Climate change Increase in extreme weather eventsR. RamachandranYet, there are big differences between regions: central and eastern United States, northern Europe and northern Asia have experienced heavy rainfall e
Health care First ever multidrug Ebola trial in CongoR. RamachandranUntil now, over 160 patients have been treated with investigational therapeutics under an ethical framework developed by the WHO called the Monitored
Energy Cooling without powerR. RamachandranThe new system is described in a recent issue of“Nature Communications” by a team led by Bikram Bhatia. In theory, it could provide cooling of as muc
First-ever multi-drug Ebola trial in CongoR. RAMACHANDRAN In the wake of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since August, the country’s Ministry of Health has announc
InSight begins looking inside MarsR. RAMACHANDRANIn another milestone event in the global endeavours towards exploring Mars, NASA’s robotic Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy
Environment Recycling fine rubbleR. RamachandranSand is becoming scarce in many countries because of the global construction boom. Humungous quantities of concrete, which consists mostly of sand and
Astronomy Kepler’s legacy: Planets are everywhereR. Ramachandran“When we started conceiving this mission 35 years ago, we didn’t know of a single planet outside our solar system,” said the Kepler mission’s founding
Nobel Prize Test tube evolution R. Ramachandran This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Gregory P. Winter for their work in developing laborat
Nobel Prize Laser revolution R. RamachandranThe 2018 Prize in Physics is awarded to Arthur Ashkin for his invention of optical tweezers and to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland for developing t
Isotopes Shape-shifting mercury isotopes Compiled by R. Ramachandran The experiment has demonstrated and explained the unique behaviour of mercury isotopes, where the shapes of the nuclei keep shifting between that of
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
