
Geoff Wainwright obituary
Influential archaeologist who helped to change the public experience of Stonehenge
Timothy Darvill
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Influential archaeologist who helped to change the public experience of Stonehenge
Timothy Darvill

Indian PM Narendra Modi hails ‘exceptional achievement’ that overtakes Russian record of 37 in single launch
Michael Safi in Delhi

Spacewatch Model shuttle could pave way for full-size reusable vehicle and cheap, regular access to space
Stuart Clark

The tragic, drunken story of Gilbert Pidcock’s rhinoceros
Christopher Plumb

When museum curator Alan Knox came across a rare egg in a museum drawer he just had to figure out its story
Henry Nicholls

Kate Ravilious Tibetan plateau shift
Kate Ravilious

Geographer versed in complexity theory who used games to advance learning
John Harriss

Prime minister Narendra Modi exultant as India’s landmark achievement puts China in the shade
Jason Burke in Delhi

Rise to 13,350 centenarians in 2012 attributable to better medical treatments, housing, nutrition and living standards, says ONS
James Meikle

Audra J Wolfe: Outer space is getting more and more crowded. Should the US and Europe be worried?
Audra J Wolfe

Alice Bell: What can a 1989 Indian film about biomedicine, plumbing and the freedom of the press tell us about the IPCC report?
Alice Bell

Professor David Stuart, life science director at Diamond Light Source, explains the benefits of the new foot and mouth vaccine in dealing with a disease that is still rampant in many parts of the world

Stephen Reicher: It's overcrowded, noisy and insanitary, but a study suggests the Kumbh Mela improves devotees' mental and physical wellbeing
Stephen Reicher

It's been a dull, damp few months and some scientists think we need to get used to it. Melting ice in Greenland could be bringing permanent changes to our climate
Fiona Harvey

A new species of frog discovered in India is distinguished by its striking blue eyes, says Quentin Wheeler
Quentin Wheeler

People in Australia, India, South Korea and the Philippines use film strips or glasses to watch Venus pass across the face of the sun

A thick layer of pollution over the Indian Ocean may be creating atmospheric conditions that promote fierce cyclones
Nic Fleming

Fossil hunters find 150kg of amber in Gujarat province containing over 700 arthropod specimens
Ian Sample, science correspondent

He was a leading figure in the archaeology and culture of India and the sub-continent
Robin Coningham

People from around the globe gather in Jiaxing, eastern China, for the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century
Dan Chung and Tania Branigan
How India, China and Iran are shaping the future of space exploration
Anil Dawar
Letter: It was satisfying to see the coverage of India's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the moon

Officials at Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) remain tight-lipped about possibility of a lunar land grab
Randeep Ramesh in Delhi
Indian-backed approach could aid poor nations and cut NHS bills.
Sarah Boseley, health editor