How are hydrocarbons extracted from underground? | Explained
Over millennia, mighty geological processes in the earth’s crust heated and compressed together piec...
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Three new fish species spotted using tools in the Laccadive Sea
Three fish species that live in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwest corner of the Indian coast, are...
Why did YouTuber Brownlee’s review of Humane Ai pin stir up a social media storm? | Explained
The story so far: The Humane Ai pin, a wearable device built to harness the advances in generative a...
Lawrence Wong | Designated successor
It so happens that succession stories are often scripted like thrillers. When Singapore’s founding f...
The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained
The story so far: A political and diplomatic chasm has split Latin America. The epicentre of the cri...
The tools helping scientists up the rate at which they find new drugs
India is one of the world’s leading manufacturers as well as consumers of antimicrobial drugs. Howev...
New type of host defence against Zika, dengue infections revealed
The mere presence of a virus in a bodily fluid doesn’t mean it is transmitted via that route. The Zi...
WhatsApp vs Government | Why exiting India threat bestirs ‘traceability’ debate
On April 25, WhatsApp told the Delhi High Court that it will have to exit India if forced to comply ...
Anticyclones, hanging even now over India, link warming to heat | Explained
The complexities of the ways in which global warming manifests in local weather continue to undersco...
The physics and maths of keeping elections fair and representative | Explained
There are about 60 national elections in 2024 involving two billion people, including the biggest of...
What led a New York court to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction? | Explained
In a 4-to-3 decision on April 25, New York’s highest court overturned former Hollywood producer Harv...
Why is Venice charging an entry fee for tourists? | Explained
The story so far: On April 25, Venice, a city in Italy, to control overtourism, introduced an entry ...
Significance of Boeing Starliner’s first crewed test flight on May 7 | Explained
The story so far: At 8.04 am IST on May 7, an Atlas V rocket is set to lift off with a team of two v...
Explained | Why has densely populated Rwanda agreed to the U.K.’s plan to deport migrants?
The story so far: Last week, the British authorities deported an asylum seeker to Rwanda under a vol...
What is magnetic resonance imaging? | Explained
The story so far: For those trying to look inside the human body without surgery, magnetic resonance...
Over 212 days have passed since Israel first attacked Gaza, killing over 34,000 Palestinians, includ...
