read more	Bliss in human health and social care: Table top Xray invention Sat, 09/06/2012 - 12:22 by TUHIN SARKAR Invention of Table top X ray device makes a real advancement in science and medicine world. Research by an international team led by the University of Colorado, Boulder has created the first l Comments Read more
Massive algae bloom raises crucial questions in the Arctic discovery Sat, 09/06/2012 - 11:34 by TUHIN SARKAR NASA has revealed after a year long expedition in the Arctic region, that algae which produces much of the oxygen and sucks carbon dioxide was in a century long tailspin. This discovery of a massive algae bloom finds the forest of algae is growing beneath the Artic ice.I Comments Read more	Weight of dinosaurs are less than previously thought Wed, 06/06/2012 - 11:09 by TUHIN SARKAR A new technique revealed to have done a detailed research on prehistoric animals highlights the difference between studies and thoughts. The latest technique is to measure the weight, height and the size of the dinosaurs and other prehis Comments Read more	Study unravels how mosquitoes survive in rain Tue, 05/06/2012 - 11:25 by Jamie Anderson What will happen if a human being is hit by a bus? In all probability, the human being will perish. Now, consider a comparable situation in which raindrop, weighing as much as 50 times a mosquito, falls on the insect. The answer, many would say would be that, akin to the human being, the mosquito would also perish. Comments Read more
'Olympic rings' molecule olympicene in striking image Wed, 30/05/2012 - 13:50 by Nikita Berry Olympic rings enters into science and gets successfully captured by researchers to show its stunning beauty. Comments Read more	Fresh batch of hacked climate change emails hits internet Wed, 23/11/2011 - 16:32 by Jaspreet Virk Exactly two years after hundreds of climate change emails were hacked from University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit and released online, a fresh batch of hacked emails has hit the internet. Comments Read more	Scientists create world's lightest material Sat, 19/11/2011 - 15:37 by Neka Sehgal A team of researchers claim to have developed the lightest solid material on earth, a “metallic microlattice" that is feather-like and stiff as a board. Comments Read more
Ralph Steinman wins posthumous Nobel for medicine Tue, 04/10/2011 - 19:42 by Neka Sehgal Four days after he succumbed to pancreatic cancer, immunologist Ralph M. Steinman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his discoveries about the human body's immune system. Comments Read more	Arctic sea ice recedes to 2nd lowest level -- report Mon, 19/09/2011 - 13:21 by NeelamGoswami Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its second-lowest level on record, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) revealed last week. Comments Read more	Aliens may kill earthlings for global warming -- scientists Mon, 22/08/2011 - 14:39 by Neka Sehgal With human efforts failing to make a serious dent in the problem of global warming, it seems aliens might soon take up the challenge. Comments Read more