Month: July 2018

A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro

Trump Halts Billions in Insurance Payments Under Obamacare

Reuters 08/07/2018

The Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the...

A honey bee. Credit: da_sikka_x/Unsplash

Scientists Didn’t Think Insects Could Grasp Zero. Bees Proved Them Wrong.

Neha C.V. 08/07/2018

It was believed that the advanced cognitive aptitude required...

The faculty hall at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Credit: mapbox/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

One Year On, the PM’s Research Fellowship Is off to a Sputtering Start

Kshiti Mishra and Krishna Anujan 08/07/2018

In its first year, the PMRF honoured only 135...

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What Really Ails the Taj Mahal?

Shashank Shekhar Sinha 08/07/2018

After spending so much time and effort and several...

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Threat of Another Flood in the Valley Brings Back Nightmares of 2014 Disaster

Mudasir Ahmad 07/07/2018

Soon after the devastating deluge, the Center had sanctioned...

The bones of an animal. Credit: PublicDomainPictures/pixabay

How Biological Responses May Help Avert Another Mass Extinction of Species

Raghu Murtugudde 07/07/2018

While the sixth extinction may well be a justified...

Stone Crushing Factory Workers

Photo Essay: Stone Crushing Factories Take a Toll on Workers

Natisha Mallick 07/07/2018

Workers in stone crushing factories in Beawar, Rajasthan face...