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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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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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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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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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: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go