Viral Outbreak
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Lumpy skin disease may be spreading unusually because of 47 virus variants found in India: Study
The disease has spread to seven states and killed 80,000 cattle.
Scroll Staff
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Monkeypox: How does it spread, what are the risks, and how is it treated?
An expert answers some of the most pressing questions.
Ed Feil, The Conversation
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Monkeypox: Everthing you need to know about the viral outbreak in Europe and UK
Patients typically develop a fever, a distinctive rash and blisters.
Michael Head, The Conversation
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Nipah virus: 11 contacts of Kerala victim found symptomatic, 30 healthcare workers quarantined
The parents and relatives of the 12-year-old boy, who died of the infection, are among those who have shown symptoms of the disease.
Scroll Staff
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A study maps the spread (and decline) of the 1918 Spanish flu in India
Economist Siddharth Chandra’s pioneering work holds important lessons for today.
Siddharth Chandra & Eva Kassens-Noor
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When will we have a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus?
All your questions about the research and development of the vaccine answered.
Aubree Gordon, The Conversation & Florian Krammer, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Indian schoolteacher becomes first foreigner to contract SARS-like virus in China
Preeti Maheshwari, a teacher at an international school in Shenzhen, was admitted to a local hospital on January 10. She is now on a life-support system.
Scroll Staff
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With climate change, invasive ‘Congress grass’ could spread through 65% of India
Contact with parthenium can cause skin problems and allergies in people, while it is plant is toxic to livestock.
Aathira Perinchery
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Kerala: Seven-year-old boy dies of West Nile Virus in Kozhikode
The government has issued a high alert in the state’s north Malabar region.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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A measles outbreak in Bihar exposes the state’s failure to procure vitamin A for children
Since 2016, children in Bihar have not received any vitamin A supplements, an essential supplement to improve immunity.
Priyanka Vora
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Behind West Bengal’s dengue disaster is a lax state government and, possibly, a smarter virus
While doctors wonder why the state has not declared a dengue epidemic, they are seeing infections caused by a dengue strain not seen in the state before.
Aritra Bhattacharya
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Swine flu: Gujarat has not carried out vaccinations despite being at high risk
More than 350 people have died of H1N1 in Gujarat this year, 79 in the last week alone.
Priyanka Vora
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana