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Kabir Firaque
Kabir Firaque, a newsroom veteran of three decades, has been part of The Indian Express editorial team since 2008. A civil engineer by education, he writes on science, mathematics, puzzles, and issues related to Assam. He tweets @KabirFiraque
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Cleaner China air saved more lives than Covid claimed, study findsSubscriber Only
May 16, 2020 01:54 IST
How many lives have been saved as a result of reduced pollution? Here's what a new study has found in China.
Sat, May 16, 2020
Cats can infect cats with Covid, without symptoms: unpacking a new studySubscriber Only
May 15, 2020 04:15 IST
The fact that cats can get infected by the coronavirus has been known for some time now; what do the latest findings add to existing knowledge?
Sat, May 16, 2020
Explaind: Why Florence Nightingale matters today, how Covid-19 outbreak threatens her legacySubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 04:35 IST
From her stress on handwashing to the use of data to assess healthcare outcomes, the battle against the pandemic is a constant reminder of her work. Yet the same pandemic threatens to shut down a museum dedicated to her.
Tue, May 12, 2020
Does nicotine help fight COVID-19? The science behind a novel hypothesisSubscriber Only
May 05, 2020 04:30 IST
Researchers in France have put forward a hypothesis that the presence of nicotine actually equips the body to fight COVID-19.
Tue, May 05, 2020
Explained: How remdesivir tricks coronavirusSubscriber Only
May 04, 2020 04:20 IST
Remdesivir is designed to obstruct the stage of replication, when the virus creates copies of itself, followed endlessly by the copies creating copies of themselves.
Sat, May 09, 2020
Explained: What coronavirus ‘copy machine’ looks likeSubscriber Only
May 01, 2020 04:24 IST
Researchers have reported that they have determined the 3D structure of this “copy machine”. This makes it possible to investigate how drugs such as remdesivir work, they note.
Sat, May 02, 2020
Explained: In homemade masks, two fabrics better than oneSubscriber Only
April 28, 2020 04:20 IST
A study has examined the ability of various materials to keep out respiratory particles — and by extension the novel coronavirus — and identified a combination of two fabrics as possibly the best: either cotton plus natural silk, or cotton plus chiffon.
Fri, May 01, 2020
Explained: Where does Covid-19 virus first strike? Study pinpoints two cell types in noseSubscriber Only
April 27, 2020 04:21 IST
The new study has identified the specific cells where the mechanism of entry most likely comes into play when the virus begins it attack.
Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Game of Life: the enduring legacy of John Conway, lost to coronavirusSubscriber Only
April 16, 2020 05:00 IST
John Horton Conway will be best remembered for the “Game of Life”, which he invented around 1970 and which continues, 50 years later, to fascinate people, including many who are not mathematicians.
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Explained: How coronavirus attacks, step by stepSubscriber Only
April 14, 2020 03:00 IST
It is still a ‘novel’ coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but the emerging picture has given researchers clues about how to target it. A look at its structure, how it infects, and the behaviours scientists hope to block
Sun, Apr 19, 2020
New York Zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus: Are cats at particular risk?Subscriber Only
April 07, 2020 04:04 IST
Coronavirus: Several lions and tigers at the Bronx zoo in New York, in fact, have shown symptoms of respiratory illness.
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
How a little shell tells us the day was 23½ hours long, once upon a timeSubscriber Only
March 16, 2020 04:40 IST
It has long been known that Earth’s spin has slowed over time. A new study looks at daily and annual variations in the mollusc shell.
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Why pi matters: part of our lives, its Day ruined by outbreak this yearSubscriber Only
March 14, 2020 01:25 IST
It is dedicated to pi, whose value up to five decimal places is 3.14159. The idea originated in the United States, where the convention is to write dates in a format that expresses March 14 as 3/14.
Sat, Mar 14, 2020
Explained: How does the swamp wallaby stay pregnant all its life?Subscriber Only
March 04, 2020 04:20 IST
The swamp wallaby is likely the only mammal pregnant and lactating all life long, researchers have said. How is it possible?
Wed, Mar 04, 2020
Explained: Why 2020 is a leap year, and why our great-grandparents skipped one of themSubscriber Only
February 28, 2020 03:10 IST
What is the reasoning behind the rule for leap years, the exceptions to the rule, and the exceptions to the exceptions?
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
Explained: In Assam, the identities within identitiesSubscriber Only
February 14, 2020 02:00 IST
Assam’s migration history gives additional context to dual identities — Assamese Hindu, Assamese Muslim, Bengali Hindu, Bengali Muslim.
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
Explained: The cinematography of 1917, and its defining ‘single take’ experienceSubscriber Only
February 11, 2020 04:54 IST
By most accounts, the long take is a means to enhance viewer involvement with what is playing out on the screen, an experience that would have been interrupted if there were frequent cuts from one scene to another.
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
Explained: Why 98.6°F is no longer ‘normal’ for the bodySubscriber Only
February 06, 2020 04:50 IST
Last month came the new study, published in the journal eLife, that concluded the average human body temperature has never been constant in the first place.
Thu, Feb 06, 2020
Explained: Step by step, how stress turns our hair greySubscriber Only
January 27, 2020 02:38 IST
In a new study in the journal Nature, Harvard University researchers describe the mechanism that causes greying under stress. In short: stress activates certain nerves, which permanently damages stem cells that generate pigments in hair follicles.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Indian cobra genome decoded: how this knowledge can help fight snakebiteSubscriber Only
January 09, 2020 04:11 IST
Accidental contact with snakes lead to over 100,000 deaths across the world every year. India alone accounts for about 50,000 deaths annually, and these are primarily attributed to the “big four”.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
Explained: What is Citizenship Amendment Act?Subscriber Only
December 14, 2019 00:54 IST
The amendment to the Citizenship Act redefines the way migrants from three countries can become Indian citizens, linking this to their religion. What are the concerns about it nationwide, and why has it faced such fierce resistance in Assam? How does it relate to government’s plans for an all-India NRC?
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Explained: Losing Nemo? His world is changing too fast for his genes to adaptSubscriber Only
November 30, 2019 00:37 IST
Clownfish typically live at the bottom of shallow seas in sheltered reefs or in shallow lagoons. It is this habitat that is under threat.
Sat, Nov 30, 2019
Donald Trump’s ‘Rocky’ tweet: what’s the occasion, is there a connection?Subscriber Only
November 29, 2019 04:42 IST
Running since 1976, the series is one of the most successful ever. Six Rocky films between 1976 and 2006 show the boxer fighting against various odds.
Fri, Nov 29, 2019
Explained — Fake ‘horns’ in the lab: will they save rhinos?Subscriber Only
November 09, 2019 02:50 IST
Study describes method to create fakes using horse hairs, rhino experts not convinced it can stop poaching
Sat, Nov 09, 2019
Explained: How long is a day on each planet? Venus and Saturn still tease scientistsSubscriber Only
November 04, 2019 01:23 IST
Astronomers are still looking for an accurate assessment of the length of a day on Venus, while Saturn continues to deceive us. Two new studies underline how much there is still left to learn.
Tue, Nov 05, 2019Journalism of Courage
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