Month: March 2017

With the invention of flush toilets, the volume of waste created when humans go to the bathroom increased almost 20-fold. Credit: Dennis Hlynsky/Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0

The World Needs More Toilets – But Not Ones That Flush

Tamara Avellán 22/03/2017

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one...

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How Movies and Games Help This Scientist Understand the Mind

Nandita Jayaraj 22/03/2017

Kavita Vemuri and her students design games to enhance...

An Indian police officer or unit may have helped British police gain illegal access to various email accounts. Credit: Reuters

Indian Police Helped Scotland Yard Hack Into Emails of Greenpeace and Other Activists, Says Report

The Wire Staff 22/03/2017

A British police intelligence unit allegedly relied on an...

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Why You Should Know About IVF’s Potentially Fatal Side Effects

Ila Ananya 21/03/2017

Why aren't doctors talking about ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, which...

The National Health Policy 2017 fails to provide a cohesive, tangible action plan to address the problems it highlights. Credit: Reuters

New National Health Policy Paves Way For More Hype and Less Action

Deepanshu Mohan 21/03/2017

The new National Health Policy identifies what needs to...

The conference at Bharathidasan University. Credit: The Life of Science

Bringing Gender Equality to Research Institutions

Vishwam Sankaran 21/03/2017

At a conference at Bharathidasan University, Trichy, women scientists...

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Why Public-Private Collaboration is Bad News For Healthcare in India

Bijoya Roy 20/03/2017

Public-private partnerships offer little assurance in providing integrated and...