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Harvard professor claims coconut oil ‘pure poison’. Don’t take her word for it just yet

Karin Michels says coconut oil ranks among the top worst foods one can eat, but studies in the West make a compelling case for the oil as a 'superfood'.

The story of a very special 90,000-year-old girl

The fossil of a 13-year-old found in Siberia reinforces the theory that different subspecies of human predecessors courted each other and interbred often.

Beijing’s air is the cleanest it has ever been in a decade, and this is how it happened

China is hoping to reduce the amount of energy it derives from coal by substituting it with natural gas and nuclear reactors.

Kerala floods: The science behind what went wrong, and what we have to learn

There has been excessive rainfall in Kerala this year, but there are several more factors why it has become the state’s greatest disaster in almost a century.

Here’s how nanomedicine can revolutionise the way we treat tuberculosis

Researchers believe that nanomedicine can help tuberculosis patients enormously.

Climate models predict world will be ‘anomalously warm’ until 2022

A new prediction system, PROCAST (PROabilistic foreCAST), combines various climate models to predict natural variability of the climate system.

Scientists get glimpse of life 3.4 billion years ago. It’s likely the oldest we have yet

There are other contenders to the tag, but their claim awaits conclusive evidence.

Calling Baker Street! IISc duo’s ‘power breakthrough’ has kicked up a Sherlockian mystery

If proved true, the discovery of the researchers could well be one of the biggest moments of modern science.

In the battle against obesity, drug makers are now betting on sugar

The drug companies are eager to study 'essential fructosuria', a genetic mutation which could unlock potential treatments for weight-related ailments.

It took $2 billion & 16 years to make, but this DNA therapy is a game-changer

It temporarily blocks the messages carried by defective genes that cause a deadly disease, and opens the door for more therapies.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?