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NASA's Kepler spacecraft, imaged by an artist. Credit: NASA

Planet-Hunting K2 Spacecraft in Trouble

The Wire Staff 09/04/2016

When K2 was last contacted on April 4, NASA...

The children's play contrasts in tragic irony with their desolate landscape. The uncompromising setting is humanised, its injustices exposed.

Gallery: The Public Secret of the “World of Recycle”

Nandini Majumdar 08/04/2016

An exhibition in New Delhi unveils and humanises the...

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Did Comets Kick-Start Life on Earth? Chemists Find Missing Piece of Puzzle

Christian Schroeder 08/04/2016

The latest finding adds to a growing body of...

A client has her finger pricked for a blood sugar test. Credit: Reuters/Brian Snyder

Diabetes Cases Reach 422 Million, Poorer Countries See Steep Rises

Kate Kelland 07/04/2016

A new WHO study shows that the number of...

The golden ratio in action. Credit: wurzle/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Listen: How Scientists Observe Nature for Inspiration

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 06/04/2016

Several utility items and gadgets we use today are...

Delhi residents have been campaigning for over a year. Credit: Save Naini Lake Facebook/ www.thethirdpole.net

Locals, Government Join Hands to Save Delhi’s Naini Lake

Juhi Chaudhary 05/04/2016

Local residents have been campaigning for over a year...

As tobacco companies shut shop, the Government stands firm for now on its new warning policy. Credit: Ava Randa

Government, Tobacco Companies Engage in Staring Contest Over New Pictorial Warning Rule

"Whatever needs to be done to curb tobacco consumption...