New In Science
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Forget lightning rods. Scientists have come up with a new way to steer lightning: lasers
This high voltage experiment isn’t one you’ll be able to try at home.
Ian Whittaker, The Conversation
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Why animal welfare laws do not apply to insects – and the reason they should
Laws protecting animals from unnecessary pain don’t extend to insects because it’s accepted that they can’t feel pain. But mounting evidence suggests otherwise.
Matilda Gibbons, The Conversation, Andrew Crump, The Conversation & Lars Chittka, The Conversation
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Why do we judge people based on their facial features?
New research shows some of us have a disposition to draw drastic conclusions about the traits and personalities of others based solely on facial appearance.
Paddy Ross, The Conversation
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Heavy snowfall, sparse crowd, mixed feelings: Bharat Jodo Yatra comes to an end in Srinagar
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Like ‘Jallianwala Bagh’: How Adani is invoking nationalism to counter allegations of corruption
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Translated by Shanta Gokhale: SV Ketkar’s 1930 Marathi classic about casteless and equitable society
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Why is the breakthrough in nuclear fusion being hailed as a big deal? A scientist explains
Physicists at the US government’s National Ignition Facility have come one more step closer to producing clean and sustainable electricity from nuclear fusion.
Carolyn Kuranz, The Conversation
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Hate eating vegetables? It might be in your DNA
New research explores how genes and biological processes influence which foods we find irresistible.
Nicola Pirastu, The Conversation
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Can machines invent new things without human help? Yes, they already have
Artificial intelligence could reduce the time and costs associated with inventing, while increasing the technical depth of inventions.
Toby Walsh, The Conversation & Alexandra George, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: David Beckham surprises 102-year-old super fan, thanks her for ‘support over the years’
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‘Deepika’s Amar, I’m Akbar, John’s Anthony’: Shah Rukh Khan reminds media of inclusivity in cinema
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Watch: Hilarious moment when American football coach’s daughter imitates him during press conference
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Watch: Comedian Shraddha captures the thoughts of a recently laid-off IT employee
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Watch: Comedian imagines finance minister’s budget speech with ‘Pathaan’ collection, BBC documentary
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At last we know why lightning zigzags in the sky
New research attempts to shed light on the puzzling and awe-striking aspects of this mysterious natural phenomenon.
John Lowke, The Conversation
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How does evolution work? 163 years after Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’, the question is not settled
Evolutionary biology is undergoing one of the most intense debates it has had for more than a generation.
Erik Svensson, The Conversation
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In a Chinese school, a ‘mind-reading’ headband tells teachers when their students are distracted
Neuroscience-based pedagogy might have unintended consequences.
Bruce E Wexler
The Reel
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Shah Rukh Khan steals the show at ‘Pathaan’ team’s first media appearance
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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There a croak, hear a croak: How scientists found a way to listen to elusive, threatened frogs
A robust technique using digital media has helped researchers understand how the species are faring in our ever-changing planet.
John Measey, The Conversation
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Microbes and machines: How art and science fuse in Bio-art
When art meets the biological sciences, living matter becomes the medium.
Darrin Sean Verhagen, The Conversation & Sean Redmond, The Conversation
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The ambitious plan to make India the new centre of the experimental physics world
The country's own gravitational wave observatory, a proposal for which was first floated in the 1980s, is close to becoming a reality.
Sonali Prasad, qz.com
The Field
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Harmanpreet Kaur column: We have confidence in our abilities and are hungry for T20 World Cup title
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Book excerpt: ‘There’s no one like MS Dhoni’ – R Sridhar on his stint with the Indian cricket team
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Football: Lionel Messi on Argentina’s Qatar 2022 triumph – ‘The World Cup trophy called out to me’
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FA Cup: West Ham ease past Derby to set up Manchester United clash
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Hockey World Cup: Graham Reid leaves behind big shoes to fill