Culture

A scene from the film Newton. Credit: Eros

The ‘Newton’ Character That Missed Our Reviews – the Forest

Neha Sinha 25/10/2017

If the jungles of Dandakaranya are seen as a...

Michel Humpback Whales. Credit: Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Whales and Dolphins Could Hold Clues to What Makes Humans So Advanced

Susanne Shultz 22/10/2017

Complex behaviour such as regional accents and cultural food...

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‘Bombay Fever’, a Pacy Thriller About People Caught in the Midst of a Massive Calamity

Apoorv Vij 13/10/2017

Despite its flaws, Sidin Vadukut's latest book is a...

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In Jayashree Chakravarty’s Installations, Powerful Evocations of Nature Under Threat

Soumitra Das 05/10/2017

Made using organic materials like tobacco leaves and audio...

Where in the world? Credit: diariocriticove/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

US Media Spoke More About Harvey Than Floods Elsewhere – but So Did Media Elsewhere

Anushka Shah 03/10/2017

Our news is shaped by geographical and cultural proximity,...

Why do some onions have more of an eye-stinging effect than others? Credit: Pixabay

Some Onions Make Us Cry, and Some Don’t. Here’s Why

Duane Mellor 01/10/2017

The chemical formula behind your tears.

Winston Mills-Compton teaches a class in mathematics at the Mfantsipim Boys School in Cape Coast, Ghana, June 20, 2006. Mfantsipim is one of the oldest schools in Cape Coast, a town that prides itself as the academic center of the country. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is one of the school's alumni. Credit: Flickr

The Five Big Contributions Ancient India Made to the World of Math

Christian Yates 29/09/2017

As well as giving us the concept of zero,...