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Out of nothing: One of the ice stupas in Ladakh, built by Sonam Wangchuk.

For Water

Ideas, and people, who are trying to save the one element that makes our planet unique.

12 March 2017 12:38 AM IST

Doctors have been, for years, trying their best to medicate, or counsel their way out of this crisis.

Mental note: Could depression be useful?

A paper says sadness' is actually a coping mechanism.

23 Feb 2017 6:43 AM IST

Anas Modamanis selfie was morphed alongside posts which claimed he was even responsible for the Brussels Airport bombing in March, 2016, which killed 32 people. Posts claimed he had also committed murders.

News feed: A victim of fiction

A Syrian refugee in Germany takes on the biggest social networks as he fights the spread of malice that has specifically...

16 Feb 2017 3:53 AM IST

Peak fitness: Trail blazer

The Adventurer of the Year' is a 29-year-old former rebel soldier who spent her childhood on the very testing terrain of...

8 Feb 2017 7:22 AM IST

Gagan Bharti and Lalit Bhatia

Health watch: Medical help with a phone call

A New Delhi helpline is using a much-ignored law to provide access to healthcare.

31 Jan 2017 6:09 AM IST

A home designed to be away

A home designed to be away

An all-Indian team has set out to explore what Mars will be like to live on.

29 Jan 2017 4:45 AM IST

The teams are already being readied. Netflix has tied up with Shah Rukh Khans Red Chillies and so has Apple.

2016 Fear vs Hope: The end of television started this year

A Colombian drug lord, three former BBC employees and Kevin Spacey have initiated an invasion that could kill off the...

1 Jan 2017 12:15 AM IST

If the Egyptians had used these little nuggets inside the pyramids of Giza, they would still have lights on.

Power tech: A battery inside a diamond

A new power source from nuclear waste needs no maintenance and can run for 5,000 years.

28 Dec 2016 3:20 AM IST

If the Egyptians had used these little nuggets inside the pyramids of Giza, they would still have lights on.

Power tech: A battery inside a diamond

A new power source from nuclear waste needs no maintenance and can run for 5,000 years.

25 Dec 2016 1:59 AM IST

The discovery of the brain-gut bacteria link can lead to the development of next-generation probiotics which can not just cure, but even one day prevent Parkinsons disease in humans.

New medicine: How the gut breaks the mind

Parkinson's disease has for the first time been linked to bacteria in your stomach.

18 Dec 2016 6:36 AM IST

The balls provide shade, cool the water and cut down evaporation.

Dry days: Shade Balls and saving water

How A few lakhs of these tiny little balls can save a water body from bacteria and evaporation.

14 Dec 2016 3:28 AM IST

The potty system hit the big time after a spot on Shark Tank.

Fresh release: India-inspired toilet that's a gift in the US

A company has just made $30 million selling an idea that's thousands of years old.

10 Dec 2016 1:20 AM IST