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S.Ravi

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S. Ravi writes on science, evolution and wildlife besides trends in culture, history, art, and stories of human interest.

  • Science

    New study suggests stark similarity between dogs and ancient Asian wolves

    by S.Ravi July 7, 2022
    by S.Ravi July 7, 2022

    <p> <strong>Human beings have come to accept dogs among all other animals as part of their daily life either as strays or as pets. Still, the question which keeps coming …

  • Science

    To change from carnivorous bears to bamboo eating creatures, giant pandas had to sacrifice their thumb!

    by S.Ravi July 4, 2022
    by S.Ravi July 4, 2022

    <p> <strong>The Giant Pandas who have become popular world over being the logo of the World Wildlife Fund has something unusual. It has a thumb which is actually not a …

  • Science

    Terror vs Terror: Killer whales on the loose off South African coast frighten ferocious great white sharks

    by S.Ravi July 2, 2022
    by S.Ravi July 2, 2022

    <p> <strong>It reads like the plot of a Western spaghetti film or Indian pot boiler movie where two characters terrorise a community. Much like them in the waters of Gansbaai …

  • Culture

    How the glory of Madhya Pradesh’s Bateshwar temple complex was restored by ASI in dacoit infested Morena

    by S.Ravi July 2, 2022
    by S.Ravi July 2, 2022

    <p> <strong>India has several ancient temples which are standalone and also vast complexes housing several of these worship places. Among these Madhya Pradesh’s Bateshwar temple complex located in Morena district …

  • Science

    Toothless sea dragons add colour and intrigue to marine life

    by S.Ravi July 1, 2022
    by S.Ravi July 1, 2022

    <p> <strong>Swimming in the waters, the marine fishes, sea dragons look stunning while their colours dazzle, drawing the entire limelight on themselves! Yet, according to a report in sciencealert.com, there …

  • Science

    Carnivorous plant that traps prey underground stuns scientists

    by S.Ravi June 30, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 30, 2022

    <p> <strong>Plants are generally thought to be benign, providing food and shade for other beings but there is another side of theirs – the carnivorous species. These, as the name …

  • Science

    Amazing video shows a smaller kingsnake eating a venomous rattlesnake!

    by S.Ravi June 29, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 29, 2022

    <p> <strong>It is usually expected that a creature which is bigger, faster and deadlier will be able to eat another animal either from its own species or another. Yet, sometimes …

  • Culture

    Seasoned lensman Benoy K. Behl vividly captures Yoga’s contribution to world harmony and peace

    by S.Ravi June 29, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 29, 2022

    <p> <strong>Yoga referred to India’s gift to the world for the well-being and wellness of humanity at large has become immensely popular globally. The celebrations of International Yoga Day on …

  • Science

    Scientists stunned by similarity between human and octopus brain

    by S.Ravi June 29, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 29, 2022

    <p> <strong>Octopuses have been known to be intelligent as compared to several other creatures in their category – invertebrates. And now a new study brings to light one of the …

  • Science

    100,000-year-old skull reveals a secret – there has been crossbreeding between polar and brown bears

    by S.Ravi June 23, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 23, 2022

    <p> <strong>Today the polar and the brown bears are living apart but in the past their habitats had overlapped and they had intermingled. Close examination of the DNA recovered from …

  • Culture

    Mystery shrouds the whereabouts of the tomb of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire

    by S.Ravi June 22, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 22, 2022

    <p> <strong>Genghis Khan, a leader to reckon with, etched his name in history forever as the founder of the Mongol Empire which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Ukraine when …

  • Science

    18 million years ago two ferocious crocodiles dominated Africa before fate took a quirky turn!

    by S.Ravi June 22, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 22, 2022

    <p> <strong>Between 15 and 18 million years ago in parts of Africa there were two species of giant dwarf crocodile which may have been terror for the human beings at …

  • Culture

    2,000 year old bones of frogs and toads discovered in England puzzles archaeologists

    by S.Ravi June 20, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 20, 2022

    <p> <strong>Mystery shrouds the discovery of a pit in England in which 8,000 frogs and toads bones that are at least 2,000 years old were found. Historians and archaeologists wonder …

  • Science

    Citing of polar bears in Greenland cheers conservationists

    by S.Ravi June 17, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 17, 2022

    <p> <strong>There is a glimmer of hope for wildlife lovers and conservationists as a population of polar bears in Greenland has been found in a place where they were not …

  • Science

    Whiskers – the lethal weapon that seals use for hunting in deep waters of the ocean

    by S.Ravi June 16, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 16, 2022

    <p> <strong>It has been a mystery for the scientific community and lovers of marine life as to how in deep waters, creatures hunt their food as the vision is absolutely …

  • Science

    50,000 years ago, love for super-sized duck eggs caused extinction of the bird in Australia

    by S.Ravi June 15, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 15, 2022

    <p> <strong>The scientific community and historians were delighted when the mystery pertaining to an ancient eggshell and dogging them for the past 41 years was solved. This shell was special …

  • Science

    Are superworms that eat and digest plastic the answer to waste disposal?

    by S.Ravi June 15, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 15, 2022

    <p> <strong>The world at large is seized of plastic waste especially those that can’t be recycled. Polystyrene, a form of plastic which is utilised as packing material, disposable cutlery, and …

  • Science

    Japan to harness ocean currents to meet 70 per cent of its energy needs

    by S.Ravi June 13, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 13, 2022

    <p> <strong>Growing concern about pollution and dependence on fossil fuel is egging nations world over to look for alternate renewable energy sources. In this sphere, Japan is looking deep beneath …

  • Culture

    Uganda’s trademark ‘Rolex’ chapati becomes smaller as food shortages caused by the Russian-Ukraine war mount

    by S.Ravi June 10, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 10, 2022

    <p> <strong>The reverberations of the Russia-Ukraine war which started on February 20 can be felt as far away as Uganda which is about 8,000 kilometres away! This is evident from …

  • Science

    “Gran Abuelo” – world’s oldest tree in Chile needs protection!

    by S.Ravi June 9, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 9, 2022

    <p> <strong>The world’s oldest tree located in the Chilean Andes may be mute but is witness to history of thousands of years. The ancient alerce is called “Gran Abuelo” or …

  • Culture

    Lalla Rookh, the first ship that brought Indian indentured labour to Suriname from Calcutta leaves behind a bitter-sweet legacy

    by S.Ravi June 8, 2022
    by S.Ravi June 8, 2022

    <p> <strong>History is full of twists and turns, making one wonder if events in future can be ever predicted. Take for instance the movement of indentured Indian labourers to Suriname, …

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