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Science Revision

When India begins a new research foundation, it is useful to revisit the model that inspired it.

Mind the gap in science funding

Mind the gap in science funding

A reduction in funding for science will mean fewer breakthroughs. And solutions to long-standing problems will take much longer.  

'AI lacks a conceptual grasp'

'AI lacks a conceptual grasp'

Mathematician Shing-Tung Yau on the state of maths and physics research.

All together now

India’s semiconductor sector underlines the fact that progress isn’t possible in isolation.

HARI PULAKKAT

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Microbes are a low-cost and sustainable answer to water pollutants.

Testing times in fight against TB
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A Central programme that has sequenced thousands of TB bacterial genomes could improve drug resistance testing.

Turning up the heat
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Turning up the heat

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Safety first, on the surgeon's table
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Promising solutions
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The deep carbon sink
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The deep carbon sink

Reducing carbon emissions isn't enough to meet climate goals. Efforts are under way, with the help of oceans, to remove atmospheric carbon.

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