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‘We have no time for heels and make-up’: Forensic entomologist Paola Magni

Australia’s ‘bug whisperer’ is known for helping crack suspicious-death cases using evidence provided by insects. ‘My job stinks,’ she says, laughing.

Magni in the field. ‘I thought of all the crime novels I had read, and how a forensic entomologist could have done so much to solve the cases but didn’t, because there wasn’t one. That’s what I wanted to be,’ she says. (Image: Chantel Concei)
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 03:58 PM IST
ByAnesha George

A suitable verse: Vir Sanghvi writes on Vikram Seth

Why did Seth decide to translate the Hanuman Chalisa? What else has the reclusive author been up to? And why is his room lined with unpublished works?

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Updated on Jun 28, 2024 02:22 PM IST

The drool factor: Swetha Sivakumar on what makes food mouth-watering

Saliva plays a key role. Even though it’s 99% water, that final 1% defines how we taste, how we experience flavour, and what we can eat.

(Adobe Stock)
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 05:21 PM IST
BySwetha Sivakumar

The lure of low-brow: Why we love bad movies

Research suggests the lack of emotional investment is a big draw. The stress-free suspense and absurdity also offer an increasingly rare thing: novelty.

A still from Sharknado 2 (2014), set in New York City.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 04:03 PM IST
ByAnesha George

Counter stripe: Why are our big cats changing colour?

We have a lot more black tigers, a golden tiger, and all-black wolves. Why? The short answer could be: Us. See how changes to habitats may be at the root.

Assam’s lone golden tiger, at Kaziranga National Park. (Gaurav Ramnarayanan)
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 05:18 PM IST
ByNatasha Rego
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