While the nation's attention is focused on the caste killings in Jehanabad, a silent but deadlier killer is striking terror in Bihar. Kala azar, the 'black fever' which was relegated to the bottom drawer of government priorities, is back. Experts fear it

Yes. The disease is spreading fast. Yet there is little scientific data to devise a strategy to deal with it

Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala azar in new areas

Ostrich policy and bad science. In Bihar, embankments built by government to prevent floods have been counter productive

How do vampires suck blood? Well, the mythical nocturnal terrors may be using a protein that makes blood sucking easy. Chemists have uncovered the structure of a protein in the saliva of bloodsucking

US-based researchers have discovered how a swarm of honeybees functions as a single collective brain while choosing a new home. US biologists say scouting bees, after returning from their individual

Geneticists discover nature s way of preventing interbreeding

Locusts might become endangered following the recent approval of the world's first bioinsecticide against the insects. Named Green Muscle, the fungal pesticide spray, made by South

Thefruitflies seem to live longer on a poor diet. Why?

Even the nasty little bugs are worth conserving

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