Month: July 2018

Crytals of 99.999% gallium. Credit: foobar/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Graceful, and Graceless, Pursuits of Peace in the Quantum World

Vasudevan Mukunth 22/07/2018

There is a fragility among quantum states that makes...

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Exclusive: Draft UN Text on TB No Longer Carries Provisions on Affordable Medicines

Anoo Bhuyan 21/07/2018

India and other developing countries had been resisting US...

saltwater crocodiles, crocodiles, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, culling, Avni tigress, IUCN Red List, endangered species, marginalised communities, territorial animals, animal migration,

The Problem With Managing Saltwater Crocodiles in the Andamans – in One Argument

Janaki Lenin 21/07/2018

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Thane railway station was completely flooded, bringing central Railway trains to a halt after heavy rains in Mumbai recently. Credit: PTI

Here’s Why Mumbai Floods Year After Year

Hussain Indorewala and Shweta Wagh 20/07/2018

Our cities can be made less flood prone, provided...

healthcare

In This Madhya Pradesh Government Health Centre, Beds Are a Far Cry

Khabar Lahariya 20/07/2018

The community health centre in a small town in...

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Deep Reefs Won’t Be ‘Twilight Zone’ Refuge for Fish, Corals: Study

Alister Doyle 20/07/2018

Worldwide, coral reefs in shallow waters are among ecosystems most threatened...

A life recreation of the newly discovered armored dinosaur named Zuul crurivastator from northern Montana seen in this illustration provided by the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto

Spiky Tank-Like Dinosaur Discovered in Utah

Reuters 20/07/2018

The dinosaur was a member of a group called Ankylosaurs,...