Will only accept transformative policies to tackle climate crisis: USCAN
US Climate Action Network executive director writes before the elections are called on what lies ahead
Coronavirus: Kerala count now three
The Shanghai Composite Index went down on February 3 even as third generation transmission was confirmed
Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy
The elected political leadership in many countries currently has vindicated Greek philosopher Plato's observation
Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose
Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt
Trump Administration dilutes Endangered Species Act
Critics say the move will hasten the extinction of those species in the country which are endangered
US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons
Weapons that travel far faster than sound may be snazzy, but what about the defence against them
US sound and fury over drug prices
The US Senate is outraged by the rapacious pricing policy of drug firms but will it act to reform the system?
Democratic regression, human rights and SDGs
Governments, the private sector and civil society, all have to play their part to see to it that SDGs are implemented
Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study
A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US
Donald J Trump vs Panthera Onca
The US President’s plan to wall off the US-Mexico Border could end any efforts by jaguars to re-colonise land north of the Rio Grande
Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change
Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming
Fog can be deadly, says study
Fog water contains 20 times more monomethylmercury, the most neuro-toxic form of mercury, than rain water
Is this climate justice?
India and the US talk about being climate-sensitive but do the opposite
Together is better
New algorithm shows how group size affects animals’ response to environmental changes
The man and his machine
Book>> The man who invented the computer • by Jane Smiley • Doubleday • Indian Price Rs 750
How eggs do it
Tiniest of errors in sex cell division can lead to abnormalities in offspring. Arshad Desai from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego, …
Hanging by a silk
It’s flexible yet tougher than a bullet-proof jacket. Are we anywhere near deciphering the fibre?
Dorm hackers
Book>> The Accidental Billionaires, The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal • By Ben Mezrich, Doubleday &…
What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
The challenging topography of humid, swampy rainforest as well as criminal gangs who control the area, make the route an extremely challenging …
The world’s largest organism is slowly being eaten by deer
The organism has been around for about 14,000 years
As the world watches US election, the appeal of America is diminished
A reality check on American power, including its cultural power, is overdue
Second guilty verdict against Monsanto in the US
Federal jury finds that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused a man’s cancer
Hawaii narrowly escapes Hurricane Lane
Storm moves away from the archipelago after dumping rain
Giant returns
Fossils>> Smuggling • Mongolia/USA
Metal shield
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