Scientific Discovery
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The world’s leggiest animal has been discovered in Australia
The eyeless, subterranean creature with 1,306 legs discovered 60 metres underground is the first ‘true millipede’.
Bruno Alves Buzatto, The Conversation
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MDMA, the drug used in ecstasy, can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder
One year after their last MDMA-assisted psychotherapy session, more than 80% of study participants reported improved feelings of well-being.
C Michael White, The Conversation & Adrian V Hernandez, The Conversation
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50 years ago, an engineer at the Beatles’ record company conducted the first CT scan of a skull
Godfrey Hounsfield was a brilliant, intuitive inventor.
Edmund S Higgins, The Conversation
Trending
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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3,600 years ago, a space rock wiped out an ancient city – and possibly inspired a Biblical story
New research reveals evidence of what might have happened long ago in the present-day West Asian city of Tall el-Hammam.
Christopher R Moore, The Conversation
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Out to solve a 180-year-old puzzle, scientists rediscover Maharashtra’s first endemic tree
‘Croton gibsonianus’ is the only tree restricted to the state, a study finds.
Vinaya Kurtkoti
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Where is the fountain of youth? In the stomach
By transplanting the microbiome from young mice into the older ones, scientists rewound ageing in rodents.
John Cryan, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Darwin was wrong (and right) about sexual selection, suggests new research
Researchers found that sexual selection is most pronounced not when potential mates are scarce, but when they are abundant.
Tamas Szekely, The Conversation
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Scientists at Cern may have stumbled upon a new force of nature
After analysing trillions of collisions produced over the last decade, physicists may be seeing evidence of brand new physics.
Harry Cliff, The Conversation, Konstantinos Alexandros Petridis, The Conversation & Paula Alvarez Cartelle, The Conversation
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Monitoring a mosquito-like aquatic insect may help in predicting cholera outbreaks
Certain species of chironomids harbour outbreak-causing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, a study has said.
Sahana Ghosh
The Reel
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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A new discovery can explain why the universe has less antimatter than matter
Studying the world on the smallest scale is our best chance to be able to understand what we see on the largest scale.
Lars Eklund, The Conversation
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Scientists created diamonds in mere minutes by mimicking the force of an asteroid collision
Our research marks the first case of both normal diamonds, as well as Londaleite, being produced in a lab setting using only intense pressure.
Dougal McCulloch, The Conversation & Jodie Bradby, The Conversation
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Complex life may only exist because of millions of years of groundwork by ancient fungi
New fossil evidence shows fungi may have evolved several hundred million years before plants.
Katie Field, The Conversation
The Field
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg