Special Features
A year of high science
Looking back on a year of path-breaking research and developments in science and engineering.
The worrying sound of silence
Silence is not golden when marine life is at stake: it sends out warnings of shrinking biodiversity, and of climate change.
Diamonds as semiconductors: a cut above the rest
Lab-grown diamonds are proving to be superior to silicon as semiconductors in electronics and quantum technology.
In Kashmir, these fossils reveal a butchery
Elephant fossils unearthed in Kashmir yield a grim story, and insights into humans' ancestors from the Middle Pleistocene age.
Controlling cancer
Researchers reveal how a protein helps cancer cells grow. The finding may help treat the disease.
