Science World
-
John Venn: The man behind the famous diagrams – and why his work still matters today
One of Venn’s major achievements was to find a way to visualise a mathematical area called set theory.
Neil Gordon, The Conversation
-
A professor is living underwater to find out what it might do to the human body
Joe Dituri is hoping to set a world record during his experiment.
Bradley Elliott, The Conversation
-
Why artificial intelligence still has a long way to go
Despite recent achievements, there are still significant limitations to what AI systems can do.
Marcel Scharth, The Conversation
Trending
-
Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
-
Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
-
Who was the photographer who took these dehumanising images of the Madras famine?
-
Hockey, Men’s Junior Asia Cup final, IND vs PAK as it happened: India are champions after 2-1 win
-
Thailand Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out in opening round; Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yu Qi
-
There are way more blood groups than we think
The blood type called ‘Golden Blood’ is so rare that fewer than 50 people in the world are thought to possess it.
Adam Taylor, The Conversation
-
‘Green’ hydrogen could greatly benefit developing countries – but the risks are still significant
The high cost is a problem, as is transportation.
Rod Crompton, The Conversation & Bruce Douglas Young, The Conversation
-
Indian scientists are working on smart materials to help convert waste heat to electricity
The utility of such materials range from small home appliances and automobiles to space missions.
Archita Bhatta
Video
-
‘You’re a thief’: Debate participants shout at one another on live TV in Kolkata
-
Watch: Climate activists from Just Stop Oil briefly hold up England cricket team’s bus in London
-
Did you know there’s a Korean rap version of the Bollywood hit song ‘Jimmy Jimmy’?
-
Caught on camera: The moment that missile debris fell on a busy Kyiv road, narrowly missing a car
-
Watch: Beyoncé pays homage to Tina Turner during London show singing ‘River Deep – Mountain High’
-
How fake science websites fool you into trusting misinformation
Bogus science articles to take advantage of our trust in experts to misinform and confuse.
Isobelle Clarke, The Conversation
-
Why are Earth’s days getting longer? Scientists are still looking for the answer
Some have speculated that this change is related to the ‘Chandler wobble’ – a small deviation in Earth’s rotation axis with a period of about 430 days.
Matt King, The Conversation & Christopher Watson, The Conversation
-
A new mathematical model can spot liars and counter disinformation
At its heart is how we change our perceptions over time when tasked with making a choice from a set of alternatives.
Dorje C Brody, The Conversation
The Reel
-
Review: In ‘Fire in the Mountains’, the enormous burden of womanhood
-
‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
-
Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
-
‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
-
‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
-
A little-read book by Charles Darwin anticipated an idea common in modern psychology
The 19th-century English naturalist wrote a book containing valuable lessons for scientists seeking to understand how and why humans do what they do.
Ben Bradley, The Conversation
-
Einstein discussed a link between physics and biology in a letter, 70 years before it was confirmed
In the long-lost letter, the physicist had discussed bees, birds and whether new physics principles could come from studying animal senses.
Adrian Dyer, The Conversation, Andrew Greentree, The Conversation & Jair Garcia, The Conversation
-
India wants to give all citizens access to paywalled journal articles. Here’s why it’s a bad idea
The plan goes against the goal of the open science movement.
Dasapta Erwin Irawan, The Conversation, Juneman Abraham, The Conversation, Rizqy Amelia Zein, The Conversation & Sridhar Gutam, The Conversation
The Field
-
Hockey, Men’s Junior Asia Cup final, IND vs PAK as it happened: India are champions after 2-1 win
-
French Open 2023: Bopanna-Ebden defeated in opener; Bhambri-Myneni cruise to second round
-
Thailand Open Super 500: Lakshya Sen, Kiran George register big wins; top seeds Chirag-Satwik out
-
Sports world daily: PSG confirms final game for Lionel Messi at club, Sevilla win Europa League
-
Hockey Men’s Junior Asia Cup: Boby Singh Dhami nets hat-trick as India beat Korea 9-1 to reach final