Expect a wet weekend

Rains brought on by an upper air pattern may cause widespread damage to crops in many states

Cross Hairs - January 16-31, 2015

Spells of sleep

Humans did not always sleep eight hours

Cyclone Hudhud is landing near Visakhapatnam

Highest winds and rains blow as eyewall of cyclone hits Vizag

People march for climate in Delhi

Communities take out massive rally to fight climate change

Check that selfie

Photographs>> Wildlife>>Global

A shy killer

Contrary to popular perception of being savage, dhole wild dogs are quite shy

Mural protest

Street Art>> Economic Crisis • Greece

Rhino under hammer

Auction>> Rhino Hunt • US/Namibia

Lasting impact

Art>> MINGEI • Japan

A social media nation

FACEBOOK>>NATIONALITY ÔÇó Kosovo

Google’s new catch

Internet>> Satellite Imagery ÔÇó Persian Gulf

The errant speech writer

Plagiarism>> ELECTION • Tajikistan

Amazon check

Online Retail>> LAW ÔÇó France

Darwin’s muse

Maps>> Evolution• Ecuador

Chinese Cadbury

COMEDY>> CHOCOLATE • The UK

Sounds of mountain

Language>> Indigenous People • Eurasia

Single-step solution

New reaction can simplify phenols’ production, cut costs

News Snippets

Quick trick

Candida can now be detected in blood in just three hours

Knowledge commons

Library>> Digital • The US

In bad taste

AD>> Fast Food • The US

News Snippets

Trunk call

Magazine>> Ivory Trade • South Africa

Skin deep

Skin, A Biography by Sharad P Paul, Harper Collins, Rs 499