Year: 2018

An artist’s impression, aided by NASA data, of space debris surrounding Earth. Credit: NASA

Tiangong-1 Is a Fiery Wake-Up Call About Littering in Space

Prakash Chandra 29/03/2018

The only alternative to stopping littering is to watch...

People look on as ISRO's GSLV-F08 carrying GSAT-6A communication satellite blasts off into the orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota on Thursday. Credit: PTI / R Senthil Kumar

GSAT-6A Communications Satellite Successfully Placed in Orbit

ISRO launched the GSAT-6A satellite aboard the GSLV-F08 rocket,...

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‘Why I’m Quitting GMO Research’

Devang Mehta 29/03/2018

Constantly confronting people who think my research will harm...

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US Students Urge UCLA to Drop Proxy Patent Battle for Cancer Drug in India

Anoo Bhuyan 29/03/2018

The university has been pursuing the battle on behalf...

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Health Ministry Extends Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products Till August 31

The extension was made considering the impending expiry of...

Malvinder and Shivinder Singh. Credit: PTI

The Distressing Spiral of Fortis Healthcare and Its Founders

Pavan Lall and Ram Prasad Sahu 29/03/2018

Bad management, recklessness and bad planning led to the...

The galaxy named NGC 1052-DF2 is called a 'see-through' galaxy because it's missing most, if not all, of its dark matter. Credit: Reuters

Counterintuitive: Galaxy Without Dark Matter Asserts Dark Matter Is Real

Reuters 29/03/2018

Astronomers have discovered a sparsely populated galaxy devoid of...