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This botanical illustrator is charting the endemic and endangered species of the Western Ghats, one brushstroke at a time

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Nilgiri Chilappan | Photo Credit: Special arrangement At the intersection of art and science, lies the realm of botanical illustration. For Suresh Ragavan, a bird artist, who has served as a botanical illustrator at the Botanical Survey of India for over 33 years, this realm has not only been a source of his bread and … Read more

BrahMos chief stresses tri-sector collaboration to equip Navy cadets for tech-driven warfare

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Director General BrahMos, DRDO and CEO and MD BrahMos Aerospace Dr Jaiteerth R Joshi The Director General of BrahMos Aerospace, Jaitheerth E. Joshi, has emphasised the urgent need for a robust collaboration between defence research, academic institutions and industry to create hands on ready engineers, particularly for the Indian Navy and defence services. Speaking to … Read more

Beware beaches near river mouths: the air may not be fresh

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This bird’s eye view shows the severely contaminated Adyar river flowing into the Bay of Bengal after cutting through Chennai’s Marina beach. Less than half a kilometre on either side, the river mouth is flanked by urban settlements. | Photo Credit: Google Earth Through history, human civilisations almost always erupted near bountiful rivers. The waters … Read more

Major study says malaria reinfection creates special immune cells

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In a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of the immune system and pave the way for revolutionary new vaccines and drugs, scientists have characterised a previously less-understood immune cell with powerful regulatory functions. They have found that immune cells called TR1 cells play a dominant role in mounting an immune response to malaria. … Read more

All you need to know about: treating addiction

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The roots of addiction medicine began in the ancient civilisations of Africa and Europe. Special methods to care for persons addicted to alcohol were developed in ancient Egypt. There are references to individuals considering chronic intoxication as a sickness that enslaved the body and soul dating back to the fifth century BC. Native American healers … Read more

When a player is hit on the hand by a cricket ball, the first reaction is to shake it off. Does this help?

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Lucknow Super Giants’ Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the IPL 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow, May 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Quickly shaking the hand may briefly feel better. But depending on how hard the ball has struck the hand, instinctively shaking it may or may … Read more

Egyptian archaeologists discover three tombs in Luxor

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In this undated photo, hieroglyphs are revealed in the three new graves of senior statesmen found in the Dra’ Abu al-Naga necropolis area in Luxor, Egypt. | Photo Credit: AP Egypt unveiled three new tombs of prominent statesman in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in Luxor, officials said Monday. Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating … Read more