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Indian fishing boats often return empty now. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

With Hilsa Fish Declining, Ganga Losing its Silver Sheen

Jayanta Basu 18/04/2016

The Hilsa that once swam all the way from...

Only sperm whales do it. Credit: William Hartman/Flickr, CC BY

How to Tell if You’ve Struck Gold with ‘Whale Vomit’ or Stumbled Upon Sewage

Vera Thoss 18/04/2016

Described as floating gold, it’s a highly-prized natural treasure...

Scientists found that malaria parasites resistant to antimalarial Atovaquone cannot survive inside their mosquito host. Credit: Anest/www.shutterstock.com

Mutant Malaria Parasites Resistant to Antimalarial Atovaquone Can’t Spread: New Research

Prodita Sabarini 18/04/2016

The research shows that Atovaquone can stop the resisting...

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Why it’s Important We Agree that Humans are Causing Global Warming

Binit Priyaranjan 18/04/2016

When people perceive there to be a lot of...

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The Experimental Diet that Claims to Guard Against Disease and Slow Ageing

Peter Bowes 16/04/2016

Peter Bowes has been on a new diet that...

A child receives a polio vaccination during an anti-polio campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Latest Battle to Wipe Out Polio Begins With Vast Vaccine Switch

Kate Kelland 16/04/2016

Stopping transmission of the contagious viral disease that has...

ncylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Sometimes, (Parasitic) Worms Come With Perks

Nandita Jayaraj 15/04/2016

Intestinal worms continue to be bad news in most...