Researchers associated with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in 12 countries have embarked on a project that aims to develop new varieties of food crops that will

US scientists show how plants can be used as vaccine factories

An insecticide obtained from marigold flowers is effective against mosquito larvae

A quicker, pollution free and cost effective technique to harden iron alloys

A new anti cancer drug seeks to starve cancerous cells to death

A new interpretation of texts from a civilisation that flourished 1,000 years ago reveals its uncanny similarity with modern times

US drug companies are responding to criticism of the high cost of prescription medicines by putting out a new message for consumers: "We are not out to fleece you. We are, in fact, toiling hard to

JUPITER will be the site of violent activity when fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit the planet in the second or third week of July. The once-in-a-millenium event will offer astronomers a grand

A recent finding shows that over 35 billion tonnes of 'mysteriously missing' carbon dioxide from fossil fuels burnt over four decades went to ground in the coniferous forests of the North.

A recent astronomical observation may prove to be the first sighting of a class of celestial bodies whose existence was postulated about two decades ago.