Priorities

Not So Accessible After All

Irony: a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. Now that we have the definition of irony est...

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What Happens When We Find Unknown Life?

We often get derailed in conversations about alien life by focusing on little green men and the like, but the reality of trying to find life is much more profound: As astrobio...

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India Fast-Tracks Kashmir Hydro Projects That Could Affect Pakistan Water Supplies

India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15bn in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power station...

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UN Chief Calls For More Men To Stand Up For Gender Equality

The world needs more women leaders and men standing up for gender equality, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said while asserting that the empowerment of women is about breaking ...

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A Growth Industry: Swedish App May Mean An End To Physical Contraception Methods

The "fertility awareness" contraceptive method - timing unprotected sex to coincide with less fertile portions of a menstrual cycle - is an enduring means of avoiding pregnanc...

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Exclusive: Melinda Gates On The Power Of Women Coming Together

When women come together, change happens. I think I’ve always known this intuitively, but I really started paying attention 15 years ago, when I visited a village in the...

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Bodies Are The Key To Human Intelligence—What About Machines?

Most AI researchers are currently missing a central piece of the puzzle: embodiment. It's tempting to think of the mind as a layer that sits on top of more primitive cognitive...

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Tasmania's Coastline Glows In The Dark As Plankton Turn Blue

The waters along Tasmania’s north-west coastline have taken on a bizarre, glowing appearance in recent days. Photographs taken off Preservation Bay and Rocky Cape showca...

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How Working Remotely Is Helping Women Close The Gender Gap In Tech

It is no secret that I am a big advocate for remote teams. Since launching my startup in Bali, I have hired top talent from all over the world to help build Mailbird into what...

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Time for men to stand up and be counted

In an attempt to offer a bouquet of choices to women in need of family planning services, India has introduced hormonal injectable contraceptives in its national programme. W...

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WHEN INDEPENDENT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE

From festival screenings to public platforms, WIFF Mumbai celebrates a defining moment a...

January 30 2026

HOUSEFULL WITHOUT AUDIENCES: THE BOX-OFFICE ILLUSION

When marketing noise replaces footfalls and perception trumps participation, Indian cine...

January 29 2026

SHOBHAA DE STRIKES AGAIN, AGE HAS NO LIMITS

WARNING! DANGER AHEAD FOR - THE PRUDISH PURITANICAL…SHOBHAA DE STRIKES AGAIN!! Mo...

January 28 2026