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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicBody

Topic: body

Scientists have found a ‘second brain’. And it’s in your gut

Sean Fleming -
The enteric nervous system can do what most neural networks in our bodies cannot — function independently of the brain and spinal cord.

How often should we exercise to get in shape?

Matthew Wright -
Weight training or running — improvements only happen with a combination of recovery and repetition.

The ‘normal’ body temperature for humans is dropping. This is why

Michael Gurven -
The 98.6 F standard for ‘normal body temperature’ was first established by German physician Carl Wunderlich in 1867. It is changing.

Catherine Carver’s ‘Immune’: A book that leaves you fascinated by your own body

Swapna Merlin -
Physician Catherine Carver introduces the reader to the defence system of the human body through conversational language and shocking statistics.

On Camera

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant -
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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