S.Ravi

<p> <strong>It was a joyous occasion for conservationists and champions of marine life as a large sperm whale stranded near China’s Ningbo, was rescued after an arduous 20-hour operation and …

<p> <strong>When we see a devious villain in a film or read about a giant in a fairy tale with teeth that are made of hard metal like copper or …

<p> <strong>The mating of orb-weaving spiders comes to an end with a spectacular act on the part of the males as they fling themselves away from the females at such …

<p> <strong>Artefacts have always helped archaeologists and scholars to understand people and the times they lived in better. For example, the recently found 1,700 years old discarded worn out leather …

<p> <strong>Every now and then, scientists are surprised by Nature. Take for example this aquatic arthropod which had a strange appearance and had no eyes and used stilts to move …

<p> <strong>When last month, a Greenland shark or Somniosus microcephalus was found on the beach of England’s Cornwall, it made headlines. The reason: this species is rare and elusive and …

<p> <strong>Whenever an animal is seen licking its wounds most people react by saying that it is something natural for them to do so and that it helps heal the …

<p> <strong>There are natural catastrophes which are remembered for hundreds of years and impact several generations. One such remarkable event is the earthquake triggered by a gigantic tsunami that hit …

<p> <strong>The equation of prey and predator has been existing since time immemorial with the former always on alert to save itself. Yet a report in hakaimagazine.com mentions a recent …

<p> <strong>It has been a quest for human beings to somehow stop aging or at least slow down the process. Now as per a report in smithsonianmag.com, with scientists having …

<p> <strong>Though sounding abominable, cannibalism or eating one’s own species is not limited to the present age or past but to ancient times – even before dinosaurs — among trilobites …

<p> <strong>It is not just mammals and birds who can do simple addition and subtraction as studies have shown that bees and salamanders are capable of that. Now fresh research …

<p> <strong>Sometimes an out of the box theory looks like a plausible explanation for something which seems bizarre. Take for example the small arms of the mighty and ferocious Tyrannosaurus …

<p> <strong>A close look at monkeys from whom humankind has evolved suggests that the love of people for alcohol stems from the liking these primates have for fruits which are …

<p> <strong>A change in the gentle demeanour of any being is bound to invoke curiosity. This is what happened when scientists observed geckos or the small, usually carnivorous lizards who …

<p> <strong>Just as customs and traditions of a community or region have a back story or stories, the staple diet of a place and people too have a background. Take …

<p> <strong>Evolution is a long-drawn process and it is rare for scientists to come across fossils or specimens which are in the transition phase, that is moving from one stage …

<p> <strong>In what can be described as a major and significant discovery as per a report in smithsonianmag.com, archaeologists have found the United Arab Emirates’ oldest known man-made structure. Located …

<p> <strong>Among the snakes the sight of constrictors like a boa catching a prey to immobilise it by crushing it to death and then devouring the prey completely, is not …

<p> <strong>Making her renowned Guru Geeta Chandran immensely proud, a young Bharatanatyam student Yushika Baid came up with an extraordinary performance at her Arangetram or debut onstage at New Delhi’s …

<p> <strong>Much to the surprise of common folks, it is not chicken but geese that were the first birds to be domesticated by humankind and that too thousands of years …