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Research confirms same-sex attraction has a biological basis and your siblings matter

Francisco Perales - 23 January, 2022

Your partner snoring or door opening — How your brain decides to wake you up

Volcanic eruption on tiny Tonga shook the world: What we know about the causes and impact so far

‘Major barriers’ broken as pig kidneys transplanted in brain-dead man produce urine for 74 hrs

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.

Cough or fever first? Covid variants can make symptoms appear in different order, US study says

Mohana Basu - 17 December, 2021

Symptom order can change with mutations in the virus, finds a study by researchers from the University of Southern California, published in 'PLOS Computational Biology'.

No one thought I could make it: Ramanujan Prize winner Neena Gupta who solved Zariski problem

Shubhangi Misra - 15 December, 2021

Gupta received the Ramanujan Award, announced on 10 December, in particular for her solution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem — a fundamental one in algebraic geometry.

NASA picks up Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon as astronaut for future missions

PTI - 7 December, 2021

Menon was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping to launch the company’s first humans to space during NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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Covid isn’t behind us, but the world’s next big health emergency is already here

Therese Raphael - 27 January, 2022

Covid has led to 5.6 million deaths, but antimicrobial resistance is likely to log 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Its treatment has led to antibiotics' overuse, which has spiked drug resistance.

Imran Khan is losing the plot. Someone’s chair is about to be pulled again

27 January, 2022

Don’t make distinction between India’s fallen heroes. Find a fitting way to pay tribute

27 January, 2022

Economy

Italian Generali buys 25% stake worth Rs 1,250 cr in insurance JV from embattled Future Group

Rahul Satija - 27 January, 2022

The stake sale, which will give Generali majority control over the JV, comes as the Future Group is locked in a prolonged legal battle with partner Amazon.

Science

Research confirms same-sex attraction has a biological basis and your siblings matter

Your partner snoring or door opening — How your brain decides to wake you up

Volcanic eruption on tiny Tonga shook the world: What we know about the causes and impact so far

‘Major barriers’ broken as pig kidneys transplanted in brain-dead man produce urine for 74 hrs

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Covid isn’t behind us, but the world’s next big health emergency is already here

Imran Khan is losing the plot. Someone’s chair is about to be pulled again

Don’t make distinction between India’s fallen heroes. Find a fitting way to pay tribute

Economy

Italian Generali buys 25% stake worth Rs 1,250 cr in insurance JV from embattled Future Group

Defence

‘Mystery’ brochure on 1971 War crops Indira Gandhi, Jagjivan Ram from images, courts controversy

National Interest

Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen

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