Year: 2017

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The Flamingo’s One-Legged Act, Ants’ Princess Pheromones, Pampered Orangutans

Janaki Lenin 01/06/2017

A quick review of interesting research on living things...

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Donald Trump to Pull US out of Paris Climate Deal, Says Report

Reuters 31/05/2017

The decision will put the US in league with...

Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Caption and credit: NIAID

While India Begins to Get Its Anti-TB Act Together, a New Model Has Predicted Newer Threats

Sandhya Sekar 31/05/2017

Thanks to illiberal treatment guidelines, a complex treatment regimen...

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What a Spat Between Two Scientists Tells Us About Sexism in Science

Vasudevan Mukunth 31/05/2017

When you embed insensitive ‘leaders’ within organisational structures that...

The effects of Cyclone Mora. Credit: Twitter/Northeast Today

Cyclone Mora Damages Houses, Triggers Landslides in Mizoram

Warnings have been issued by the Mizoram government that...

The new silk road will help shape the sustainability of global development in emerging economies. Credit: Pixabay/Creative Commons

Will China’s New Silk Road Be Green?

Lili Pike 31/05/2017

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will determine the...

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Urban ‘Heat Islands’ to Increase City Costs for Climate Change

Alister Doyle 30/05/2017

The urban heat island effect makes cities several degrees...