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Asiatic Lion Survives in Africa

African lions form two distinct genetic groupings, one of them closely related to India’s own Gir lion

The Scent of a New Theory

Fresh evidence favours the controversial idea that quantum effects may be responsible for our sense of smell

Breaching the Brain Barrier

A new way of delivering drugs to the brain spells hope for patients of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

Longevity Lowdown

A long-term study throws up some surprises

Changing Monsoon

Soot from China and India is raising temperatures on the Tibetan plateau, impacting the monsoon

Bamiyan Fragments Tell a Tale

New findings on how the statues were constructed and coloured

Selective Memory

During sleep the brain preferentially retains memories and skills we most need

The Light of Nabokov’s Life

Butterflies were his other passion and a new paper tells us how accurate some of his theories on dispersal were

Ramanujan’s Insights Yield a Startling Result

Work done in the last years of his life has been extended to reveal an unexpected formula

A Matter of Touch

Androgynous faces are perceived as male or female depending on how and what you touch

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