Year: 2016

Elegant but elusive. Simulation of merging black holes showing gravitational waves. Credit: NASA/ESA/wikimedia

Misplaced Pride on NASA Scholarship for Indian Girl Trips Up National Media

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/03/2016

Widely circulated news reports on March 2 had many Indian...

Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft being prepared for a prelaunch test at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Credit: ISRO

First Scientific Result from Mars Orbiter Mission Published

The Wire Staff 03/03/2016

It's from the instrument called MENCA, whose designs are...

A USGS map showing the location of the M7.9 earthquake (large red dot) near Sumatra, Indonesia. Source: USGS

Indonesia Issues, Then Revokes Tsunami Warning After M7.8 Quake Near Sumatra

The Wire Staff 02/03/2016

Initial reports of deaths have been emerging, and relief...

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Yamuna Ecology Imperilled, Green Tribunal Urged to Cancel Art of Living Event

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 01/03/2016

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday began...

An aerial view showing the SS-25 wellheads at Aliso Canyon. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Aliso Canyon Methane Leak Was Worst in Recorded History, Study Finds

Vasudevan Mukunth 01/03/2016

After analysing samples directly obtained from around the leak...

A scanning electron microscope-derived image of Campylobacter jejuni, which triggers about 30% of cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome. Caption & credit: Wikimedia Commons

First Strong Sign That Zika Can Cause the Debilitating Guillain–Barré Syndrome

Nandita Jayaraj 01/03/2016

Scientists agree that it’s a good idea for countries...

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Himalayan Mountains, the MODIS instrument captured this image of snow on the ground in October 2014. Credit: NASA

The Idea of India Makes Little Room for Its Ecology

Nagraj Adve 01/03/2016

At a time when public debate about nationalism and...