Month: June 2018

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Open Savannahs Versus Wooded Thickets – What’s the Future for Pune’s Hills?

Priyanka Runwal and Ashish Nerlekar 08/06/2018

Located in the midst of a rapidly expanding city,...

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An Invasion of Toxic Toads Threatens Madagascar’s Vulnerable Wildlife

Wolfgang Wüster 08/06/2018

New study confirms fears that the island's native wildlife...

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Snake Bite Envenomation – the Public Health Problem That Is Also a Silent Killer

Soumyadeep Bhaumik 08/06/2018

Over 46,000 people die of snake bites annually. Many...

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We Must Seriously Question Legal Impunities Enjoyed by the Likes of Vedanta

Sakshi Aravind 08/06/2018

The Thoothukudi episode is proof that our legal regime...

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover snaps a self-portrait at a site called Vera Rubin Ridge on the Martian surface in February 2018 in this image obtained on June 7, 2018. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Handout via Reuters

According to NASA Rover Data, Mars Had the Ingredients Needed for Life

Will Dunham 08/06/2018

A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds on the...

The ecosystem of gut bacteria which help keep us healthy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Here’s What Poo Habits Can Tell You About Your Health

Martin Veysey 08/06/2018

An expert explains how often you should poo and...

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ASI Claims to Have Found Harappan-Era ‘Chariots’ at Excavation Site in UP

The Wire Staff 08/06/2018

According to one ASI archaeologist, burial pots recovered with...