Month: September 2015

A Japanese macaque. Credit: gregthebusker/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

To Taste or Not to Taste: How Bitterness is a Defence Mechanism

Janaki Lenin 30/09/2015

Herbivores have evolved to be less sensitive to bitter...

Dark, narrow streaks, each about a tenth of a kilometre long, called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. In 2015, scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, suggesting the streaks are formed by liquid water. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

NASA Finds More Signs of Liquid Water on Mars

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/09/2015

The signs of liquid water flows have been found...

Can the arts be a bridge to other worlds? Credit: Daniel Parks, CC BY-NC

Understanding the Hidden Dimensions of Modern Physics Through the Arts

Djuna Croon 28/09/2015

Difficulties with visualising physical theories have never proved to...

Hoisting of the PSLV C-30 second stage during vehicle integration. Source: ISRO

PSLV Lifts Off With India’s First Astronomical Satellite

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/09/2015

ASTROSAT will study sources of high-energy UV and X-radiation...

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Only a Change in Government Behaviour Can Clean Up India

Anjali Chikersal 27/09/2015

It's not that Indians are dirty but that the...

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Fighting Climate Change Needs Climate Justice, Says India

Anuj Srivas 26/09/2015

Modi carries the message of poverty elimination to ensure...

Just fumigating isn't going to be enough. Credit: IANS

Delhi’s Dengue Outbreak Signals a Breakdown of Common Civic Sensibilities

Mohuya Chaudhuri 25/09/2015

Notwithstanding an administrative failure, hospitals turning away patients for...