Science : Articles

D. Raghunandan
50 Years of the First Human Landing on Moon
20 Jul 2019
The Moon seems to be calling again and has unleashed a second wave of exploration, but India should be watchful of the thin line separating scientific ambition from nationalist bombast.
Sandipan Talukdar
Modern-day Computing Pioneer Alan Turing Gets Recognition He Deserved
18 Jul 2019
This year, the British government has decided to have Alan Turing on the new design of Bank of England’s 50-pound note.
Rosamma Thomas
Doctor May Have Found Early Marker for Silicosis, But Who Will Fund Him?
18 Jul 2019
A pilot study has shown that levels of CC16, a protein, steadily fall as silicosis spreads. For confirmation study, an estimated Rs 1.23 crore is needed.
D. Raghunandan
Chandrayaan-2 and the Indian Space Journey
14 Jul 2019
Purely from an Indian point of view, the mission makes several new, even if not pioneering, steps.
Sandipan Talukdar
Human Ability of Music Perception Lies in Sensitivity of Brain
13 Jul 2019
A study published in Nature magazine revealed that human brains are more sensitive to pitch, the harmonic sounds that one hears when listening to music.
Vivan Eyben
DNA Bill Unclear on Consent and Privacy
12 Jul 2019
The DNA Bill seeks to establish Regional Data Banks as well as a National Data Bank.
Sandipan Talukdar
How Old Could Homo Sapiens be Outside of Africa?
11 Jul 2019
A new study says that a skull found in Greece’s southern coast represents the oldest Homo Sapiens outside Africa.
Newsclick Report
Kerala Law Reforms Commission Drafts Bill Against Superstition and Sorcery
08 Jul 2019
The Bill was drafted as per the recommendation of the state government, following increasing incidents of deaths due to occult practices and superstitious beliefs in the state.
Sandipan Talukdar
Save the Oceans: Greenpeace Report Reveals Need to Regulate Deep-Sea Mining
06 Jul 2019
Environmentalists apprehend that the proposed mining would not only have a devastating effect on the delicate marine ecosystem, but also the global fight against climate breakdown would be threatened.
Sandipan Talukdar
Asteroid Collision That Led to Dinosaurs’ Extinction Helped Tiny Lichens to Bloom
02 Jul 2019
The study on lichen evolution is important as it underlined how profoundly the natural world that we know today was shaped by the mass extinction which occurred 66 million years ago.