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Review: Lessons From Our Exploration of the Cosmos

Prajval Shastri 20/04/2018

In 'Mapping the Heavens', Priyamvada Natarajan not only highlights...

Members of the INO collaboration during a site inspection in Theni, Tamil Nadu. Credit: INO/TIFR

Science Academies Issue Joint Statement in Favour of Neutrino Project

The Wire Staff 18/04/2018

It remains to be seen if the science academies'...

University Grants Commission. Credit: PTI

Impact Factors Fail in Evaluating Scientists. Why Does the UGC Still Use Them?

Thomas Manuel 18/04/2018

The journal impact factor has numerous flaws, which makes...

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Scientists Engineer Enzyme Capable of Breaking Down Plastic Faster

Kate Kelland, Stuart McDill 17/04/2018

The enzyme is able to digest polyethylene terephthalate, or...

This phenomenon of assuming that “data” in any form is a type of higher truth has been around for some time. Credit: pixabay

The Numbers Game: A New Book Laments the Human Infatuation With Metrics

Quentin Hardy, Undark Magazine 16/04/2018

Tyranny of Metrics is an impassioned essay on the...

The fight between academia and publishers regarding paywall for academic publications has been around for a long time. Credit: pxhere

French Institutes Cut Ties With Scientific Publishing Powerhouse

The Wire Staff 16/04/2018

Couperin.org, a consortium of French institutes, estimated that the...

At the March for Science in Bengaluru, August 2017. Credit: Subham Rath

The ‘March for Science’ Should Ask for Structural Reforms, Not Just Money

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/04/2018

The demand that 3% of GDP be spent on...