Month: January 2017

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The Journey of the Sundarbans Tiger Prawn

Urvashi Sarkar 14/01/2017

For women in the rural areas of the Sundarbans,...

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A National Health Commission Would Serve India Better Than a Medical Commission

Neethi Rao 13/01/2017

There are several issues with the National Medical Commission...

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Knabenphysik At 92: Remembering the Boys’ Club of Early Quantum Mechanics

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/01/2017

Pauli's exclusion principle turns 92 this month. But when...

Despite the challenges facing rhinos in Kaziranga National Park, experts are optimistic about the species’ future. Credit: Satish Krishnamurthy/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

Trouble in India’s Rhino Paradise

Moushumi Basu 12/01/2017

Poachers killed 18 rhinos in Kaziranga National Park in...

A shipwreck at low tide. The science, including persistent uncertainty on how fast temperatures and seas will rise, should result in a higher carbon cost and even more aggressive steps at limiting warming. Credit: andrewmalone/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Will Trump’s Climate Team Accept Any ‘Social Cost of Carbon’?

Andrew Revkin, ProPublica 12/01/2017

There's probably no more consequential and contentious a target...

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Watch: The Women Who Helped India Reach Mars On the First Try

The Wire Staff 12/01/2017

A new video is at times a worm's eye...

First US Bumblebee Species Listed as Endangered

Steve Gorman 11/01/2017

One of several species facing sharp declines, the bumble...