Origin of child birth

Junk DNA, the precursor of modern mammalian pregnancy

Sign of times

Handwriting>> Policy  • The US

Whimper for the buck

Book>> Biography of the Dollar by Craig Karmin Random House Rs 830

UK can see more 40°C days by 2100: study

 Threshold may be lower if the island country’s emissions are reigned in

Spy versus spy and high tech gizmos

From secure manhole covers to Internet tracking systems, NSA has an arsenal of patents

In court

In 2023, at least 3 cases challenging climate inaction were filed every week: Reports

Climate litigations worldwide have nearly tripled since 2017; In 2024, cases related to climate impacts including extreme weather events & …

MasterChef in trouble

TV Show>> Fishing • UK

A dig at scientists

Daily Mail/BBC>> Science Show • The UK

Dragon lands on ostrich egg

GLOBE>> HISTORY • Austria

Oldest calendar

Calendar>> Archaeology• The UK

And the frog survived

News Snippets

A jab back

Coating is better than cure

A new way to filter polluting nano-particles out of the water  

Left sees red over Marx copyright

A small publisher of Collected Works has run afoul of Marxists by asserting copyright

Dark shades of art

Galleries>> Corruption • UK/Tajikstan

Twist in tale

Human foot is as flexible as that of great apes

Enough of noise

PHONE APP>> BIRDS • The UK

Pectin v galectin 3

Food agency slimmed down

Shake-up in UK's food labelling

From oil to electric: The new energy powerplay and China's growing dominance

China is the largest producer and importer of rare-earth minerals

Human rights, environment activists unsafe in Asia: Report

688 cases of violations and abuses recorded in 18 countries in 2017, 2018

Farmers and drivers: unequal punishments

Why is no action being taken to curtail air pollution from diesel-fired vehicles?

India grabs fourth seat in cumulative capacity in wind power

Adds 2,623 MW of wind power in 2015