Open ocean sharks are elusive and mysterious. They undertake vast journeys that span hundreds to thousands of kilometres across immense ocean basins. We know very little about the secret liv... Read more
The Supreme Court order granting bail to activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira demonstrates how even under a stringent anti-terrorism law, denial of bail need not be the norm, and a p... Read more
New research has found evidence of Southeast Asia’s oldest known curry. It’s also the oldest evidence of curry ever found outside India. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Image... Read more
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, this week reiterated the consequences of the climate catastrophe that has enveloped the globe. The earth had passed from a warming pha... Read more
Two papers published in Nature have found evidence for widespread plastic contamination of coral reefs and freshwater lakes. The reef study finds that larger fragments (mostly debris from th... Read more
It comes no more as a shock or surprise if the Supreme Court is seen as deferring excessively to the government’s wishes. The order allowing Sanjay Kumar Mishra, head of the Enforcement Dire... Read more
New data collected by researchers using Japan’s Subaru telescope may reveal insights into why the universe exists. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP When theoretical physicists li... Read more
India and China have once again appeared to walk away from their latest high-level engagement with sharply different diagnoses of what ails their relations. During a meeting earlier this wee... Read more
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Earth’s atmosphere 1 / 5 | Which gas makes up the majority of the Earth’s atmosphere? Oxygen Nitrogen Carbon dioxide Methane The air in Earth’s atmosphe... Read more
Both the Opposition led by the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) say they want a parliamentary debate on Manipur, but they are unable to agree on a mechanism to do it. The... Read more