Year: 2018

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Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Prominent Skeptic Lawrence Krauss Come to Light

The Wire Staff 23/02/2018

The allegations include trying to force a woman into...

Przewalski's horses graze at the acclimatisation enclosure in the early morning hours at the Takhin Tal National Park, part of the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area, in south-west Mongolia

World’s Last Remaining Wild Horses Aren’t All That ‘Wild’ After All

Will Dunham 23/02/2018

An examination of the genomes of dozens of ancient...

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. Courtesy: PractoFortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. Courtesy: Practo

‘My Child Died of Dengue. From PM to CM, I’ve Tried Every Government Office for Help’

Anoo Bhuyan 23/02/2018

Amid cases of high costs and deaths in private hospitals like Fortis, Medanta...

Nandan Nilekani. Credit: PTI

Nandan Nilekani to Assist Government on IT Infrastructure for New Health Insurance Scheme

"We have consulted Nilekani, we want to build an...

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Courting Change: a Fresh Take on DNA Profiling

Sukanya Charuchandra 23/02/2018

Y chromosome profiling, important in sexual assault cases, can...

An artist's impression of the star KSN 2011d going supernova. Credit: NASA Ames, STScI/G. Bacon

Amateur Astronomer Points His Camera at the Sky, Stumbles Onto a Supernova

Sandhya Ramesh 23/02/2018

When Victor Buso was photographing the night sky in...

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Brexit Is UK’s Chance to Get Rid of the Illogical Ban on Human Cloning

Hugh McLachlan 22/02/2018

There is a common misunderstanding that human cloning is...