Year: 2018

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How Much Plastic Does It Take to Kill a Turtle? Typically, Just 14 Pieces

Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Kathy Ann Townsend and Qamar Schuyler 18/09/2018

If we can estimate how much plastic it takes...

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India Can Tackle the Looming Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic, But Only If There Is Political Will

Deepak Natarajan 17/09/2018

Unless the government makes serious efforts towards tackling the...

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For the Water-Logged Carolinas, the Worst Flooding Is Yet to Come

Ernest Scheyder and Anna Mehler Paperny 17/09/2018

Florence, a one-time hurricane that weakened to a tropical...

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A Year Since Stock-Outs, India Continues Slow Roll-Out of Child-Friendly HIV Drugs

Anoo Bhuyan 17/09/2018

India, even as it rolls out a pilot programme...

Naked mole rats: Ignore the whiskers and teeth – these are plants. Credit: Thomas Park/UIC

Naked Mole Rats Might Love Their Queen’s Pups Because They’ve Eaten Her Poop

Lakshmi Supriya 17/09/2018

It is possible that the naked mole rat queen...

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ISRO Places Two Earth Observation Satellites of UK-Based Company in Orbit

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the NovaSAR, to...

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Rural Community at Receiving End of Kerala Temple Town’s Sewage

Chithra Ajith 17/09/2018

Commercial establishments catering to religious tourism in the temple...