Life Line
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Prakash Javadekar denies link between air pollution and early deaths, but studies suggest otherwise
Multiple studies show that air pollution increases chances of infertility, malnutrition and stillbirths.
Disha Shetty, IndiaSpend.com
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‘I am among the lucky few’: A TB survivor says new drugs need to be more accessible to save lives
Clinical trials for new TB drugs have not been completed but may be essential in helping India eliminate TB by 2025.
Manasi Khade
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New transplant regulations may have led to a slump in organ retrievals in Gujarat
So far, distribution of donor organs in Gujarat have been through ad hoc arrangements and without registries of potential recipients.
Priyanka Vora
Trending
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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A new book re-examines Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’s philanthropic work
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Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation: Read the two winning poems
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Latest Manipur killings confirm long-dormant Meitei insurgency is seeing a revival
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Watch: Teacher and students join viral ‘Gulabi Sharara’ social media dance trend
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Spain leads the world in the number of organ donations. But can its formula work in other countries?
More and more people are donating organs, but demand still far exceeds supply. What can the world learn from the country that does it best?
Chris Baraniuk, Mosaic
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As scientists try to find medical ways to prolong lives, they must ensure the benefits reach all
A strong objection to the use of life-extending technologies is that they could worsen existing inequalities in healthy lifespan.
Christopher Wareham
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Watch: This artificial womb was used to incubate eight prematurely born sheep. Humans could be next
The first human trials are still three years away.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Teacher and students join viral ‘Gulabi Sharara’ social media dance trend
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Watch: Boulders rolling down hillside halt traffic movement on Jammu and Kashmir National Highway
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Watch: Iranian guests at Nobel Prize ceremony sing to celebrate Narges Mohammadi’s Peace Prize
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Watch: Actor Bradley Cooper makes sandwiches and serves them from a food truck in New York
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Watch: Meet Captain Fatima Wasim, the first woman medical officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier
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Once considered medical trash, umbilical cord blood is saving the lives of cancer patients
Diagnosed with leukaemia in his early 40s, Chris Lihosit was saved by umbilical cord blood from three babies.
Bryn Nelson, Mosaic
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Watch: Each of these three is over 100, contented, and active
'I can live happily for ever after because of my lovely memories.'
Scroll Staff
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How induced death by cooling saved a two-year-old boy's life
Kochi doctors used the novel surgery technique of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, the science of which the global medical community is still figuring out.
Nayantara Narayanan
The Reel
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The Yemenese film about abortion that grabbing attention – and its Indian connections
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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Where healthcare comes floating on a boat once a month
For millions on Brahmaputra’s shifting islands, the only source of health services are boat clinics.
Devjyot Ghoshal
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Fossil teeth reveal the secret rise of mammals – millions of years before dinosaurs became extinct
New research reveals that mammals didn't wait for the dinosaurs to die out before starting their rapid spread.
Elis Newham, The Conversation
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Water sachets everywhere: How search for pure water in Ghana has ended in 500-ml plastic pouches
The lower and middle classes finally have access to the same water that was earlier only available to the rich.
Shaun Raviv, Mosaic
The Field
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ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2024: India to open campaign against Bangladesh – Complete Schedule
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England tour of India: Visitors name three uncapped players in Test squad
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WPL 2024: Vrinda Dinesh – Once a benchwarmer, now one of the most expensive players from the auction
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title
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Pro Kabaddi League: Bengal Warriors pick up comprehensive win; Haryana Steelers pip Dabang Delhi