Month: March 2017

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Infinite in All Directions: Titanic Chemistry, the Alien Beacon, Geometric GIFs

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/03/2017

Infinite in All Directions is The Wire‘s science newsletter....

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How Do Animals See in the Dark?

Eric Warrant 20/03/2017

Nocturnal insects have eyes that act like cameras to...

The new policy notes that “there are many critical gaps in public health services which would be filled by ‘strategic purchasing.’ Such purchasing would play a stewardship role in directing private investment towards those areas for which currently there are no providers or few providers.” Credit: pixabay

Centre Shifts Health Policy Focus from ‘Private’ to ‘Non-Governmental’ Sector

Anoo Bhuyan 19/03/2017

Explaining what ‘non-governmental’ means, two bureaucrats clarified it meant...

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1.6 Billion Year Old Algae Rejuvenate Indian Geologist’s Once-Bunked Ideas

Suvrat Kher 19/03/2017

Interpreting the finding raises many interesting questions about the...

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How, or Why, Cobras Evolved Tissue-Destroying Venom

Janaki Lenin 19/03/2017

En route to answering this question, a new study...

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How the Sahara Turned From Lush Paradise to Barren Desert

David K. Wright 18/03/2017

The vegetation of the Sahara was highly diverse and...

A Rohingya man walks through the jhuggi camp in Shaheen Bagh as a woman looks on from inside her home. More than 40 families pay rent to live on the land, a 10-minute walk from the main road. Many earn income by rag-picking plastic, paper and glass recyclables from the road and sorting it for resale at the camp. Credit: Meagan Clark

Photo Feature: Rohingya Refugees in Delhi Denied Healthcare, Education

Meagan Clark 17/03/2017

Although the Rohingya community in Delhi worries about their...