Humans are changing Earth in many different ways at once
A recent study says climate change is killing off Earth’s little creatures, a fact that has chilling implications for global biodiversity.
Citizen science: How India’s conservationists are mapping wildlife to protect it
From Hornbill Watch to Amphibians of India and Roadkills India, citizens are creating a conservation constituency rooted in sound science.
Are you ready for the 1941 Lok Sabha elections? Yes, you read it right
Although largely unknown, India has a national calendar that was devised to solve discrepancies of the Gregorian Calendar. And, according to that, we're in 1940.
‘Biggest polluters’ India & China also showing the way to make Earth greener
According to a study, India & China account for the biggest chunk of the increase in global green cover between 2000 and 2017.
India and China are greener than you think, says NASA
A NASA study says contrary to the popular notion, India and China account for one-third of the worlds greening efforts
Charles Darwin, the British scientist conservatives love to hate
On his 210th birth anniversary, ThePrint profiles Charlies Darwin, one of the world's greatest scientists and the man behind the theory of evolution.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, remembering the 5 early pioneers
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the world got five trailblazers in the field of science — including an astronomer, a palaeontologist and a geneticist.
Math & humanities must be linked as before World War II, Infosys Prize winner says
Nalini Anantharaman speaks about the Infosys Science Prize she recently won, being born to an Indian immigrant in France, and wanting to be a pianist.
Researchers have taught bees to add & subtract, and here’s how it can help AI
Showing that a bee can combine simple arithmetic and symbolic learning has opened up other areas of research, such whether other animals can add and subtract.
Why thousands of Indians continue to die of snakebites
The World Health Organisation says snakebites kill 47,000 people a year in India, which is home to over 270 species of which 60 are venomous.
India-Pakistan face-off over Pulwama is Narendra Modi’s biggest foreign policy challenge
New Delhi can pat itself on the back for persuading Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to not fly directly from Pakistan.
Is pact with Shiv Sena sign of BJP’s desperation or smart manoeuvring ahead of elections?
The BJP and the Shiv Sena will contest the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra assembly election in alliance. The BJP is also forming an alliance with AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.
Defence
7 islands in Lakshadweep and Andamans identified for seaplane operations
Private sector participation was also invited for tourism-based projects in two archipelagos in the region.
Suicidal Pakistan should know Modi may not be scared of its nuclear button
Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama — with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time.