Least developed countries need help to overcome COVID-19-induced economic setback: UNCTAD

Boosting productive capacities biggest hope for LDC to cushion COVID-19 impacts 

Diesel confuses bees

Emissions interfere with floral odours that guide honeybees

The noisier, the healthier

Listening to coral reefs could help protect them

Simply Put: ‘I’ for indigenous, ‘E’ for Extinct

Bats likely source of novel coronavirus: China scientists

Death toll rises to 9 in China; first case detected in US; WHO to hold emergency meet

Book Excerpt: Of ‘King Cotton’ and Vidarbha

How the path dependencies in the cotton economy crossed the paths of Vidarbha, Britain, and the American South is a fascinating story

Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?

Harris is the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket

Indian engineers develop software for world’s largest telescope

The software has been developed by ThoughtWorks Technologies based in Pune

Simply put: Droughts disastrous for agriculture

Can biotechnology help feed the world’s hungriest region—Asia and the Pacific?

Toxic algae spread in Florida; state declares local emergency

The rotting algae can impact the health of locals and prove dangerous to marine life

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Risky roads

Documentary>> Cyclists • The UK

Hollywood’s Net police

Internet>> Copyright • The US

Plastics enlightened

Scientists develop plastics that can repair cracks on their own with the aid of light

Climate cynic busted

Leaked documents>> Climate change • US

Texts of prey

Cell Phone >> Financial institutions • The US

Burger King cut to size

Advertisement>> Fast Food • The US

Spin it like spider

Modified silkworms created to spin spider silk

Cyber-rattling

Internet>> Cyber Attacks • US

Kickstart for fuel cells

Non-precious metals are new catalyst substitutes

New space glue

Unlike other adhesives it becomes stickier in dry environments

Sting on rodents

Video Camera>> Beavers ÔÇó USA

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