“Behaviour of tiger P243 strengthened the belief that his presence means no harm to cubs. Instead, it showed lots of promise about the safety of the cubs. There is not much knowledge of the cubs’ ...

The carbon footprint and calculator were popularised by Big Oil to shift blame for climate change from industry to the individual. But you can turn the tables and use these tools for good.

Kappaphycus alvarezii proved to be a commercially viable livelihood option for the people of Rameswaram. But it also poses a danger to coral reefs in the biodiversity hotspot of Gulf of Mannar region.

Humanity’s supposed aquatic ancestors became wondrous screens on which to project theories of geographical, racial, and taxonomical difference. Hand-coloured engraving from 1817 by John Paas, ...

Photo: Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Throughout 2023, the area of ocean around Antarctica covered by sea ice was so far below the norm that scientists have struggled to communicate ...

In history, bodily fluids enjoyed a high prestige as curative agents for a long time. Image: MIT Press Reader In contrast to the wonders that the ancients fancied in saliva, and the high esteem with ...

Parachute science is rife in palaeontology, and we need to do something about its consequences for the field, scientists say. A fish fossil from the Araripe basin on display in the Santana do Cariri ...

The health ministry's argument against the WHO figures was wrong by a long margin and by its own findings in a national report released earlier this year. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Schrödinger was deeply moved by the Upanishads. He discussed it with everyone he met and made determined efforts to incorporate it in his life. Erwin Schrödinger, 1933. Photo: Nobel Foundation/Public ...

Prime Minister Modi shared the prize with eight other national leaders in the 'medical education' category. File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: PMO. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ...

Khasi customs forbid tree-cutting in the law kyntang – the sacred groves and forests – and also disallow anyone from taking anything, even a leaf, out. A view of forests in Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya.

Soldiers were enlisted to conduct a door-to-door search in infected areas. By way of disinfection, seawater was pumped by centrifugal pumps into the sewers throughout the day and into the night. When ...