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Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions, raising new hopes for antibiotic research
Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions, raising new hopes for antibiotic research
His Pupils Suddenly Mismatched, and Over 15 Years the Sweaty Side of His Face Turned Pale and Lost Hair
A man with Ross syndrome, a rare sweating disorder, developed pale skin and hair loss on the sweatier side of his face over 15 years.
Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective action
Scientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions of farmers and contributing to national development goals.
Kamala Sohonie: The biochemist who wanted to feed a nation
Biochemist Kamala Baghvat, later known as Kamala Sohonie, forced open the doors of India’s male-only laboratories and used her knowledge to help feed a nation
La Pink Marks 3 Years with Launch of SPF That Breathe Campaign , Reinforces Focus on Science - Backed Clean Beauty
Dr Swaminathan elected fellow of Royal Society, says ‘anti-science voices are growing’
Dr Swaminathan said the majority of the world’s population trusts science. However, there is a minority, a growing one that is very vocal and anti-science, spreading misinformation.
Poor pay is holding back Africa’s biodiversity research and reducing its contribution to global science
Low salaries are part of the reason biodiversity remains understudied in Africa.
There’s a version of astrology a scientist can honestly engage with — not the planetary-influence version, which has been repeatedly falsified, but the human-psychology version, which is the real reason horoscopes work, the real reason birth charts feel uncanny, and the real reason this practice has
The standard register of contemporary commentary on astrology tends to treat the entire subject as if it consisted of one claim, which is that the positions of planets at the moment of one’s birth exert measurable influence on one’s personality and life traje…
Agriculture in Africa: science and research can’t make an impact without investment and good policies
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.