The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, imperfect vaccine, missteps aided its comebackThe global polio eradication program faces setbacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mismanagement, falsified records, and unqualified staff pl...
05 Aug, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
NASA offering $3 million to recycle 96 bags of poop left by Apollo astronauts 50 years back on the moonNASA has launched the LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a $3 million prize for innovative technologies to recycle 96 bags of human waste left...
11 Apr, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
$3 million reward for recycling human waste? Here’s what is LunaRecycle Challenge and why is it crucialNASA has launched a $3 million challenge to find a solution to recycle 96 bags of human waste left on the moon by Apollo astronauts. The go...
10 Apr, 2025, 01.21 AM IST
Your sense of smell holds clues to your overall healthSince ancient Greek times, we've known that we smell differently when we are unwell. While we rely on blood analysis today, ancient Greek p...
12 Feb, 2024, 10.05 PM IST
Female chimps, just like their human counterparts, also experience menopause after 50, finds new studyThey further found that like humans, it was not unusual for these female chimpanzees to live past 50.
27 Oct, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
For 190 mn women worldwide suffering from endometriosis, Australian researchers may have found a solution (and some hope)Endometriosis is a common (yet severe) gynaecological problem that affects over 10 per cent of women all over the world.
01 Jun, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Natural farming to be included in agricultural curriculum, says minister Narendra Singh TomarThe union minister informed that 100 per cent natural farming is being done in Dang district of Gujarat. In Himachal too, farmers are fast ...
03 Dec, 2022, 10.09 PM IST
Coronavirus: Living in the golden age of social distancingWorking from home was never so good. Five tips from a pro for social distancers and the social distanced on not just how to survive self-qu...
20 Mar, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
Blood-test startups try to crawl out from the shadow of TheranosTheranos hasn’t deterred Silicon Valley from its growing obsession with health care.
25 Mar, 2019, 09.52 AM IST
Set up urine banks, produce urea: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said that though the idea is at a very preliminary stage, he is trying to make it areality by working with some Swedish scien...
14 Nov, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
Cow dung neutralizes radioactive elements: Rajasthan minister Vasudev DevnaniAfter a session on spiritual and scientific importance of cows for humans, the minister moved on to explain its importance on farming.
17 Jan, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari leaks his gardening secret, says 'I use my urine on plants'Gadkari said that trees in his bungalow in Lutyens' zone grew "one-and-a-half feet more than other plants," after his gardener watered them...
06 May, 2015, 10.00 AM IST
Functional Manual Therapy is a comprehensive approach to Physiotherapy: Kaysi Gray, VARDANIn an interview, Kaysi Gray, DPT, CFMT at VARDAN explains what Functional Manual Therapy is and how it can help people with pelvic floor dy...
30 Sep, 2014, 12.22 PM IST
- Committed to natural farming
Green revolution through use of hybrid varieties, fertilizers and pesticides may have made many countries including India self reliant in f...
05 Jun, 2011, 01.33 AM IST
- Sikkim makes an organic shift
The next time you stop by in Sikkim, you might want to look for a souvenir with a difference - perhaps a packet of organic paddy or ginger ...
07 May, 2010, 08.36 PM IST
Quenching that growing thirstWater - the giver of life has become a scarce commodity today. As the disparity in water resources and population grows, concerns of clean ...
20 Mar, 2008, 01.02 PM IST
- Pesticide cocktail in Coke, Pepsi brands
The tests conducted by CSE on cola samples found the presence of many toxins way above permissible levels.
03 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST