India's population: 1.37 billion and not counting

India, like the rest of the world, is intensely debating population explosion. But while countries are struggling to keep their numbers at …

क्या 500 साल तक जी सकता है इंसान, वैज्ञानिक खोज रहे हैं रास्ता

वैज्ञानिकों ने सिनर्जिस्टिक सेलुलर पाथवे की खोज है, जिससे मुमकिन है कि इस पहेली को हल करके इंसानी उम्र 400 से 500  साल के ...

Scientists may have found a way to reverse age by more than two years

Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …

Economic Survey 2018-19: School going population peaks as fertility rate declines

Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s

Is Chandrababu’s call for more children an indirect push for Amaravati megacity

Andhra chief minister's new-found concern about declining population may have something to do with his plans for a grand new capital city

The great brain robbery

As the Alzheimer's epidemic rages worldwide without the hope of a cure, the best we can do is change the way we live to halt it in its tracks

From Kolkata police, with love

The Kolkata police is providing a social platform to over 15,000 senior citizens to help them cope with loneliness

Resetting the Africa-Europe Relationship

Africa faces a broad range of development challenges and overcoming them will require huge sums of foreign aid and investment. But as Africa …

Why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older

Apparently accelerated time travel is not a result of filling our adult lives with grown-up responsibilities. Research seems to show that …

Healthcare needs of the elderly should become global priority, says study

As the number of elderly exceeds that of children under 5 years, health systems will need to learn how to address the changing age profile of the …

Ageing chromosomes