Sustainable Development

Six Questions About The Zika Virus, Answered

Some doctors in Brazil have been warning women not to get pregnant, and last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued travel advisories suggesting pregnant w...

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The Buddhist Monk Who Uses Space To Teach Spirituality

In a pitch black room, Ryo Kasuga talk?s space as a simulated solar system rotates above my head. Kasuga, however, is no astronomer. He?s a Buddhist monk intent on using the s...

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This Japanese Band Makes Music With E-Waste

Open Reel Ensemble love producing weird sounds from obsolete tech?the more warped the better. The Japanese musicians connect old tape recorders, television sets, and ventilati...

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A Brief History Of Cryosleep

Earlier this month, 15 top European scientists, who study a variety of medical disciplines, met at the behest of the European Space Agency to discuss how they might solve the ...

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That 'Alien Megastructures' Star Continues to Defy Explanation

Indeed, as astronomers have emphasized from the beginning, KIC 8462852?s odd behavior is much more likely to be caused by natural phenomenon than massive alien construction pr...

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Humans Were Living In The Arctic 15,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought

Around 26,000 years ago, the ice sheets comprising the Earth?s arctic regions reached their maximum extension, reaching as far south as Germany. This period is appropriately k...

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Netflix Is Cracking Down On Proxies That Get Around Geographic Restrictions

The company said Thursday morning that, in the coming weeks, customers will no longer be able to use ?proxies or ?unblockers?? to access content that?s not licensed to be stre...

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Zen And The Art Of Dying Well

What is the ?right? way to die? We?re experiencing a zeitgeist moment about that. ?Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,? by Atul Gawande, is a best-selling book...

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Why Spacex's 'Next Few Missions' Will Attempt To Land A Rocket At Sea.

A barge landing attempt has already been announced for Sunday?s Jason 3 NASA satellite launch from California?s Vandenberg Air Force Base, but SpaceX tells me drone boats will...

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After A Brutal Audit, NASA Unveils Its New Asteroid Detection Program

In the great pantheon of apocalyptic events, few scenarios inspire more dread than the threat of a cataclysmic asteroid impact. After all, we know that Earth has already taken...

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COCKTAIL 2 TESTS LOVE’S LIMITS

Arnab Banerjee examines Homi Adajania’s Cocktail 2, exploring fidelity, trust, tem...

June 27 2026

PRESERVING JAMSHEDPUR'S LIVING LEGACY

The Parsis of Jamshedpur: Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores the rich legacy of Jamshedpur...

June 22 2026

THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TABLE

As debates around immigration, citizenship and belonging intensify worldwide, Vinta Nand...

June 21 2026