Vishwam Sankaran

Chennai

Science and Technology Reporter at The Independent

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Articles

Scientists may have solved 2,000-year-old mystery death of Roman baby twins

1 week ago | msn.com | Vishwam Sankaran

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We still don’t know how tickling works. More serious research is needed, say scientists

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Vishwam Sankaran

Current theories do not explain why some body parts feels more ticklish than othersFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
We still don’t know how tickling works. More serious research is needed, say scientists

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists have developed a new method to investigate the long-standing mystery of how tickling works, an advance that could have big implications for our understanding of brain development. Humans have attempted to understand why we are so sensitive to tickling for over 2,000 years since the time of Socrates, but exactly how the brain processes such stimuli has remained a mystery.
Scientists may have solved 2,000-year-old mystery death of Roman baby twins

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Vishwam Sankaran

Infants found buried facing each other in Croatian city of TrogirFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Alien plants and animals have cost Europe over $1.5 trillion, study finds

1 week ago | msn.com | Vishwam Sankaran

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Researchers warn of alarming rise in China’s regional internet censorship

1 week ago | msn.com | Vishwam Sankaran

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Alien plants and animals have cost Europe over $1.5 trillion, study finds

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Vishwam Sankaran

UK alone suffered losses of over $1.3tn between 1960 and 2022From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Researchers warn of alarming rise in China’s local internet censorship

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Vishwam Sankaran

Cybersecurity experts say local system is simpler than China’s Great Firewall but ‘volatile and aggressive’ in blocking specific sitesCybersecurity analysts are warning of growing regional censorship in China, where provincial authorities sometimes block “ten times more websites” than the country’s infamous “Great Firewall”.
These birds form life-long friendships just like humans, study finds

1 week ago | msn.com | Vishwam Sankaran

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These birds form life-long friendships just like humans

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Vishwam Sankaran

Findings challenge prevalent view of animals only helping direct blood relativesFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.