Religion v science: desperate claims
Rationalist analyses recent statements by Prime Minister Modi and the Pope
Science & Technology - Briefs
Odisha’s soil leads to landmark discovery about early life evolution
A paleosol from India is telling us that there was a short-lived pulse of atmospheric oxygenation and this occurred considerably earlier than …
Mars Mission: ISRO eyes November 2013 launch
Cabinet yet to approve the mission
Sacred lotus may hold secret of longevity
Study reveals its genetic makeup helps it combat environmental stress, retain seed viability
Galaxy caught in self-destructive mode
Finding throws new light on the evolution and ageing of galaxies
Evolution in times of climate change
The origins of some of our fundamental traits could lie in climate change
How tortoises got their shells
South African researchers claim to have found out the reason
India's Mangalyaan is halfway to Mars
Course correction procedure scheduled in April cancelled as the Mars orbiter is already on the right path, says ISRO
Coastal Management
Uneasy non-evolution: India has amended its coastal regulations 25 times over the past 19 years. Here are some samples. Scroll over the bubbles …
Sunscreen or camouflage? Why so many animals have dark backs and pale bellies
It is one of the most controversial questions in nature. Now a group of British researchers have shed light on the answer
Plastic-eating bacteria, bad 'good' cholesterol and other news you may have missed this week
Other news includes a study on what enabled humans to develop speech and an attempt to sanction fishing above committed limits in European seas
Cultural calling
Henrich attempts a thrilling adventure in the fierce interplay between genes and culture in human evolution
Humans now drive evolution on Earth, both creating and destroying species
Human activity doesn't just reduce biodiversity – new research explores how we are continually creating newspecies and ecos
To cull or not
The killing of a gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo renews the moral existential dilemma
From Neptune's blue hue to Jupiter's red spot: are the colours of the planets real?
Many images of planets have been manipulated. So have we seen their true colours? Not always, it turns out.
Making sex count
In the annals of modern medicine, medical research experiments have always been sexist. The tide is finally turning
Whale of a problem: why do humpback whales protect other species from attack?
Humpback whales have been spotted fending off killer whales from attacking other species. But this kind of interspecies altruism raises an …
Have human-made changes heralded a new epoch?
Experts have proposed that the new epoch—Anthropocene—began around 1950, when human-induced changes started affecting earth's geology
We've been wrong about the origins of life for 90 years
New research suggests the "primordial soup" theory can't explain how living cells evolved to harness energy
Greenland fossil find may force rethink on origin of life
Discovered four years ago, the finds were not publicised at that time as geologists led by Allen P Nutman of the University of Wollongong in …
How to use evolution to fight malaria
Scientists have proposed a new strategy to select mosquitoes which can be checked by repellents, thereby less likely to transmit malaria
Fossil footprints give glimpse of how ancient climate change drove the rise of reptiles
A set of fossils that lay forgotten in a museum are revealing new secrets about Britain's prehistoric wildlife
The Anthropocene is a nuclear epoch – so how can we survive it?
This year saw nuclear weapons tested, stockpiles renewed, and disasters remembered
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