Year: 2016

Will it be the dawn of a planet of the apes? Source: YouTube screengrab

What Species Would Become Dominant on Earth if Humans Died Out?

Luc Bussiere 27/01/2016

The answer is both dissatisfying and thrilling all at...

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Listen: Heart to Heart – Transporting & Transplanting a Heart

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 27/01/2016

The Intersection finds out about the almost rudimentary coordination...

A traffic jam in Bengaluru, 2008. Credit: eirikref/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

We’re Still Building Safer Roads for Cars, Not People

T.V. Padma 27/01/2016

India has been upgrading its highways since 2000 and...

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The Many Mysteries Behind Why Manapad is India’s Pilot Whale Graveyard

Janaki Lenin 27/01/2016

Some of the causes being explored by the scientists...

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What Would a Real Spider Man Look Like?

Janaki Lenin 26/01/2016

Could Spider Man climb up skyscrapers like he does...

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The Muslim, Jewish and Communist Legacy of India’s Pharma Revolutionary

Kenneth X. Robbins and John McLeod 25/01/2016

The fascinating backstory to Cipla, the Indian company that...

Transformation of E. coli with green fluorescent protein. Credit: Tokyo Bishonen/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Beauty and Intrigue of Seeing Evolution in Action

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 25/01/2016

A tool used by biologists to study evolution is...