Crust falls apart

2004 megaquake fractured the Indo-Australian plate of Earth

For the record

Quest for life

Will any of the 716 planets discovered outside the solar system be habitable?

Seaweeds threaten corals

Release chemicals that cause bleaching

Autism caused by genes or environment?

Recent studies add weight to the environmental factor theory

More droughts brought on by climate change could worsen wildfires in US’s southern Appalachian forests

Drought years will contribute most to future burned areas

Floods, tornadoes, landslides: This January was the 6th-warmest on record for United States

From the end of December to January 17, there were 700 landslides in western US

Omicron: What the next few weeks will look like

Social mixing over Christmas is likely to increase infections

US scientists develop vaccine that protects chickens from bird flu

Officials are currently testing the vaccine on turkeys

MRI scan gets sharper

New MRI offers five times more accurate breast cancer scans

Will there be gas at the end of it?

Iran-Pakistan (and US) pipeline politics

Salt assault

Excessive salt use may trigger autoimmune diseases

Cancer research goes 3D

3D cell cultures may help understand the disease better

Travel mystery of a turtle

New test tracks vanishing loggerheads in Florida

Radiation remedy

Antibiotic-protein combo may alleviate radiation sickness

Siblings’ Facebook war

Facebook>> Drug • Germany

The wisdom of the unlettered

Hail yoga, stretching

Better option than modern medicine for back pain

Mosquitoes befuddled

Certain smells can lure mosquitoes away from humans

Infect the mosquitoes

Bacteria that can control malarial spread identified

Division of labour

How biodiversity helps clean pollutants in water and soil

Lawsuit over bike lane in New York

Most say it calms traffic, some claim threatens pedestrians’ safety

Now, artificial blood cells

They can be potential drug carriers

Sooty energy

Documentary>> Coal • the US

Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas

Biden announces measures to combat climate change