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Advantages of blood substitutes include easier storage and elimination of the risk of blood-borne infections.

Lifeline: Get ready for artificial blood

The biggest breakthrough in transfusion medicine would be the ability to synthesise blood stem cells from a patient's...

27 July 2018 2:23 AM IST

The school is now known as the International Ojas School, and will follow the international curriculum of the Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB).

Makeover: How a state school went international

It is because of their contribution that the school has a science lab, a computer lab which doubles up as a music room,...

27 July 2018 2:20 AM IST

The players remain trapped despite being reached this week by cave-diving rescuers, who released footage of them looking emaciated but calm, some wearing football shirts. (Photo: AP)

Cave dive: Mission impossible

A saga of despair, tragedy, hope and heroism unfolded that rivalled the events unfolding on the football fields of...

20 July 2018 6:05 AM IST

Jared is known for completing the toughest mountain running challenges.

Runversation: Jared takes on the most brutal race on earth... thrice

What is it that drives a person to challenge themselves in some of the most dangerous ways possible?

20 July 2018 6:02 AM IST

Left-handers have faced extreme and overt discrimination since time immemorial.

The ticket: Time world did it right for left-handers

Mahatma Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, Barak Obama, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Albert Einstein and Bill Gates are among...

13 July 2018 2:25 AM IST

Carnatic singer Aruna Sriram takes the challenge of Thillana. And she revels in it.

Sound Byte: Rap in Thillana comes to fore

Similar to the Tarana in Kathak or in Hindustani music, the Thillana is usually a crisp and racy piece that is compared...

13 July 2018 2:15 AM IST

A file picture of Nizam VII Osman Ali Khan with grandson Prince Mukkaram Jah.

History: Nizam followed a tough agenda for clan schooling

The Jahagirdar's College was established in 1923. But the elite of Hyderabad still chose to send their children to...

13 July 2018 2:12 AM IST

It has long been suggested that social media is contributing to a fear of missing out .

Net danger: More sites you visit, the lonelier you get

Today, we live in a world where people stare at their computers/mobiles all day typing messages to people they haven't...

6 July 2018 5:28 AM IST

Angela Coulombe

Runversation: Angela runs marathons to live, help Lyme buddies

Angela had started running at the suggestion of a friend in 2006, but was now reduced to being a near invalid for...

6 July 2018 2:09 AM IST

Researchers at the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the IISc Amit Kumar Simlandy, Biswajit Bhattacharyya, Arunavo Chakraborty and Guru Pratheep.

Research: Magic leaf that can generate fuel, oxygen

Conventional approaches to artificial photosynthesis yielded limited dividends, and the observed efficiencies were...

6 July 2018 2:03 AM IST

Industry experts believe that a mindset change has been driving the freelance model which allows corporations to tap multiple talents for the price of a single employee.

On the job: Gig economy takes you away from 9 to 5 grind

Technological advancements and internet penetration have given people opportunities to work even from remote areas.

24 Jun 2018 2:21 AM IST

The vast pool of plants, animals and ecosystems can save India from ecological disaster, says Prof. Kamaljit Bawa, the first Indian botanist to receive the prestigious Linnean Medal.

Biodiversity: Making world a better place

Prof. bawa and His colleagues could well have a lasting solution to mitigate the impact of human-wildlife conflict in...

24 Jun 2018 2:17 AM IST