Climate Change: Koalas Feeling The Heat

Australia’s koalas are standing on their hind legs for more than 10 minutes at a time to gulp water at drinking stations as rising temperatures and rainfall disruption drive the […]

India, Pakistan & The ‘Gilgit’ Politics

Pakistan has triggered a fresh tension in South Asia by announcing that it will soon declare the Gilgit-Baltistan region as its fifth province. Pakistani Inter-provincial Co-ordination Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada’s […]

Global Warming: France’s Noble Gesture

At a time when climate change and global warming are reshaping the Earth’s poles, a new museum in France aims to “freeze the beauty of polar landscapes”. The centre in […]

The Pursuit Of Happiness

The Mona Lisa is often held up as a symbol of emotional enigma. The portrait appears to many to be smiling sweetly at first, only to adopt a mocking sneer […]

Kabul Museum Receives New Guest

An ancient statue of Lord Buddha is all set to make its public debut in Afghanistan’s National Museum. Having withstood time, the elements, looters and war, the spectacular statue of […]

Fossils Likely To Rewrite The Tree Of Life

Fossils discovered recently in the central Indian province of Madhya Pradesh, a good 400 million years older than the oldest plant-like fossils ever found, suggest that the complex organisms appeared […]