Art for espionage

Art>> Politics • USA

Benefits of self-rejection

Evolution favours plants that rely on cross-pollination

Diagnosis in two hours

A rapid test for pulmonary tuberculosis makes detection more efficient

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?

Inspired by the sea

Exhibition>> Marine world • the US

Sense the core

Noninvasive technology to study geological samples

A dye for data transfer

Organics minimize signal loss in telecommunication  

Dorm hackers

Book>> The Accidental Billionaires, The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal • By Ben Mezrich, Doubleday &…

Million dollar map

AI virtually

A world of nerds

Pulse relief

Attack migraine in its aura  

दक्षिण एशियाई देशों में केवल 13 फीसदी स्कूली बच्चों के घर पर है इंटरनेट की सुविधा: यूएन

रिपोर्ट के अनुसार कम आय वाले देशों के 20 से कम आयु वर्ग के अधिकतर बच्चों में से एक के पास घर पर इंटरनेट ...

Richest 1% emit twice as much carbon as poorest 50%: Oxfam report

The richest 10% accounted for 46% of emissions growth; the poorest 50% accounted for 6%  

Plastic threat

Plastic toxins in oceans threaten lugworms, which recycle nutrients

Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index

Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy

No lesser evil

Superbug: India gets bugged

Government downplays threat from drug-resistant bacteria

Neo-addiction

Youngsters are getting hooked on flavoured e-cigarettes. Studies belie manufacturers’ claims

GDP-driven growth is not sustainable, says UN report

Inclusive Wealth Report asks countries to reorient their economic policy planning and evaluation away from GDP targetting

Twenty-six countries commit US $560 million for UN development work

India pledges $9.28 million

Future shock, this?

Ears have been picked, where is the info?

1.9 billion in Asia-Pacific cannot afford healthy diet: UN report

At the same time, an estimated 14.5 million children under five were overweight or obese in 2020