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Covid spilling over to free-ranging animals? Dead leopard cub had Delta, didn’t die of it

Mohana Basu - 18 January, 2022

Scientists have found a ‘creativity sweet spot’. It was tried and tested by Thomas Edison

2021 was 6th warmest year on record, 25 nations hit new temperature high: Berkeley Earth report

Most of Covid virus ‘inactivated’ in minutes, says UK study on aerosol risk at short distance

‘Deltacron is non-variant of no concern’: Why experts aren’t worried about Delta-Omicron ‘hybrid’

Sandhya Ramesh - 12 January, 2022

Cypriot researchers claimed 'variant' contained mutations that appeared to be a combination of Delta and Omicron, but many virologists globally refute 'deltacron' being a variant.

India’s daily growth rate of Covid cases has plateaued at 34.9%, claims Cambridge tracker

Mohana Basu - 11 January, 2022

Daily growth rates in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand & Bengal are now declining. But this doesn’t mean cases have peaked — that’s expected to happen later this month.

China’s lunar lander finds first on-site evidence of water on moon’s surface

K J M Varma - 9 January, 2022

Earlier, the presence of water had been confirmed by remote observation but the lander has detected signs of water in rocks and soil.

ICMR’s Nivedita Gupta accused of ‘image manipulation, plagiarism’ in 2 papers, denies charge

Mohana Basu - 8 January, 2022

Allegations against Nivedita Gupta, head of virology at ICMR, raised Saturday on PubPeer by Elizabeth Bik, a Dutch microbiologist and scientific research integrity expert.

Not just RT-PCR tests, now your ‘smart’ masks will also tell you if you have Covid-19

Kayleigh Bateman - 8 January, 2022

Researchers in Japan are using ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 under ultraviolet light, something they say will help pick up asymptomatic cases.

Sampling DNA from air could help track animals, transform wildlife monitoring

Sandhya Ramesh - 8 January, 2022

Two groups of researchers sampled DNA from the air in two European zoos and discovered a wealth of genetic material, including from animals outside the zoo and meat fed to animals.

Russian rocket stage could re-enter earth’s atmosphere today, weeks after failed test launch

Sandhya Ramesh - 5 January, 2022

The Persei upper stage of Russia’s new Angara A5 rocket will fall back into earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday or Thursday after a failed test flight two weeks ago.

Feeling ‘blah’ after Christmas season? You are not alone, there’s science to it

Jolanta Burke - 2 January, 2022

The holiday season is usually joyous, but many feel “blah” soon after the celebrations. What is it that makes people feel this way?

How Corbevax and Covovax, the two vaccines newly approved in India, fight Covid

Mohana Basu - 31 December, 2021

India granted emergency-use authorisation to two new Covid vaccines, Corbevax and Covovax, this week. Both use proteins of the coronavirus to induce an immune response.

With ‘precaution doses’ approved in India, here’s what we know about Covid vaccine boosters

Mohana Basu - 26 December, 2021

PM Modi announced Saturday that booster doses would be rolled out from 10 January. Scientific studies have found that protection wanes after the 2nd dose, and recommended boosters.

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Divorce isn’t the problem. Staying in bad marriage for the sake of kids is

Shubhangi Misra - 19 January, 2022

Dhanush and Aishwaryaa ending their marriage prompted many Indians to invoke the responsibility they have towards their kids. After all, divorce in India is everyone's business.

Ladakh standoff cost China more. Look at its ‘chocolate soldiers’, big tech failure

19 January, 2022

With Silverline railway project, Pinarayi Vijayan’s makeover as middle-class messiah is complete

19 January, 2022

Economy

Reliance buys robotics startup Addverb for Rs 1,000 crore to fuel tech ambitions

Saritha Rai - 18 January, 2022

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, is investing in technology as competition from rivals such as Amazon intensifies in India’s booming e-commerce market.

Science

Covid spilling over to free-ranging animals? Dead leopard cub had Delta, didn’t die of it

Scientists have found a ‘creativity sweet spot’. It was tried and tested by Thomas Edison

2021 was 6th warmest year on record, 25 nations hit new temperature high: Berkeley Earth report

Most of Covid virus ‘inactivated’ in minutes, says UK study on aerosol risk at short distance

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Divorce isn’t the problem. Staying in bad marriage for the sake of kids is

Ladakh standoff cost China more. Look at its ‘chocolate soldiers’, big tech failure

With Silverline railway project, Pinarayi Vijayan’s makeover as middle-class messiah is complete

Economy

Reliance buys robotics startup Addverb for Rs 1,000 crore to fuel tech ambitions

Defence

Indian firm gets foothold in prized global ‘kamikaze’ and armed drones market

National Interest

Read my lips, I’m hurting, says Pakistan’s National Security Policy. What it means for India

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