The Indian myna is native to Asia, and an invasive in Australia and other islands. These noisy birds battle it out for nesting sites during the breeding season in a melee of beak and claw.
Illustration: Ravi Jambhekar
Early birds and the worm
Roni Saiba writes about discovery of post-transcriptional gene regulation in C. elegans by Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros, which won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine.
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Anatomy of a proton and its exotic cousins
After more than a century of research in quantum physics, we have a more nuanced understanding of the incredible complexity of interactions within a nucleus.
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Yakov Eliashberg: Unfolding insights from a life in mathematics
Yakov Eliashberg is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University. We caught up with him to talk about symplectic geometry, research in mathematics, and his personal journey.
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An inordinate fondness for plants
R Mahendran, who has been gardening at IMSc for the last 15 years, shares his wisdom and experience of working with plants.
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The Vital Question by Nick Lane
Anuran Pal reviews a book about the origin of life, which draws a wide arc from the geochemistry of hydrothermal vents to the evolution of complex organisms.
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Photo: Aysha Mahira
