After 400 Years, Mathematicians Find a New Class of Solid Shapes By Akshat Rathi published 19 February 14
Why There May Be Fewer Truly New Drugs Hitting the Market (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi published 23 January 14 Developing new drugs is hard and expensive.
Why One Hectare of Rainforest Grows More Tree Species than US By Akshat Rathi published 7 January 14 This has left biologists baffled for decades.
Insulin Pill May Soon Be a Reality By Akshat Rathi published 27 December 13 Daily jabs of insulin are a painful reality for many with diabetes. That may change if researchers who have successfully tested oral insulin in rats are able to replicate those results in humans.
Scientists Make Exotic Chemicals from Salt, Rewrite Textbooks By Akshat Rathi published 21 December 13
Aging Cells Reveal Features of Cancer By Akshat Rathi published 13 December 13 The older we get, the higher our risk of cancer.
Media More Stressful for Some Than Witnessing Boston Bombs (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi published 11 December 13
Metals in Your Smartphone Have No Substitutes (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi published 6 December 13 A few centuries ago, there were just a few widely used materials: wood, brick, iron, copper, gold and silver. Today’s material diversity is astounding.
People Who Don’t Forget Can Still Be Tricked with False Memories (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi published 21 November 13 “Time is the thief of memory,” wrote Stephen King in one of his many books. For some people, however, that is not true.
Meteorite Impacts Leave Behind Time-Capsules of Ecosystems (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi published 14 November 13 Now, in what is a fascinating tale of serendipity, researchers have found that these events don’t entirely destroy all traces of life at the site of impact.
