Monitoring of ticks in the US is patchy and underfunded
By Jessica Hamzelou A tick under a microscopeazvan Cornel Constantin / Alamy Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the US – but programmes to monitor the spread of ticks…
Democratic Republic of the Congo gears up to fight 11th Ebola outbreak
By Peter Yeung The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is in Equateur province, where a previous outbreak ended in 2018John Bompengo/AP/Shutterstock A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola…
Three people with inherited diseases successfully treated with CRISPR
By Michael Le Page Sickle cell disease can distort red blood cellsStocktrek Images, Inc/Alamy Two people with beta thalassaemia and one with sickle cell disease no longer require blood transfusions,…
STRANGE INDIA : #6 LOST TREASURES OF INDIA – PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the indigenous Kerala style and the Tamil style (kovil) of architecture associated with…
STRANGE INDIA : #5 KOHINOOR – ONE OF THE LARGEST CUT DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD
The Koh-i-Noor also spelt Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g), and part of the British Crown Jewels. Probably…
STRANGE INDIA : #4 BHANGARH FORT – A MOST HAUNTED FORT IN INDIA
The Bhangarh Fort is located on the border of the Sariska Reserve in the Aravali range of hills in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The nearest village is Gola ka Baas.The…
STRANGE INDIA : #3 NATHURAM GODSE – A PERSON WHO KILLED MAHATMA GANDHI
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was a right-wing advocate of Hindu nationalism who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhion 30 January 1948. He shot Gandhi…
STRANGE INDIA : #2 KULDHARA – A CURSED GHOST TOWN IN INDIA
Kuldhara is an abandoned village in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India. Established around the 13th century, it was once a prosperous village inhabited by Paliwal Brahmins. It was abandoned…
STRANGE INDIA : #1 The Black Death – Deadliest Disease In Human History
The Black Death, also known as the Great Plague or the Plague, or less commonly the Black Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in…