The Curious Connection Between Asthma And Brain Tumours
byLatest research suggests that asthma-like immune responses activate a subset of T cells, making it less favourable for brain cancer to develop.
Environment
Microplastics & Gutbiome
byPlastic pollution has extended beyond landscapes and oceans into the human body. Understanding what that means may prove to be one of the defining scientific questions of the coming decade.
AI Data Centres & Water Governance: Is India Prepared?
byIndia’s ambition to become a global AI hub need not come at the expense of water security.
The Problem With Electric Cars
byThe rise of electric SUVs reveals why cleaner vehicles alone cannot deliver sustainable transport.
The New Geography Of Food
byClimate change is redrawing the map of global agriculture. Here’s how.
Can Trees Save South Asia’s Cities?
byAs urban areas confront a hotter future, successful adaptation will depend less on planting as much vegetation as possible and more on designing landscapes that respond intelligently to local climate, airflow and human needs.
Climate Change Is Real Even If Models Change
byThe retirement of the world’s most extreme emissions scenario reflects changes in technology and policy—not a collapse in climate science.
Hantavirus & The Persistent Threat Of Zoonotic Disease
byThe Hantavirus outbreak at sea highlights global risks from overlooked zoonotic diseases and transmission.
In The Age Of Sound, Silence Is Golden
byIn a world filled with engineered noise, silence emerges as a vital counterbalance, restoring focus, reflection, and the capacity for sustained thought.
The Microplastic Problem
byMicroplastics are ruining our ecosystems and our health—consistently, quietly. They will soon emerge as a public health emergency.
Cultured Meat & The Remaking Of The Food System
byCultivated meat remains a work in progress, an industry defined as much by its aspirations as by its current capabilities.
The Aravallis Are Being Destroyed. The Fallout Will Be Severe
byThe degradation of the Aravalli mountain range is accelerating desertification, exposing deep failures in governance, land-use policy, and ecological stewardship across North India.
How Birds Use Smell To Navigate, Forage, And Mate
byBirds’ reliance on smell, once dismissed, is emerging as vital for survival, from foraging to navigation and mating.
What The Cassowary Reveals About Risk, History & Biodiversity
byThe cassowary is not a relic of savagery. It is evidence that complexity—biological, cultural and moral—has always been with us.
Madhav Gadgil, The Ecologist Who Listened To The Hills And Trusted The People
byMadhav Gadgil’s life was an invitation to listen before memory turns into mourning.