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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicHuman Beings

Topic: Human Beings

Is monogamy natural to human beings? New study compares with chimps and beavers

Insha Jalil Waziri -
In a 2025 study published titled ‘Human monogamy in mammalian context’, Dr Mark Dyble examined the mating behaviour of 35 species of mammals.

Discovered, an Earth-sized exoplanet outside our solar system that could be ‘covered in volcanoes’

Mohana Basu -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Should lab-grown brain cells have rights? They have sentience, play ‘pong’, research shows

Joshua Jowitt -
If sentient, these lab-grown neurons are capable of suffering—perhaps through feeling pain or other avoidable discomfort.

This UK professor says climate change may cause human beings to shrink in order to survive

Paige Bennett -
With skyrocketing carbon dioxide levels and intensifying climate change, some experts believe humans will evolve to better withstand the crises.

Your genes and morals have different PR advisers. That’s why you don’t act on bad thoughts

Chris Paley -
In ‘Beyond Bad’, Chris Paley writes that humans are the only species that can properly manage conflicts of interests within groups that aren’t family.

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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

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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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