The Sciences

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Scientists Didn’t Think Insects Could Grasp Zero. Bees Proved Them Wrong.

Neha C.V. 08/07/2018

It was believed that the advanced cognitive aptitude required...

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One Year On, the PM’s Research Fellowship Is off to a Sputtering Start

Kshiti Mishra and Krishna Anujan 08/07/2018

In its first year, the PMRF honoured only 135...

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How Biological Responses May Help Avert Another Mass Extinction of Species

Raghu Murtugudde 07/07/2018

While the sixth extinction may well be a justified...

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The Earth’s Carrying Capacity for Human Life Is Not Fixed

Ted Nordhaus 06/07/2018

Has the longstanding assertion that our population and consumption...

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35,000+ Scientific Papers May Need to Be Retracted for Image Duplication

The Wire Staff 06/07/2018

While people commonly defer to science to provide an...

The escape system in flight on July 5, 2018. Credit: ISRO

All You Need to Know About the ISRO Test Taking Us Closer to Manned Missions

The Wire Staff 05/07/2018

Trajectories followed by other space agencies in the past...

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Hands-On Science to Improve Science Education Among Marginalised Children

Rakhi Ghosh 05/07/2018

Rayagada (Odisha): The atmosphere shifted perceptibly when the Mobile...