Male flies to male
A gene transplant has been found to induce homosexual behaviour in male fruit flies
A gene transplant has been found to induce homosexual behaviour in male fruit flies
The first tremors of ego clashes have rattled the anti Tehri dam movement
With all its wealth and affluence, Surat remains the least concerned about health and hygiene
Damn this chicanery. Prime Minister Narasimha Rao has firmly rejected the demand by opponents of the Tehri dam for an independent review of the controversial project. With a media anaesthetised by
Teak is found in the tropical, moist regions with heavy rainfall, and are thickly forested. Felling of teak trees in this region results in a replacement by Xylia xylocarpa. And teak never reinvades
Using flawed arguments,The government is blackballing experts' warnings
Women water users are determined to have their say in water management policymaking
Climax is reached when succession proceeds without disturbance and the vegetation type is in complete equilibrium with the environment. As climate appears to be the most important factor in
The World Health Organisation (who) has reported a 3 per cent rise in the incidence of diabetes the world over. The total number of diabetic patients in India stands at 20 per cent, 2nd highest in
A disorder that causes hair to appear an over the body has been traced to a mutant gene
The two volumes are the result of the combined effort of CUSO***, a Canadian NGO, and environmentalists from Asia. The contributors share their experiences on a wide range of issues ranging from
A new finding suggests that bees may have been around about 100 million years before flowering plants appeared
National budget constraints have forced leading donor nations like the us to cut assistance to developing countries down to almost 20 per cent in 1993-94. But Japan, the world's largest donor, has
Africa's researchers and scientists discuss their traditional knowledge and developmental skills for better sustainability
The tiny fruit fly (Drosophila bifurca) holds the record for the longest sperm. Researcher Scott Pitnick of Bowling Green state university, Ohio, found that the fly produces sperm that are 60mm
A Kenyan bid to enter the global flower market withers some of the North's near monopoly profiteering
Canadian researchers have identified the first species of toilet-trained fish - pikes select secluded areas to deposit their faeces to safeguard against being detected by their prey (New
Another viral maniac has claimed 200 lives -- including those of 75 children below the age of 10 -- in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. The state's health department officials of suspect that
A recently developed Indian birth control vaccine is being debated to death
HOMING IN WITH FLOWERS: Cashing in on the flower boom in the country, the Haryana-based Karishma Floriculture Ltd (KFL) has decided to manufacture indigenous greenhouses for floriculturists.