The Wire Science – Page 1746

A bearded lizard. Credit: Arthur Georges

Some Wild Bearded Dragons are Trans-Females

Janaki Lenin 25/07/2015

These dragons even beat regular females at their own...

Debating the DNA Bill: The Government Responds, The Wire Replies

J. Gowrishankar 25/07/2015

The government responds to The Wire's criticism of the...

Beware of the mosquito's bite. Credit: techbirmingham/Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

Scientists Attempt the ‘Designer’ Tack in the Difficult Fight Against Dengue

T.V. Padma 25/07/2015

Amidst the seemingly losing battle against the virus, recent...

The SECMOL structure. Source: SECMOL

Take a Tour of This All-Green School in Ladakh

Sejal Bhat 24/07/2015

With the rising demand for clean energy, SECMOL represents...

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Modi Wants the DNA Profiling Bill Passed Right Away. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Be.

Vasudevan Mukunth 24/07/2015

The Human DNA Profiling Bill which the Narendra Modi...

An artist's impression of Kepler-452b and its size compared to Earth. Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

NASA Finds Earth’s Bigger, Older Cousin

The Wire Staff 23/07/2015

Many of Kepler-452b’s features are tantalisingly similar to Earth’s...

The rate of growth in computing power predicted by Gordon Moore (pictured) could be slowing. Credit: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr, CC BY.

Moore’s Law is 50 Years Old but Will it Continue?

Jonathan Borwein and David Bailey 23/07/2015

If Moore’s Law does continue for just two or...