Category Archives: Science
What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get there
Urban India’s water emergency will not be fixed by better crisis management alone. Over the [...]
Aug
Hold tight! How two hurricanes forced a lizard to change its grip
Picture a lizard the length of your finger clinging to a tree branch. The cause [...]
Aug
‘Ghost particles’ signature can track where spent nuclear fuel goes
In the high-stakes world of preventing governments from secretly developing atom bombs, the ability of [...]
Aug
SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon
A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the [...]
Aug
Quantum shift: On private industry and national research spending
The Department of Science and Technology’s latest figures on India’s research profile record a milestone. [...]
Aug
How excessive police force turns peaceful marches into medical crises
When 23-year-old Arhaan (name changed to protect identity) reached his accommodation after attending the Cockroach [...]
Aug
Why do we feel a slightly bitter aftertaste after having sugary foods?
— Jesica Sandhu, New Delhi
Aug
U.S. FDA approves first mRNA flu shot from Moderna
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s flu vaccine for people aged 50 [...]
Aug
India produces smart scientists but is struggling to retain them
Recent reports of nearly 120 scientists resigning from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have [...]
Aug
