Faces Only in Memory

Mario Molina

• Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez, a Mexican chemist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in noting the threat to the Earth's ozonelayer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases has passed away.
• He was the first Mexican-born scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Akkitham

• Malayalam poet and essayist Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri popularly known as Akkitham has passed away.
• Some of his prominent works included Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam (Epic of the 20th century), Balidarshanam (The vision of Bali), and ....