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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,…

A school science project in Delhi turned a familiar urban problem into a practical investigation: why does the night sky look orange, white or bluish in…

Raja Ramanna was one of the central figures in India’s post-independence scientific story. A nuclear physicist, administrator and musician, he helped build the…

The Charaka Samhita is one of the foundational texts of Ayurveda, an Indian medical tradition that developed over many centuries. It discusses diagnosis, diet,…

A diya is a small oil lamp, often made from clay, with a cotton wick resting in a pool of oil or ghee. Its flame may appear simple, yet it demonstrates several…