Science

<p> Nature’s wonders are incredible. Take for example a video footage uploaded on Twitter of the Ministry of Jal Shakti which shows water gushing out of a Crocodile bark tree. …

<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>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>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> Scientists in Cambridge claim to have succeeded in rejuvenating a 53-year-old woman's skin cells so that they looked and behaved as though they were that of a 23-year-old's.</p> <p> …

<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>The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) started work in 2018 across Delhi to create and develop habitats for butterflies and planting host plants for them. This has yielded results …

<p> Rakesh Gangwal, co-founder of low-cost carrier IndiGo, has made a personal donation of Rs 100 crore to set up a School of Medical Sciences and Technology at IIT Kanpur …

<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>There is good news for animal lovers and environmentalists in Odisha and India, as the annual nesting season of the Olive Ridley turtles at the Rushikulya rookery located in …

<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>British companies are working together to develop a robot capable of accessing areas that are inaccessible or unsafe for humans to work in.</strong></p> <p> In 2020, a group of …

<p> <strong>The medical community in India was in for a great surprise when a baby with two heads, three arms and two hearts was born to a couple in Ratlam, …

<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>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>Vampire bats have inspired several horror movies and television shows yet scientists were always intrigued as to how these mammals survived just on the diet of blood.</strong></p> <p> According …