Reviews

Stories about ghostly figures in an abandoned hospital in Shimla often spread through photographs, short videos and eyewitness accounts. Windows appear to…

The Himalayas stretch across the northern edge of the Indian subcontinent like a colossal backbone, and even with their ancient appearance they remain one of…

A team of researchers in Kolkata has developed a wound dressing based on silk, a familiar material given a new role in biomedical science. The approach uses…

Born in a small village in Punjab during the twilight years of British India, Hargobind Khorana would grow up to perform one of the twentieth century's most…

A black cat crossing your path can feel strangely significant. Someone walking through a Melbourne laneway may pause, mutter “bad juju”, or wait a moment…

For generations, Indian households have reached for neem paste when skin infections flared, and spruced neem twigs into traditional tooth powders. The tree…

In the dusty plains of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district, where monsoons have grown unreliable and groundwater tables have dropped year after year, one…

Asima Chatterjee, the first Indian woman to receive a doctorate in science, was among the twentieth century's most influential organic chemists. Her research…

A temple tank that appears to lose water mysteriously can invite stories about sacred power, hidden channels or supernatural intervention. Yet a shrinking…

Crystal healing presents gemstones as sources of energy that can restore physical, emotional or spiritual balance. Practitioners may place stones on the body,…