Vasudevan Mukunth

Vasudevan Mukunth is the science editor at The Wire.

A magnet levitating on top of a superconductor. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A Hydrogen-Based Superconductor First Predicted in 1968 Comes to Life

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/08/2015

The work of Eremets & Drozdov was indirectly assisted...

A view of the Tianjin warehouse blast site on August 13, 2015. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Behind the Tianjin Explosions, a Simple But Deadly Chemistry

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/08/2015

Beyond the difficulty of cleaning up an area made...

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Government Invites Comments on DNA Profiling Bill, Even if Belatedly

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/08/2015

People have till August 20 to comment on the...

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What a Little Ooze on the Ocean Floor Tells Us About the Big Climate Change Picture

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/08/2015

A warming Earth posits a continuum of implications for...

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The Devil in Obama’s New Emissions Target for the US Lies in Base Year Details

Vasudevan Mukunth 05/08/2015

The US's carbon dioxide emissions peaked in 2005. This...

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The Wire Replies to the Government’s Concerns With Our Criticism of the DNA Profiling Bill

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/07/2015

In response to the piece ‘Modi Wants the DNA...

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Modi Wants the DNA Profiling Bill Passed Right Away. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Be.

Vasudevan Mukunth 24/07/2015

The Human DNA Profiling Bill which the Narendra Modi...