New spinach variety in TN - (June 30, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is coming out with this tough spinach...

Indo-Norwegian project on tsunamis - (May 6, 2005)
The Anna University will be the lead implementing agency of the Rs 11 million joint project...

Earthquakes and tsunamis-2 - (Dec 31, 2004)
If you are indoors during an earthquake, drop, cover and hold on. Get under a desk, table or bench...

Earthquakes and tsunamis-1 - (Dec 30, 2004)
After the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster which killed thousands in India and other nations...

WHO's initiative for Trypanosomiasis- (Dec 18, 2004)
This latest scare is from a parasite found only in Africa...

Sweet news for SHGs - (Sept 11, 2004)
Rural women are taking up cultivation of the sweet herb Stevia...

Science talent contest - (Aug 12, 2004)
The third DuPont India Challenge is a nationwide contest for Indian schools...

Venus transit - (June 9, 2004)
There was tremendous response from the public to see the rare event...

Take care of the sea - (June 9, 2004)
Dr M S Swaminathan wants aquarian reforms to save the coastal wealth of our nation...

MSSRF invites entries - (May 22, 2004)
Articles are called for from young and dynamic journalists in the Year of Scientific Awareness...

Prevention of ecocide - (May 10, 2004)
If we do not check the death of organisms, we could be killing whole ecosystems, says Rao...

Preserving the environment - (May 3, 2004)
Prof Rao passionately talks about how we should check growth to preserve the planet...

Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser in Chennai - (March 18, 2004)
Sir David Anthony King will meet Dr M S Swaminathan during his visit to Chennai on 19th March...

National Science Day - (March 4, 2004)
The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation held a meeting in Chennai to focus on food security issues...

This is GIS - (Jan 30, 2004)
The Geographic Information System can be applied to find solutions for almost everything.

IIT Madras and Elmaq - (June 11, 2003)
Elmaq and IIT plan to work together in conducting training and orientation programmes, seminars, and conferences for industry professionals.

The first mule cloned by scientists - (June 3, 2003)
The first member of the horse family to be cloned is a mule named Idaho Gem, the genetic brother of a champion racer.

GSLV-D2 begins celestial journey - (May 10, 2003)
The cheers ring out, and then begins the dash down the ramp, through the hall to the bank of telephones, each one wanting to get through to his or her office.

Mercury's Transit - (May 9, 2003)
Exterior contact of the Mercury with the disk of the sun near its North pole (ingress) occurred at 10.43 hrs (IST).

Mercury Transits the Sun  - (May 5, 2003)
The most recent Mercury transit occurred in 1999, and another will be visible on May 7, 2003, to viewers in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Gamma-ray burst mystery solved - (April 19, 2003)
For a few seconds a gamma-ray burst can pour out more radiation than anything else in the Cosmos.

Saturn's new moon - (April 15, 2003)
Saturn may have even more moons. Astronomers have found several other objects that are now being tracked to establish their orbits. 

If E.T.'s out there, he's elusive - (April 2, 2003)
They didn't find a signal from E.T. this time, but UC astronomers find some noise worth further study.

Bio-battery runs on shots of vodka - (Mar. 26, 2003)
An enzyme-catalysed battery has been created that could run cell phones and laptop computers on shots of vodka.

Internet in the time of war - (Mar. 24, 2003)
The Net can give more detail than TV or radio, and it's more up-to-the-minute than print media.

CyberBazaar launches Instacon - (Mar. 22, 2003)
The latest in value-added audio conferencing services, with just 20 minutes prior notice necessary to set it up.

Smaller asteroids not so deadly? - (Mar. 20, 2003)
Smaller asteroids striking the Earth may be less likely to generate tsunamis, says a planetary scientist.

Discovery sheds light on prehistoric burials - (Mar. 19, 2003)
Archeological discoveries are revealing that prehistoric Europeans developed the art of mummification independently from Egyptians.

Radiation on Mars - (Mar. 17, 2003)
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has confirmed suspicions that the radiation on Mars could endanger astronauts. 

Comets: How big a threat to Earth? - (Mar. 11, 2003)
The threat of such an impact is not as great as the rate of asteroid impacts.

China keen on moon mission - (Mar. 06, 2003)
China is developing an unmanned space probe to fly to the moon and a mission may be ready in three years

Separate macho man from wimp! - (Feb. 27, 2003)
A variation in a single gene may explain why some can withstand pain or stress better than others.

Newton's apocalypse is near - (Feb. 26, 2003)
Sir Isaac Newton predicted the world would end in 2060, scribbling the date on a piece of paper.

Signs of life on Mars? - (Feb. 25, 2003)
A new theory that Mars has more water than was thought has encouraged speculation about life on the planet.

Mungo Man mystery solved? - (Feb. 23, 2003)
Tests on the ancient remains, a skeleton discovered in south eastern Australia, show he died 40,000 years ago.

Robot with a human face - (Feb. 22, 2003)
Meet K-bot, probably the most sophisticated robot yet developed. It can scoff, sneer and smile warmly!

Secret behind Mona Lisa smile - (Feb. 20, 2003)
Leonardo da Vinci exploited a biological property of the human eye -peripheral vision - while painting the enigmatic smile.

16 minutes that changed the world - (Feb. 4, 2003)
For those grieving the loss of Kalpana Chawla, you can offer your condolences here.

Cloned cows give higher protein milk? - (Jan. 29, 2003)
Scientists in Hamilton, New Zealand, report they have nine cows producing higher protein milk.

Stem cells to treat heart attack - (Jan. 08, 2003)
The procedure involves harvesting stem cells from the patient and then transplanting them directly into the damaged heart tissue via a special catheter.