Year: 2018

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How Scientists are Untangling the Mystery of Developmental Disorders

Linda Geddes 07/10/2018

According to Rare Disease UK, there are between 6,000...

dalit-caste

In Modi’s India, the Real Champions of the Earth Are Fighting for their Space

Dunu Roy 06/10/2018

All the practitioners of sustainable development are being subordinated...

Biology, Microbes

I, Holobiont. Are You and Your Microbes a Community or a Single Entity?

Derek J Skillings 06/10/2018

Scientists have discovered more and more plants and animals...

Alessandro Strumia, due process, sexual harassment, MeToo, CERN, James Damore, sexism in physics, feminism

CERN Suspends Physicist for Sexism, Acting Sooner Than Other Institutions Have

Vasudevan Mukunth 06/10/2018

Swift action against offenders is almost unheard of, even...

Western Ghats, Calotes, rock agamas, diversity hotspot, Agasthyamalai hills, Kudremukh national park, Meghamalai, Nilgiri hills

Two New Species, and Two Genera, of Lizards Found in the Western Ghats

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 06/10/2018

“Our understanding of diversity of these animals is highly...

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In Odisha, A Workforce of Women With a Near-Impossible Mandate

Ananthapadmanabhan Guruswamy and Kavitha Kuruganti 05/10/2018

Though they are the backbone of India’s child development...

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Chhattisgarh’s ‘No-Go Area’ for Coal Mining Faces the Prospect of Being Opened Up

Debayan Gupta and Bipasha Paul 05/10/2018

The Hasdeo Arand spans more than 1,70,000 hectares of...