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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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First among Bond girlsSubscriber Only
June 17, 2018 01:25 IST
What Eunice Gayson, who died last week, brought to the 007 franchise and the Bond girl cult
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
Planet Nine: New evidence strong but not proofSubscriber Only
May 28, 2018 05:39 IST
In a paper on a preprint archive reporting the discovery, a large team of scientists has concluded that 2015 BP519 “adds to the circumstantial evidence for the existence of this proposed new member of the Solar System”.
Mon, May 28, 2018
The Mystery of the Giant FoetusSubscriber Only
April 15, 2018 00:01 IST
Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey is now 50 and powerful as ever.
Sun, Apr 15, 2018
The printed ‘g’: Easy to recognise, hard to remember, harder to writeSubscriber Only
April 06, 2018 00:11 IST
In study that raises questions about the way people learn to read and write, university students flounder with common print form of letter 'g'.
Fri, Apr 06, 2018
Nudge or nuke? Scientists work to prevent asteroid hitSubscriber Only
March 20, 2018 01:05 IST
Scientists are looking at two possible ways to ward off the threat, if and when it comes. Either nudge the asteroid off its Earthbound course, or blow it up before it strikes.
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
Horror, Lost And FoundSubscriber Only
March 12, 2018 01:05 IST
The genre must dilute its essence to make itself Oscar-worthy
Mon, Mar 12, 2018
Tripura elections: How BJP consumed Congress while eating into LeftSubscriber Only
March 04, 2018 03:09 IST
Tripura election results 2018: In terms of vote share, the Congress dropped from 47 per cent to 4 per cent in these 10 seats, as compared to a drop from 37 per cent to less than 2 per cent across the state
Sun, Mar 04, 2018
Why horror has usually scared the Oscars away — until nowSubscriber Only
March 01, 2018 00:30 IST
Of all the nominees in the previous 89 editions, less than 1% have been horror — just five out of 537.
Thu, Mar 01, 2018
Did Indian tool help Egyptians achieve pyramid perfection?Subscriber Only
February 22, 2018 00:39 IST
Indians used rod and string to determine east and west, recent study suggests ancient Egyptians used a variant with no strings attached.
Thu, Feb 22, 2018
99% female: Skewed sex ratio in green sea turtles in warming climateSubscriber Only
January 15, 2018 04:22 IST
Study raises alarm over near-total feminisation of green sea turtles in one of the world’s largest turtle colonies in Australia, says climate change is the cause
Mon, Jan 15, 2018
Sheep recognise faces from photos, raise hope against Huntington’s diseaseSubscriber Only
November 17, 2017 01:32 IST
The researchers hope their findings will hold promise for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, which impairs face perception.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
When an alligator meets a shark, one of them eats the otherSubscriber Only
November 13, 2017 01:11 IST
Rare study describes alligators preying on sharks, compiles accounts of sharks feeding on alligators
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
Ratlike mammal is earliest fossil in human ancestral line, claims studySubscriber Only
November 09, 2017 01:29 IST
Of the two new species, Durlstotherium newmani has been named after Charlie Newman, the landlord of the Square and Compass pub in Worth Matravers, close to where the fossils were discovered.
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
What the cult of cannibal and giallo films owes to Italian filmmaker Umberto LenziSubscriber Only
October 29, 2017 00:00 IST
The passing of Umberto Lenzi, 86, went largely unnoticed. In India, some of his films might ring a bell for the VHS generation of the 1980s, even if his name does not.
Sun, Oct 29, 2017
How dogs smell fear, why they wear that sad lookSubscriber Only
October 24, 2017 01:13 IST
Dogs make more ‘puppy dog eyes’ when people are looking at them; the study interpreted this as a sign that they make this expression to communicate
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
Celebrity spiders: Named after Obamas, DiCaprio, Jolie…Subscriber Only
October 23, 2017 14:19 IST
From 2 studies, a selection of ‘smiley face’ and trapdoor spiders, and the celebs they draw their names from
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
Cheating dinosaur, giant rat and other quirky speciesSubscriber Only
October 09, 2017 10:27 IST
2 new species living and extinct, 3 more with newly identified habits; Indian Express reports
Mon, Oct 09, 2017
A Blade Runner for our timeSubscriber Only
October 06, 2017 00:04 IST
The 1982 film introduced a new vocabulary, inspired a generation of sci-fi
Fri, Oct 06, 2017
Why the sizes of earthquakes multiply rather than add upSubscriber Only
September 27, 2017 00:40 IST
Magnitude is derived from a formula involving a logarithm, which makes the scale exponential rather than linear.
Wed, Sep 27, 2017
In page from Indian history, zero’s oldest living ancestor reveals its ageSubscriber Only
September 19, 2017 01:07 IST
‘We now know that it was mathematicians in India in 200-400 CE who planted the seed of the idea that’d become so fundamental to modern world’
Tue, Sep 19, 2017
The roots of trigonometry, freshly debatedSubscriber Only
September 11, 2017 03:25 IST
3,700-yr-old Babylonian tablet contains world’s first trigonometric table, claim Australian mathematicians; not all are convinced.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
New dinosaur with a secret to hideSubscriber Only
August 07, 2017 02:58 IST
It was big and armoured but had predators, scientists suggest; well preserved fossil suggests its pigmentation enabled camouflage
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
When all other life ends, the one likeliest to endureSubscriber Only
July 24, 2017 05:53 IST
Half a millimetre long, it is essentially a water-dweller but also inhabits land and, a 2008 study found, can survive in the cold vacuum of outer space.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
Why bird eggs aren’t all egg-shapedSubscriber Only
July 03, 2017 00:18 IST
Birds that fly better have evolved their bodies in a way that their eggs will be less symmetrical and more elliptical than those of lesser fliers.
Mon, Jul 03, 2017
How the pet cat conquered EarthSubscriber Only
June 26, 2017 04:07 IST
First wave came from Turkey, second wave from Egypt left its signature all over the world.
Mon, Jun 26, 2017Journalism of Courage
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