The molten plastic mass was found on the beaches of Andaman and Nicobar A research team has found a piece of ‘plastiglomerate’ during a marine litter survey in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands1. The piece ― a molten mixture of sediments and other natural debris held together by plastic ― indicates widespread plastic pollution in […]
If transferred to a pathogen, these genes could spawn a new drug-resistant bacterium Bacteria in sediments of Sunderban mangrove have genes that withstand antibiotics, a research team has discovered1. The Bose Institute team found that the continual flow of effluents and water-borne pollutants to these delta waters contributed to the development of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs). […]
Large numbers of eggs and tightly packed nests indicate dinosaurs did not fend for young Geologists from University of Delhi have found an unusually large number of nesting sites1 and 256 fossil eggs and their fragments in the lower Narmada valley, on outcrops spanning 2.5 km2 across five villages in Madhya Pradesh, central India. The […]
Study in India suggests that the toxic element is making people there more vulnerable to the disease visceral leishmaniasis n parts of the Indian subcontinent, the only source of drinking water is groundwater that naturally contains arsenic. Lacking the means to remove the toxic substance, millions of people in these regions succumb to arsenic poisoning […]
Researchers create ultrathin nanotubes that can be used in solar cells. A research team from Egypt and Qatar synthesized semiconducting ultrathin nanotubes made of titanium dioxide that generate light-induced current when exposed to simulated sunlight. The thin-walled tubes can be potentially useful for manufacturing solar cells. Nageh Allam and his colleagues from The American […]
Indian scientists isolate genetic information needed for the large mammals to produce biologics Water buffalo wallowing in muddy pools are a common sight in rural India and other Asian countries. When not relaxing, the large black mammals plow the rice fields, haul carts laden with produce, or drive sugarcane presses. Their horns, hides, meat, and […]