Savitri is a cheerful 6-year old girl with twinkle in her eyes and swiftness in her feet. She is extremely delighted to pen down the curvy tip of the beak of Purple-rumped Sunbird in her note, her 100th bird species to be identified during her birding trips.
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ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಮ್ನ ಪ್ಲೈಮೌತ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ, ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದ ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ, ಲಂಡನ್ ನ ಇಂಪೀರಿಯಲ್ ಕಾಲೇಜ್ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾರತದ ಟಾಟಾ ಸಮಾಜ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು ನಡೆಸಿದ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದಲ್ಲಿ, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳ ಉತ್ತರ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿನ ಬಂಡೆಗಳಿಂದಾವೃತವಾದ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಬ್ಯಾಟ್ರಾಕೊಖೈಟ್ರಿಯಮ್ ಡೆಂಡ್ರೊಬಾಟಿಡಿಸ್’ನ ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವವನ್ನು ಶೋಧಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
A sneak peak into the world of the moth, a severely under studied insect that is in dire need of conservation.
Researchers from IISER Bhopal proposed a method of protein labelling to develop selective and sensitive drugs that could be used to treat a variety of diseases. It can be used to develop less harmful cancer chemotherapeutics.
Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University, National Institute of Plant Genome Research and CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, India, have identified a new strain of bacteria, β-proteobacterium Pandoraea, that can help break up lignin and decompose it. The bacterial strain produces polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) which have the potential to replace conventional plastics.
भारतीय तंत्रज्ञान संस्थेतील संशोधन दर्शविते की औषध प्रतिकारक जीवाणूमुळे होणाऱ्या क्षयरोगावरील उपचारात संयुक्त औषधे परिणामकारक असतात
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai and University of Leeds, UK study the role of the genes that control our immune response and how they play a crucial role in countering the spread of H1N1 influenza.
Crab spiders are a family of small, pretty spiders, some of which you could find in your own backyard or even on a potted plant. They are accomplished ambush hunters, making meals out of insects much larger than themselves – a crab spider half the size of your fingernail can easily grab a large butterfly.
Study from National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore, documents some astounding facts about India’s ancient metallurgical processes
Study from the Ashoka Trust from Research in Ecology and the Environment details the importance of a global standard to curb the adulteration of herbal medicines.