A mystery of evolution is why an extra chromosome can be common across plants and animals yet have such drastically different results.    A human with an extra chromosome may have Down…

Contrary to short-term consensus beliefs, El Niño has not been getting stronger because of global warming, says  Benjamin Giese, a professor of oceanography at Texas A&M who specializes in…

"How smart are squid?" I get this question a lot, and I always hedge the answer. The obvious dodge, of course, is to say: what does "smart" really mean and how would you quantify it in a cephalopod?…

Astrid Skreosen worked for many years as an auxiliary nurse in the maternity ward in Skien Hospital and became fed up with the little mats which were supposed to lie under women who were giving birth…

An international team of researchers say they have discovered a blueprint for a general understanding of the evolution of the "machinery" of our cells providing more evidence, at the molecular level,…

Scientific Name Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.= T. cuneata Roth Family Combretaceae Used Part Bark. Distribution Area A large, evergreen tree, common in most parts of India.…

Scientific Name Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso syn. Ipomoea turpethum R. Br. Family Convolvulaceae Used Part Stem. Distribution Area A large perennial twiner in Himalayan, Madesh,and…

Scientific Name Cyanodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers. Family Poaceae Used Part Whole grass. Distribution Area The grass grows throughout India ascending up to 8,000 ft. Common Uses The plant is…

The Cassini spacecraft's Magnetospheric Imaging instrument (MIMI) has detected a temporary radiation belt around Dione, one of the moons of Saturn.  The discovery will be presented at the…

Scientific Name Carthamus tinctorius Linn. Family Asteraceae. Used Part Flowers. Distribution Area Cultivated throughout India. As an oilseed crop, safflower is cultivated in the states of…

Scientific Name  Vanda tessellata  (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (=V.roxburghii R.BR.)   Family Orchidaceaae    Used Part     Root.   Distribution Area  An…

The monthly book club here at Adaptive Complexity has been on hiatus for the summer, and its revival is long overdue. Join me here on the second Sunday of each month to discuss a great (hopefully)…

Scientific Name Phyllanthus emblica Linn. ( E. officinalis Gaertn. syn.Phyllanthus emblica Linn.) Family Euphorbiaceae Used Part Fruit rind. Distribution Area The tree is common in the…

Scientific Name Paris polyphylla Smith. Family Liliaceae Used Part Rhizome Distribution Area It is found throughout Nepal from 1800 to 3000 m, and also in temperate Himalayas at altitudes…

However for developing countries where annual income of a farm of 1 ha could be less than 50 dollars due to rainfed conditions growing local plants could be an answer to findout biofuel. Growing…

May not sound like news, but for the last 70 years, we've been making assumptions about human neurons based on measurements from squid neurons. That's not quite as ludicrous as it sounds--squid axons…

Polymer solar cells don't have the high efficiencies of the silicon kind yet, which isn't saying much, but they can be printed in roll-to-roll processes and at very high speeds so in time the…

Trigonella Foenun-grecum Linn. Vernacular Names :- Arabic : Berlime ; Bengal : Methishak ; English : Fenugreek , Greek Hayes ; Gujrat : Methini ; Hindi : Methi ; Punjab : Sag Methi ; Sanskrit :…

Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Vernacular Names :- Arabic : Nilaj ; Bengal : Nil ; Bombay : Guli , Nila ; Central provinces : Nil ; English : Common Indigo, Indigo ; Gujrat : Gari ; Hindi : Gouli ;…

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. Vernacular Names :- Arabic : Irkessus ; Bengal : Jashtimadhu, Jaishbomodhu ; Bombay : Jashtimadhu ; English : Liguorice ; Gujrat : Jethimadha ; Hindi : Mulhatti ; Punjab :…