S.Ravi

<p> <strong>It is not just the do-it-yourself enthusiasts and students who are tapping the vast resources of YouTube as even serious scientists are doing the same!</strong></p> <p> Scientists had heard …

<p> <strong>For archaeologists and historians, it was a rare opportunity to explore a city which was 3,400 years old and they did not let it go. While the drought brought …

<p> <strong>Our perception of a volcano is reddish fire and destruction, which is conditioned by the images of molten lava wreaking havoc on human settlements and animal habitats. Yet, there …

<p> <strong>Availability of abundant prey is vital for the conservation of a huge number of large predators and that is precisely happening in the Northern Territory of Australia. A report …

<p> <strong>Like any other mother, the female octopus is protective of her eggs. Guarding them day and night, she zealously shields them from predators while ensuring they remain oxygenated by …

<p> <strong>Usually limbs – arms and legs – numbering two are used by creatures to move around in their habitat. Yet there are exceptions to this like kangaroos who have …

<p> <strong>Survival is the name of the game, starting from birth and lasting throughout life! Take for instance, baby wasps with huge hunger who are unable to find bodies of …

<p> <strong>Chilean palaeontologists made a rather rare find when they unearthed a fossil of a pregnant ancient reptile, called ichthyosaur. Reporting this an article in livescience.com said that this creature …

<p> <strong>The mighty ancient Egypt is not just about the great pharaohs, queens and wars. It is also about hundreds of officials who helped the monarch to run this powerful …

<p> <strong>When marine creatures like sea turtles travel great distances in the oceans to their breeding grounds without any aid for navigation, it has fascinated scientists. A report in sciencealert.com …

<p> Fishing can be exhilarating and also surprising at times like in Cambodia when fishers landed up with an enormous stingray. From the depths of the Mekong River they brought …

<p> <strong>There is a cause of grave concern among conservationists and environmentalists as new research has shown that wild birds are dying in thousands from diseases, change in climate, loss …

<p> <strong>When an amphibious creature or a frog escapes into water to avoid danger or predation, it is accepted as normal. Yet when this tactic is adopted by a spider, …

<p> <strong>It was one of the rare chances which the scientists could not dream of letting go. It was a golden opportunity, described a report in sciencealert.com, to study monozygotic …

<p> <strong>Science is continuously striving to make headway in the medical field and find out how dreaded diseases work and what can be their cure. Neurobiologists Tushar Kamath and Abdulraouf …

<p> <strong>Nature continues to amaze and fascinate us every now and then. Take for example the extraordinary image of the Bolivian river dolphins swimming in the water with a Beni …

<p> <strong>While there is an extensive and heated debate in today’s world over what is an ideal diet for humankind – vegetarian, non-vegetarian or even vegan, the Palaeolithic food was …

<p> <strong>The necessity of preserving forest cover is not just essential from the environment point of view but also because they are pristine. Recently, fossils of leaf found in Borneo …

<p> <strong>A recent study busted the long-held belief among dog-lovers and people in general that breed makes a notable difference in the behaviour of these animals. Bringing this to light, …

<p> <strong>Space is the final frontier that humankind wants to explore and travel but this has its own set of peculiar problems including that of food, health and psychology. Most …