Year: 2017

It is truly tragic that it takes an entire limb to be cut off, nerves to start regrowing and sensations of pain to return before the brain realises what it has done to the fingers. Credit: Patricio_/pixabay

The Cognitive Neuroscience of a Lynching

Sumaiya Shaikh 18/07/2017

The science of hate can help us realise who...

Gynaecologists conduct ultrasound examinations on pregnant women at a government-run hospital in Agartala March 17, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jayanta Dey

Parliament Must Join the Courts in Ensuring Women’s Right to Safe Abortions

Vinoj Manning and Medha Gandhi 18/07/2017

While the courts deliver pro-women judgements around abortions, parliament...

Bioblocks, created for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. Swansea University, Author provided

Here’s What Happens When Scientists Get the Opportunity to Communicate Their Work as Art

Richard Johnston 17/07/2017

Research isn't just about producing papers but also about...

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‘Trumpcare’ Is Dangerous to the American Healthcare System

Abraar Karan 17/07/2017

Congressional efforts to do away with Obamacare threatens leaving...

Shells of white-lipped and brown-lipped snails. Credit: Robbie Rae

How Snail Shells Were Found to Serve More Than One Purpose

Janaki Lenin 17/07/2017

“I absolutely could not believe what I was seeing....

Firefighting crews from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) move into position to fight the Garza fire as California Army National Guard helicopters fly overhead and provide water drops at Tar Canyon Road, Kings County, California, US, July 14, 2017. Credit: Army National Guard/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Handout via Reuters.

Firefighters Try to Regain Control of Huge California Wildfire

Dan Whitcomb 16/07/2017

The Whittier Fire, which broke out July 8 and...

Gujurat chief minister Vijay Rupani. Credit: PTI

Heavy Rains Hammer Parts of Gujarat, Claiming One Life

Hundreds of people in Morbi, Surendranagar and Rajkot districts...