Hot and Bothered With LanguageHow the Climate Subtly Shapes the Way We Talk In areas with high humidity and warm temperatures, people tend to use more vowels in their speech, the researchers found. By Devrupa Rakshit
Cowed Down By IrrationalityDirector of IIT Mandi Blames Himachal Landslides on… Meat‑Eating A concise guide on the rise of pseudoscience at the IITs By Rohitha Naraharisetty
In The Name of ScienceThe Dark Legacy of Scientific Research Using Marginalized Bodies Radioactive roti experiments reveal the troubling history of Black, Brown, and colonized women being experimented on. By Ananya Singh
I Miss You Already!How Some People Feel Nostalgic For Things They Haven’t Yet Lost Anticipatory nostalgia is a cocktail of emotions that prompts us to imagine the present through the lens of the future. By Devrupa Rakshit
Too Hot to Have SexHow Climate Change Disrupts Romance, Sex The psychological toll of climate change can manifest in heightened stress and anxiety -- impacting one's capacity to be intimate. By Devrupa Rakshit
Tip Tip Barsa Paani...Why We Find Rains Romantic, According to Science The familiarity and predictability of the sound of rain, alongside its sensory impact, reduces anxiety and puts us at ease. By Devrupa Rakshit
Rise of the CyborgsFrom Hearing Colors to Seeing Ultraviolet, Is Enhancement the Future of Human Senses? Cyborgs among us are already employing tech to “unlock” new senses and alter their reality. By Ananya Singh
Ethical QuagmireThe First Synthetic Human Embryos Are Here — Are They Ethical? The ability to create embryos in a lab gives rise to ethical challenges that law -- and the scientific community -- is yet to address. By Devrupa Rakshit
The Dead Are AliveFrom ‘Smart Graveyards’ to Griefbots, Is Digital Immortality the Future of Death? Death tech’s pursuit of “digital immortality” is reshaping how we process loss. By Ananya Singh
The Cost of SleepTech Is Commodifying Sleep. Will the Future of Sleep Put Our Dreams on Sale? The rise of sleeptech has turned rest into something that can be tracked, optimized, and gamified. By Ananya Singh
Conscious MachinesHow Much Should We Worry About AI Sentience? Machines may not have gained consciousness yet, but concerns around AI sentience are growing. By Hetvi Kamdar
Engineering BirthArtificial Wombs to Enhanced Babies, How Ethical is the Future of Birth? Reproductive technologies could liberate women from the burden of pregnancy, but remain fraught with controversy. By Ananya Singh
Tomorrow's SpecialFrom 3D‑Printed Food to a Meal‑In‑A‑Pill: How Viable is the Future of Food? Growing interest in alternative foods may force us to choose between nutrition and taste. By Ananya Singh
Skip. Edit. Delete.Memory Can be Enhanced, Manipulated, and Edited. Will the Future of Memory be Ethical? Researchers are discovering it is possible to engineer memory, raising concerns about the ethics of tampering with human memories in the future. By Ananya Singh
Conservation ClueGut Microbes of Endangered Animals Could Be the Key to Their Survival A study on the endangered kakapo reveals the importance of microbial diversity to conservation efforts and the impact of human interventions. By Ananya Singh
The Age of HumansGeologists May Soon Define ‘The Anthropocene’ as a New Age in Earth’s History Geologists are in the process of choosing a site that best describes the Anthropocene, to formally recognize the widespread impacts of humans on the planet. By Ananya Singh
Balancing Rights and ResearchAs COP15 Ends, ‘Biopiracy’ Is a Key Issue. What Is It? Genetic information is key to conservation -- but while this information is extracted from the Global South, the Global North benefits. By Ananya Singh
Perfectionism Is Injurious to Everything.Perfectionism Is Counterproductive and Leads to Depression, Research Shows Researchers are advocating for "excellencism," instead, which involves "making a list of reasonable goals, with clear markers of success." By Devrupa Rakshit