The interview was conducted by @314BEX and transcribed by Prashanthi Subbiah. youtube.com/watch?v=dcI_L9st…

This is the SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster, comprising thousands of galaxies. science.thewire.in/the-scien…

Some 2,500 light-years away, the 'Southern Ring' is a planetary nebula – but contrary to the name, it has nothing to do with planets. science.thewire.in/the-scien…

This is a glimpse of the edge of the resplendent Carina Nebula, a.k.a. NGC 3324. science.thewire.in/the-scien…

Stephan's Quintet is a group of five galaxies that appears together in the sky. Credit for all JWST images: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team. Credit for all Hubble space telescope images: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Team. science.thewire.in/the-scien…

The ad accused ‘allopathy’ of spreading "misconceptions" and levelled a raft of allegations with zero evidence against scientifically tested and validated medicine. science.thewire.in/health/pa…

Lenient impurity standards mean that the country doesn't strictly control particularly toxic impurities, like mutagens, which can cause cancer. In other words, India's inexpensive drugs may sometimes do more harm than good. science.thewire.in/india-dru…

BREAKING: The Federation of Resident Docs Association has called off its protests. It said its demand to not file an FIR against protesting docs has been fulfilled. Docs will resume protests if NEET counselling date isn't set at Supreme Court hearing on January 6. @Banjotkaur

Now look at the after image from November 12. The storm has moved inland and the eastern half of the circle of depression is now over Chennai. The kun vadai is now replaced by the thennal – the calming breeze from the south. science.thewire.in/science-o…

Notice the direction of the arrows as they descend into Chennai from the north and northwest. That is the deadly kun vadai that prevails in the lead-up to and during the storm. science.thewire.in/science-o…

Look at the Windy.com images of the storm before and after it has made landfall. The storm is one big mass of air rotating in an anticlockwise circle, pushing an angry red tomato – the cloud-front north and west right over Chennai. science.thewire.in/science-o…