Lascaux caves threatened by microbes

The Lascaux caves in France, which host fabulous prehistoric art, are being threatened by harmful microorganisms again. The invading fungus, a …

A germ that heals

Aboriginal artwork on display in National Museum of Australia

Shield of time

The lost planet

"PLANET PERU: AN AERIAL JOURNEY THROUGH A TIMELESS LAND" Marilyn Bridges

Comics workshop

There's a different way comics -- a mixed narrative form that uses text and images, what American cartoonist Art Spiegelmann called 'comix' -- …

IIT Delhi to start bachelor of design from session 2022-23

The four-year programme will have 20 seats to start with, and will be open to students of all specialisations 

'Permaculture potential is huge in India'

Permaculturist Dwarakanath talks to Down To Earth about how this innovative design science can help India become food resilient in future

IIT-Bombay researchers make new model to accurately estimate variations in microchips

This is the first time that the experimental validation of variations predicted using physics-based modeling has been reported

Pedestrian accessibility needs to come out of the ‘gaps between cars’

Lack of infrastructure, faulty design and laws have pushed the pedestrian off the sidewalks and onto the road

Interrogating the city

Documentary>> Urbanized directed by Gary Hustwitt, 82 minutes

Art on pollution

Art on pollution

Khoj: exploring spaces between art, science

Painting vanished species

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Venice is sinking

Scientists at last find concrete proof - an eighteenth-century painting

A photo exhibition transcending borders

Leonardo da Vinci revisited: how a 15th century artist dissected the human machine

On the 500th anniversary of his death it's time to re-examine the work, legacy and myth of Leonardo da Vinci

Are vendors only encroachers of Delhi’s footpaths?

The authorities must consider removing illegally parked vehicles first and allot designated spaces on roads to street vendors

Don't quit at Quito: Follow the health pulse of the New Urban Agenda

The new report, 'Health as the pulse of new urban agenda', released by the WHO in Quito, has outlined the guiding health principles that should …

Treasure trove of trash

One man's trash is another man’s treasure, so goes the saying. For some entrepreneurs in India, this has become the new business mantra

Leonardo da Vinci revisited: Was he an environmentalist ahead of his time?

Leonardo’s notebooks are filled with illustrations of nature, their interactions with humans and in local ecosystems

The curious case of Delhi’s proposed tunnels—if you cannot solve something, make it more complex

This trained urban designer relearns urban planning, desi-style

Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won

Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as well