Science

Yash Pal (left) and Pushpa Mittra Bhargava. Credit: PTI and YouTube

This Is No Way to Remember P.M. Bhargava and Yash Pal

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/08/2017

Barely a week after the death of Yash Pal,...

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All You Need to Know: The Latest Gene Editing Breakthrough

Nandita Jayaraj 06/08/2017

The most risky aspect of gene editing is accidentally...

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Why P.M. Bhargava Will Be Remembered as a Forthright Institution-Builder

Ram Ramaswamy and Somdatta Sinha 06/08/2017

He could often seem autocratic and dogmatic – but...

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If I Teleport from Mars, Does the Original Me Get Destroyed?

Charlie Huenemann 06/08/2017

A philosopher debates the hypothetical ethical dilemma to destroy...

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Humans Are the Only Animals Who Crave Oblivion Through Suicide

Nicholas Humphrey 06/08/2017

When evolving humans realised that the death of the...

Dr. Ivanka Savic points to a study on the screen of her computer at her home in Los Angeles, California, US June 30, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

Researchers Prepare to Explore the Genetics of Gender Identity, With Caution

Daniel Trotta 04/08/2017

Two decades of brain research have provided hints of...

Physicists installing the CsI[Na] crystal in the Spallation Neutron Source facility. Credit: arXiv:1509.08702v2

Spotted 43 Years After Prediction: The Dim Light of Neutrinos Bumping Against Nuclei

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/08/2017

Making the discovery was like trying to accurately measure...