Kasturi Das

Scientists in Japan have created a portable plasma device that can turn air into fertilizer, helping rice grow in simulated lunar soil.

Researchers suggest evolutionary mismatch as a potential reason, with ancient human instincts struggling to cope with the demands of modern, hyperconnected life.

Osteoporosis is often diagnosed only after a fracture. New study shows that AI can analyse routine chest X-rays to identify people with low bone density.

Study finds that the more people rely on air conditioning to stay cool, the less likely they are to support broader efforts to cool cities and cut energy use.

Restoring dopamine signalling reversed memory deficits in mice with Alzheimer's disease.

Smoke from popular herbal cigarettes sold in India contained as many—or more—harmful fine particles and oxidative compounds as conventional tobacco cigarettes.

New genomic evidence confirms that the golden sweeper fish glows not by its own genes, but by stealing glowing proteins from its prey.

A new study reveals how the familiar “green” smell of cut grass is part of a long evolutionary battle between plants and insects.

A natural experiment after the 2011 Fukushima disaster shows how maternal pig lineages sped up wild boar evolution, while causing pig genes to disappear faster.