Science and Tech

Seeking to unlock the mysteries of the brain

Studies are on to uncover the circuitry of human cognition, identify the genetic roots of disease, unlock the power of big data for diagnosis and build a new generation of computing hardware, based on brain models

How fertilizers affect grassland ecosystems

Fertilization of natural grasslands — either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry — is having a destabilizing effect on biodiversity of global grassland ecosystems.

Upper Ganges linked to ‘superbug’ spread

The spread of antibiotic resistance In Upper Ganges water is linked to the human pilgrimages to the region, leading to an appeal to governments globally to recognize the importance of clean drinking water.

Einstein’s conviction of expanding universe

Albert Einstein accepted the modern cosmological view that the universe is expanding long after many of his contemporaries. Until 1931, he believed that the universe was static, until convinced by Edwin Hubble.