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Richa Chintan
India’s Second ‘Wave’: Of Short-Term Measures and COVID Fatigue
22 Mar 2021
‘...all measures, whether health-related ones or the economy and livelihood-related ones, have been short-term – short-term hospital facilities, short-term additional contractual health workers,…
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Unscientific Epidemiological Example in Microbiology Textbook Promotes Islamophobia: Activists, Doctors Write Open Letter
22 Mar 2021
While the book has been withdrawn by the publishers, the letter has been published as it highlights issues in the interest of ethical medical practice according to its authors.
Surangya Kaur
French Colonial Crimes Continue to Affect Lives in Polynesia
20 Mar 2021
The French knowingly let the inhabitants of the islands to be exposed to the radioactive fallout from the tests.
Sandipan Talukdar
Does the Father’s Lifestyle Influence the Offspring’s Health?
20 Mar 2021
It is now becoming clearer that DNA is only a part of our inheritance story. There are mechanisms other than our DNA that impact inheritance.
Sandipan Talukdar
Abel Prize 2021 Awarded For Enriching Link Between Mathematics and Computer Science
19 Mar 2021
László Lovász and Avi Wigderson have been awarded for helping develop the field of computational complexity that mainly studies the speed and efficiency of computer algorithms.
Sandipan Talukdar
New Study Says Half the World’s People Live Amid High Air Pollution
15 Mar 2021
‘Air pollution kills almost as many Canadians every three years as COVID-19 killed to date,’ one of the co-authors was quoted saying.
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COVID-19 Cases Surge: What Happened to Herd Immunity?
13 Mar 2021
Prabir Purkayastha discusses the reasons behind the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in India, and why, despite the high number of infections, herd immunity has not materialised.
Sandipan Talukdar
Why a Weakening Gulf Stream Could Bring Extreme Weather Conditions
08 Mar 2021
‘If the Gulf Stream crosses its tipping point, it will continue to weaken even if we have managed to stop global warming.’
Sandipan Talukdar
How the Human Immune System Evolved to Fight Tuberculosis?
05 Mar 2021
The disease, which kills about 1.5 million people worldwide per year, has evolved alongside us over millennia.
Sandipan Talukdar
Astronomers Map One Fourth of Northern Sky Having 25,000 Black Holes
01 Mar 2021
For accomplishing the task, the scientists used low frequency radio waves and the map was produced with the help of the radio data from 52 stations across nine countries in Europe.