A recently discovered letter by Galileo offers a clue to the tragic fate that befell the 16th century botanist Garcia d’Orta in Goa and reminds us of the value of freedom

The fear of the bat

Going viral in India

It is time to call a truce—and get to know the microscopic animals inside the zoo that’s the human body

Close encounters with doctors

A killer disease returns to Mumbai

Why India’s strategy to combat polio is mistaken

The MERS-CoV virus, closely related to the coronaviruses found in bats, has moved from the Middle East to other parts of the world. The WHO’s Director General calls it her greatest concern

How the Delhi rape has wrought a prurient me-too madness in the media and the average citizen

The only way to evade diabetes is to stop evading responsibility for what we eat

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…