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Termite Mounds Filter the Methane Their Termites Produce

Lalitha Krishnan 14/12/2018

An experiment revealed that more methane was going into...

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What Will It Take for Science in India to Have Its #MeToo Movement?

Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj 04/11/2018

The rigid hierarchies that are fundamental to Indian scientific...

For science communication to be undertaken in earnest, public institutions must employ a realistic definition of ‘the public’, in particular one that accounts for and caters to people across caste lines and socioeconomic status. Representative image. Credit: IISc

Science Outreach Is Great but Scientists Must Consider Who They’re Reaching

Madhusudhan Raman 26/08/2018

Scientific outreach is now seen as a responsibility that...

Members of AISA and JNUSU shouting slogans during their protest in New Delhi. Credit: PTI

Statement: About Time Indian Science Woke up to Shifting Social Realities

Various Members, JNU 26/03/2018

"While there has been serious reflection with the gender...

P Balaram during his talk at the Dialogues event in Bengaluru in October 2017. Source: YouTube

New Initiative Promises Greater Dialogue Between Scientists and Society

Lakshmi Supriya 12/11/2017

There is a perception that the organised scientific community...

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Even Bats Need to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

T.V. Padma 02/09/2015

A depletion in the population and diversity of bats...