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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicHuman Beings

Topic: Human Beings

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

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

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

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

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.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.