Cheese Can Now Power A Town — In France, Of Course

In a large snow-white globe on the edge of town, bacteria bred in whey, the liquid that remains after milk has been curdled and strained to make cheese, are hard at work ge...

Design Advance Could Mean Commercial Light-Based Processors Within A Few Years

A team of engineers from MIT, UC Berkeley, and the University of Colorado have overcome a major barrier to light-based computers, offering a means to move beyond the increa...

5 Mobile Apps That Help You Go Green!

Going green isn?t always the easiest thing to do ? especially for those of us living in huge, urban cities. Luckily, eco-consciousness is intersecting with technology in wh...

Transhumanists, In Their Own Words

Transhumanism, the idea that humans should use science and technology to extend our natural abilities, is the religion of the 21st century. It's a concept that has been aro...

Retroscope: The Amazing Choir From Shillong

I schooled in the St. Joseph’s Convent on Bandra’s ​Hill Road. Opposite our school was the grand St.​Peter’s School. ​O​urs was strictly a girls&r...

Here's What Kajol Has To Say About Male-Dominated Bollywood

With artistes getting their due credit in Bollywood now, superstar Kajol says it’s the best time for an actor to be in the Hindi film industry. Kajol, 41, who made a ...

Twists In The Tales

As 2015 winds down, some shows will unfold newer plots in 2016. Udaan is striding into 2016 on a new note for Chakor. The latter is on the run from Bhaiyyaji and his henchm...

The Obama Administration Just Made It Virtually Impossible For Hunters To Import African Lion Trophies

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has placed two African lion subspecies under its protection, declaring one type in west-central Africa endangered and the other, found in e...

Bring On The Girls

Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl was a publishing sensation and made legit the dysfunctional ‘girl’.

Paula Hawkins’s debut novel, The Girl On The T...