The cold rush
What has India got to show after 20 years on the Antarctica research bandwagon? Lack of focus
‘There could be a racist backlash to the current anti-racism movements’
Race science has been used to justify colonial occupation, slavery, genocide; it became so ingrained that we still live with its devastating …
Salvage science
Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector
Picture imperfect
Aerosol research is still in its infancy. Further studies will reveal the definitive long-term impact of these tiny particles
Jungle raj
CAG memo shows IFS officers are administering country’s premier forestry research body like a fiefdom
How competent is Indian science?
A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for …
Model approach
Mathematical models can be applied in real life situations in several ways. R Vishnu Vardhan from the department of statistics, Pondicherry …
Rain imbalance
An analytical study of 100 years of rainfall data in Maharashtra reveals that rainfall seasonality index has risen alarmingly in all districts in …
Unmasking aerosols
Forget health impacts, tiny particles floating in the air are altering regional climates and affecting monsoon patterns and agricultural yield. …
First among equals
Peer review, the long-standing custodian of good science, is now being seen by many as a cabalistic exercise that assures the self-interests of …
How To Sell A Wonder Herb
There is arogyapacha. A rare herb with extraordinary medicinal properties. There is the Kani tribe of Kerala. It has preserved the herb and the …
Follow the Chinese way on high tech
Making universities the hub of innovation and churning out scientists adept in frontier technology has put China at the top
Union Budget 2024-25: Scientists disappointed over silence on National Research Foundation
Lack of transparency persists in proposed institution’s structure, governance
Finding meaning in a career in science: Experts share their stories
Without this 360-degree view of climate science, we are likely to keep breeding narrow-minded climate communicators
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Gone to the shepherd in the sky
Writer Gerald Malcom Durrell's death leaves a void in both the animal and the human world
Death of a genius
Nonconformist to the core, Linus C Pauling epitomised the spirit of science and peace
When scientists blow a fuse
A far cry
Blame it on Mama
Elusive top quark
Follow the camphor
Science without vision
Chip upliftment
If magnets are used microchips can be made in half the time they take now
Doomsday is coming
...so let's make some money