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Chimpanzees. Credit: Kathelijne Koops.

Chimpanzees are Cultural Conformists

Janaki Lenin 03/08/2015

To determine if a species has culture, researchers look...

Horn OK Please, no matter what. Credit: Meena Kadri/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND, 2.0.

Sound Pollution, the Not So Silent Killer

Deepak Natarajan 02/08/2015

How ironic that we hold International Yoga day and...

The kiwi bird. Credit: New Zealand Birds Online.

The Kiwi’s Uniqueness Unravelled

Janaki Lenin 01/08/2015

The kiwi lives by the tip of its long...

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Court Ruling on Abortion for Rape Survivor is Reminder of Need to Amend the Law

Aarti Dhar 31/07/2015

Amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act have...

The building blocks of life are lurking on the dark and barren surface of Comet 67P. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM, CC BY-SA

Building Blocks of Life Found Among Organic Compounds on Comet 67P: What it Means

Monica Grady 31/07/2015

One of the declared goals of the Rosetta mission...

Science sometimes means juggling cheetah poop. Source: @AnneWHilborn

#fieldworkfail, an Endearing Chronicle of Scientists in Their Natural Environment

The Wire Staff 31/07/2015

#fieldworkfail is in retrospect #fieldworkwin, depicting scientists in their...

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Tea Gardens in the East Are Brewing Starvation, Malnutrition

Mohuya Chaudhuri 30/07/2015

In a country where tea is an extremely popular...