A civic leadership incubator programme in Bangalore attempts to teach future political leaders skills of governance. Priyanka Pulla attends a session to find out what it takes to educate a politician

Modern diseases such as asthma, diabetes and Alzheimer’s are linked to changes in the hundred trillion odd microbes residing in our bodies. Excessive hygiene, antibiotics and our diets are to blame for these changes

Why carcinogens are not as scary as made out to be. A review of a book on the dreaded disease by George Johnson, followed by an interview with him

Early-stage research shows that lifestyle changes and certain chemicals can turn back cellular ageing, but the pill of youth is still many years away

GM crops can be developed responsibly, as India’s public sector shows, but are anti-Monsanto activists listening?

Did it really happen? A lesson in how India handles scientific debate

…for the trees. A startup called Afforestt shows how

Can this ancient, hidebound system survive the scrutiny of modern medicine?

Several Indians have collected Ig Nobel prizes over the years, awarded for seemingly ridiculous scientific research

What theoretical physics teaches us about the fish and fowl that collectively take our breath away by moving in such elegant formations