Stuff of fiction? Cryonics - freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them - has always been a long shot. But, says Wendy M Grossman, advances mean it could be coming a little closer.
Double attack! Rise in the levels of both CO2 and nitrogen can be detrimental to food plants, writes S Ananthanaryanan.
Haldi, that wonder drug We have known the magical medicinal virtues of turmeric for ages. Now, intense research
is on to unlock its curative properties
to the maximum. Radhakrishna Rao reports.
Are the truck owners justified in opposing the installation of speed governors in their vehicles? Should Karnataka take the lead or is there need for an uniform policy before it is implemented?
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