Kavya Narayanan, Author at Firstpost

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Feb 13, 2020

The Ultimate Valentine's Day list of adult entertainment, toys & gadgets to try

A carefully-curated list of shows, podcasts, literature, toys & gadgets for consensual couples to try.

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Feb 06, 2020

Coronavirus study claiming possible transmission without any symptoms of infection found flawed

Just because the paper doesn't prove transmission without symptoms is possible, doesn't mean it can't happen.

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Jan 29, 2020

Dubious advisory by Ministry of AYUSH recommends homoeopathy, Unani to 'prevent' coronavirus infection

This isn't the first time the Ministry of AYUSH has faced heat for propagating pseudoscience as alternative medicine.

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Jan 29, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak FAQ: Face masks, safe meat, tips to stay safe from the deadly airborne infection

The Indian government has set up a 24x7 helpline for queries about the virus and its victims, with the number of cases rising quickly in many Asian countries.

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Dec 30, 2019

Ten gripping visuals of climate change-related disasters that shook the world this decade

A vanishing glacier, displaced walrus, wrecked villages and 7 other visuals of the impact climate change has in oceans and land.

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Dec 28, 2019

India Science Festival 2020 promises AI-art, levitating objects with your brain, interactions with international scientists

By bringing scientists and leaders closer to society and its aspirations, ISF is seeking to set the narrative for science in India.

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Dec 26, 2019

NASA announces graduating class of 11 astronauts for upcoming missions to space, Moon and Mars

After 2 years of basic astronaut training, the new batch is ready to train at the ISS and for the Artemis program after graduating 10 January 2020.

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Dec 19, 2019

Google's co-founder Larry Page is on a quiet mission to bring the world a universal flu vaccine — here's why

Creating a universal flu vaccine would effectively cure a disease that appears to be on the rise and diversifying with time.

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Dec 05, 2019

Excerpts from gene-edited baby research show it likely had unintended mutations, unknown side effects

As powerful a technology as CRISPR is, it also has the potential to introduce mistakes or unpredictable errors in important, sacred sites of a living subject's DNA.

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Nov 13, 2019

Delhi's air pollution has already caused irreversible lung damage in its youngest residents, and it’s only getting worse

Monuments may be yellowing and the weather worsening, but the biggest burden of air pollution is undoubtedly its impact on public health.

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