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Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer

In the late fifth and early fourth century BC, doctors were using the word karkinos – the ancient Greek word for crab – to describe malignant tumours. Later, when Latin-speaking doctors described the same disease, they used the Latin word for crab: cancer. So, the name stuck.

06 May 2024, 10:37 IST

Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer

Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer

Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer

06 May 2024, 10:37 IST

Attempts to access Kate Middleton’s medical records are no surprise. Such breaches are all too common

Large health-care providers and insurers, including major hospitals or chains of hospitals, have a worrying history of digital breaches.

22 March 2024, 08:59 IST

Attempts to access Kate Middleton’s medical records are no surprise. Such breaches are all too common

Attempts to access Kate Middleton’s medical records are no surprise. Such breaches are all too common

Attempts to access Kate Middleton’s medical records are no surprise. Such breaches are all too common

22 March 2024, 08:59 IST

How Tumblr raised a generation of feminists

Widely used for sharing knowledge, community building and personal and creative expression, both Tumblr and its users readily embraced its reputation as a space committed to social justice and the open, self-governing exchange of ideas.

27 February 2024, 09:34 IST

How Tumblr raised a generation of feminists

How Tumblr raised a generation of feminists

How Tumblr raised a generation of feminists

27 February 2024, 09:34 IST

At least $276 billion annual economic benefit provided by Antarctica to the world, according to new research.

From scientific and natural benefits to economic gains, the dying Antarctica provides a lot for us. There is a need for better planning, technology, and research methods to safeguard this pristine environment.

27 February 2024, 08:52 IST

At least $276 billion annual economic benefit provided by Antarctica to the world, according to new research.

At least $276 billion annual economic benefit provided by Antarctica to the world, according to new research.

At least $276 billion annual economic benefit provided by Antarctica to the world, according to new research.

27 February 2024, 08:52 IST

The vast majority of us have no idea what the padlock icon on our internet browser is – and it’s putting us at risk

The padlock symbol on a web browser simply means that the data being sent between the web server and the user’s computer is encrypted and cannot be read by others.

23 November 2023, 09:32 IST

The vast majority of us have no idea what the padlock icon on our internet browser is – and it’s putting us at risk

The vast majority of us have no idea what the padlock icon on our internet browser is – and it’s putting us at risk

The vast majority of us have no idea what the padlock icon on our internet browser is – and it’s putting us at risk

23 November 2023, 09:32 IST

Gaza and Ukraine are separate conflicts, but conspiracy theorists are trying to link the two on social media: Study

Commenters on Telegram characterised Hamas’ October 7 attack in similar terms – as an attack against “fake Zionist Ashkenazi Jews” and Nazis.

21 November 2023, 08:43 IST

Gaza and Ukraine are separate conflicts, but conspiracy theorists are trying to link the two on social media: Study

Gaza and Ukraine are separate conflicts, but conspiracy theorists are trying to link the two on social media: Study

Gaza and Ukraine are separate conflicts, but conspiracy theorists are trying to link the two on social media: Study

21 November 2023, 08:43 IST

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labour in prehistoric times

There is a growing body of physiological, anatomical, ethnographic and archaeological evidence to suggest that not only did women hunt in our evolutionary past.

18 November 2023, 09:49 IST

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labour in prehistoric times

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labour in prehistoric times

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labour in prehistoric times

18 November 2023, 09:49 IST

Suella Braverman’s comments comparing Gaza protests with Northern Ireland are a grave misunderstanding of the facts

This confusion is understandable, as Braverman herself seems confused in what she wrote. She linked marches over the Gaza conflict to ,the kind we are more used to seeing in Northern Ireland'.

11 November 2023, 10:17 IST

Suella Braverman’s comments comparing Gaza protests with Northern Ireland are a grave misunderstanding of the facts

Suella Braverman’s comments comparing Gaza protests with Northern Ireland are a grave misunderstanding of the facts

Suella Braverman’s comments comparing Gaza protests with Northern Ireland are a grave misunderstanding of the facts

11 November 2023, 10:17 IST

What Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

Taken together, the doctrine of strategic depth and Israel’s desire to detach itself from civilian governance suggest that the IDF will seek to indefinitely occupy some, but not all, of Gaza.

11 November 2023, 07:46 IST

What Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

What Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

What Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

11 November 2023, 07:46 IST

Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions

Nasa is increasingly partnering with private companies to accomplish its space missions. However, initiatives such as the one with Axiom to fly multiple tourist missions to the ISS mark a new kind of commercialisation of space.

08 November 2023, 10:17 IST

Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions

Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions

Boom in space tourism threatens to boost the amounts of space junk and climate emissions

08 November 2023, 10:17 IST