Bigger & better As Mars rovers near their fourth landing anniversaries, Dr Amitabha Ghosh updates us on Mars Science Laboratory, a bigger rover built to further the exploration of Mars.
Getting to the stem of it all Even as cancer patients survival remains the ultimate endpoint, scientists debate stem cells
role in cancer.
Mind over matter Does Alzheimers strike suddenly in old age or does it begin long before the mind fails? Efforts are now on to find ways to detect the disease at the earliest possible moment.
Its lonely at the top Global warming is threatening the survival of four penguin species in the Antarctic.
Possibilities aplenty! Energy conservation, cleaner technologies to
reduce emission and augmenting energy
generation from potential renewable energy sources can go a long way in addressing
global warming.
Of late, many bureaucrats and senior officials are quitting service and taking the plunge into politics. Is it a welcome trend? Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the issue.
Many of our readers believe that bureaucrats, with their knowledge and experience in governance, have the potential to be effective lawmakers. However, some others opine that the services of the bureaucrats and senior officials are required in day-to-day administration.
