Year: 2017

Supreme Court. Credit: PTI

Tamil Girl, Who Took NEET Fight to Supreme Court, Commits Suicide

Anitha, a 17-year-old Dalit girl, allegedly took her life...

A pallid bat about to strike a giant desert hairy scorpion, which is larger than the Arizona bark scorpion used in the UC Riverside study. Credit: Anand Varma

The Bat That Feels No Pain, and Other Incredible Living Things

Janaki Lenin 01/09/2017

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

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The March for Science: Did the Government Even Blink?

T.V. Padma 01/09/2017

Several scientists also admitted that they received subtle, and...

The Indus river in Kashmir – not so pristine? Credit: maxos_dim/pixabay

Water for Over 50 Million in Pakistan Contains Dangerous Levels of Arsenic

Lakshmi Supriya 01/09/2017

‘It may be the size of the Asian rivers,...

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Learning to See Menstruation as Reproductive Labour

Sakhi Nitin Anita 01/09/2017

If we learn to see menstruation as reproductive labour,...

Credit: UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Exploring a Global History of Science

University of Cambridge 01/09/2017

The history of science has been centred for too...

Nozzle End Segment of PSLV-C39 Core Stage being placed on the Mobile Launch Pedestal. Credit: ISRO

ISRO Navigation Satellite Mission Fails Due to Technical Difficulties

A.S. Kiran Kumar, ISRO chief, said the mission was...