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Topic: The Conversation

Historical food porn: Rich Victorians would show off their wealth with pineapples and celery

Food photos on Instagram aren’t new. People have always found ways to use food to showcase their likes, desires and status.

Alien life is out there, but our theories are not helping us find it

Recent years have seen changes to our theories about what counts as a biosignature and which planets might be habitable. We must expect the unexpected.

Looking for meaning in your work? First task should be define it

Working people often try to find that ingredient that will help them reach their full potential. This can prompt one to change organisations and even professions.

Researchers prove bacteria can avoid antibiotics by changing shape inside humans

Not only does antibiotic resistance cause an estimated 700,000 deaths a year, but it also makes numerous infections harder to treat.

Here’s why New Year’s resolution to be thinner & fitter won’t offer salvation

Eating healthier and being more physically active are two of the most popular New Year’s resolutions. But you would be surprised to hear that this is the root.

Why fewer babies are born on New Year’s, Christmas & other holidays

If you are born on New Year’s or April Fools’ Day, take some comfort in knowing the relative rarity of your birth makes you more special.

What happens in your brain when you disagree, especially politically

In our experiment, we asked 21 pairs of volunteers to make financial decisions. And we scanned their brains while they argued.

Holiday eating? Some foods are designed to make you overeat even when full

Food manufacturers typically guard their recipes as trade secrets, so academic scientists can’t study them.

‘They put coins in your hands to drop a baby in you’: The Haiti children abandoned by UN men

The UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti – the longest-running mission in the country – was originally mandated to assist Haitian institutions during political instability.

Europe’s ‘sham marriages’: Why officials just can’t accept migrant couples

Marriages with non-European nationals are often suspected of being “sham” and subjected to strict controls.

On Camera

Bihar’s Opposition parties are looking at migration the wrong way

There is a shift in the socio-economic status of a large section of migrants and their families. It helps them acquire dignified status in society.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.