For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's new avatar is ready. Apart from being an astronaut and the first Indian to fly to the International Space Station (ISS), he is also a scientist now.

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Perchlorate, a toxic substance found in Mars dirt, could help the bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii strengthen bonds between particles of regolith.