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Kepler Mission has released its catalogue of exoplanets, but what have we learnt about these worlds?
On Monday June 19, NASA held a media briefing to announce the completed catalogue of exoplanets from...
How a humble cockroach rewrote the history of New Caledonia
Finding an insect species new to science can sometimes be very significant discovery. This is case f...
‘Cow economics’ are killing India’s working class
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian parliament for the first time in June 2014, h...
How to fix Latin America’s homicide problem
In the 1990s, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province Medellin had one of the world...
As Thailand restricts internet freedom, cyber activists work to keep an open web
On June 9 2017, a Thai man was sentenced to 35 years in jail for sharing Facebook posts. The crime:...
Can Caribbean cricket get its (political) groove back?
Caribbean cricket fans were dismayed in early June when, for the first time since the ICC Champions...
Iran’s startups promise paradise for the country’s unemployed youth
Iran’s self-proclaimed Silicon Valley stands on the road to mount Damavand, the tallest mountain in...
Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin
“Let’s scrub out that tan” is a common refrain in beauty parlours in India, where girls grow up with...
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its...