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After RGGGH started to perform cadaveric liver transplants, the number of patients has also increased. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images From nil liver transplants two years ago, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), Tamil Nadu’s largest government hospital, has gone on to perform 15 deceased donor liver transplants so … Read more

Encounters between baboons and people are common in parts of South Africa. WhatsApp groups often share stories of baboons raiding a kitchen and stealing all the food. And stories appear in the media about the torture and killing of baboons. Recently the hashtag #JusticeForRaygun has been widely shared on social media. A young male baboon named Raygun was being tracked as … Read more

Max was a fun-loving Labrador retriever who enjoyed going for car rides and greeting clients at his owner’s office. But around age 16, Max suddenly started having accidents in the house and stopped sleeping well at night. He became irritable and seemed not to understand the words and commands he had long known. Max was showing symptoms … Read more

Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a scientist who studies branching patterns in living things, I’m starting to think so. Piet Mondrian was an early 20th-century abstract artist and art theorist obsessed with simplicity and essence of form. Even people who have never heard of Mondrian will likely recognize his … Read more

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The longlist of the International Booker Prize 2025, which considers long-form fiction or collection of short stories translated into English, will be announced later this evening. We will bring you the longlist of 12 or 13 books in the next edition, but there’s a buzz around previous … Read more

Avian Influenza primarily affects birds and is often transmitted through wild migratory species. With recent outbreaks reported in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh, the Central government has urged all states to enhance surveillance and biosecurity protocols at poultry farms | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL With concerns over avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, … Read more

When primatologist Anindya Sinha first came to Bengaluru in the early 1990s, he couldn’t help but notice the number of bonnet macaques in the city. “They were not just in Cubbon Park or Lal Bagh, but also on the city walls and the terraces of houses,” he says at a recent talk at Science Gallery, … Read more

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) evokes both excitement and anxiety. But what does it mean for healthcare? The hype surrounding AI in healthcare seems like a breakthrough on par with the discovery of antibiotics or vaccines. Yet, the reality may not live up to these expectations — at least not in the near future.  Healthcare … Read more

This April 2024 image provided by NASA shows the SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) telescope at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colo. | Photo Credit: AP NASA will soon launch a new telescope which it says will create the “most colourful” map of the cosmos ever made. The SPHEREx … Read more

Recently one of the American medical journals reported all kinds of good things regarding the therapeutic value of distilled water in certain diseases when given by injection. Now, John Hopkins University Hospital reports remarkable success with their new water cure for serious burns. A man suffering from burns extending over two-thirds of his body was … Read more