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GM crops: Javadekar emphasises on proper caution

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 16:38

Amid a row over field trials of GM crops in the country, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today emphasised on "proper caution" but said "nobody can say no to science".

Spiders` silk spinning process revealed

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 14:20

A new research has revealed the way spiders regulate their silk spinning process.

App to order pizza for you

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 14:15

A new app makes ordering pizza as simple as pressing three buttons -- no more talking on the phone.

Finger-swipe car display for safe driving

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 14:10

What if you do not need to move your eyes as you drive yet get all the information about where you are headed or even take a call just by gestures?

In a first, butterfly wing colours changed in lab

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 14:04

In groundbreaking work, scientists have changed the colour of butterfly wings - the first such structural change in an animal by influencing evolution.

Museum rediscovers ancient skeleton in storage

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 09:31

An archaeology museum in Philadelphia has made an extraordinary find in its own storage rooms.

Japanese scientist Yoshiki Sasai commits suicide

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 21:14

Japanese scientist Yoshiki Sasai, an expert on embryonic stem cells, who was embroiled in a recent stem-cell research controversy, committed suicide on Tuesday.

Now control `Google Now` with personalized voice commands

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 18:40

With a new app called Commandr, users can have their personalize d voice commands on Google Now.

Scientists `bottle up` sound waves

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 18:27

Researchers have found a way to bend and modify sound waves along fixed paths.

How amphibians crossed continents revealed

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 18:24

A researcher has created a first-of-its-kind comprehensive diagram to understand how amphibians crossed the continents.