Year: 2018

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Fight Against Ebola Has New Science, but Faces Old Hurdles in Congo

Fiston Mahamba 10/09/2018

An experimental vaccine has advanced the fight against Ebola but...

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Why It’s Time to Reengineer Our Dams

K.A.S. Mani 09/09/2018

A belief that the safety of reservoirs can’t be...

The panel had also suggested that the company pay compensation of around Rs 20 lakh to the affected patients.. Credit: Reuters/File Photo

CIC Directs Disclosure of Documents in J&J Faulty Hip Replacement Case

DePuy Medical Private Limited, a subsidiary of Johnson and...

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The Buzz in Varanasi Is Around a Train Not Going Anywhere. Find out Why.

Khabar Lahariya 09/09/2018

The Lifeline Express train-hospital has arrived in Varanasi, conducting...

As we enter the realm of megastructures – those of 1,000 km or more in dimension – maintaining safety and structural integrity has become a fiendish challenge. Credits: Reuters

What Would It Take to Build a Tower as High as Outer Space?

Sean Sun and Dan Popescu 09/09/2018

There are proposals for a free-standing tower that could...

Environmental activists gather to urge world leaders to take action against climate change in Marseille, France, September 8, 2018. Credits: Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Massive Protests in Major French Cities to Demand Action Against Climate Change

Reuters 09/09/2018

As many as 50,000 protestors took to streets in...

Over the Himalaya… Credit: 12019/pixabay

Using Natural Clocks to Understand Asia Before India Collided With It

Suvrat Kher 09/09/2018

A story of subducting tectonic plates stored in natural...