Science

<p> <strong>Humankind is constantly at the mercy of Nature and its forces and this was emphasised when it was found that the Red Sea has underneath its waters such potent …

<p> Using computer drug simulations, researchers in Canada have found that wonder drug metformin used to treat cancer may actually have the opposite effect in the case of some cancers.</p> …

<p> <strong>Even best laid experiment plans can go awry but they still help scientists to learn something! This is what happened when researchers with the aim to know more about …

<p> <strong>Spring season is that time period in Nature when new life blooms and existing beings get renewed with fresh energy after a long period of winter. Yet this same …

<p> <strong>For humankind it is completely unimaginable to even think of living without food and that too for a long period but there are beings on this Earth who can …

<p> <strong>The discovery and study of Jurassic period’s largest Pterosaur or flying reptile fossil had plenty of twists and turns. Discovered by a graduate student, Amelia Penny at Brothers’ Point, …

<p> <strong>The Wildlife SOS conducted a study recently in Jammu and Kashmir with permission from the Wildlife Protection Department on the endangered Himalayan brown bear. These bears have been sighted …

<p> <strong>A surgery was done at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj on an American woman who was diagnosed with a rare case of tissue infection, called myiasis. The hospital authorities claimed …

<p> <strong>A low-lying continent 40 million years ago, that was once boasted of some striking animals could have played a vital role in helping Asian mammals to move to Europe’s …

<p> <strong>The mention of dinosaurs usually brings up the image of big and/or fearsome creatures walking around on their four limbs but now scientists have come across an unusual type …

<p> <strong>Antarctica was a place that was thought to be far removed from the effects of warming of the earth is now showing signs to the contrary. An article in …

<p> <strong>In a recent study done by the scientists of the University of Adelaide it was found that forebears of some of Australia’s poisonous snakes had come to the continent …

<p> In a major breakthrough, an IIT Bombay Professor has developed a completely autonomous technology for the repair and restoration of high-value components such as moulds, turbine blades, and other …

<p> <strong>Anybody will tell you that if a repertoire of songs is played in the same order more than once it becomes tedious. Hence, the sequence needs to be shuffled …

<p> <strong>A team of marine biologists from New Zealand’s National institute of Water and Atmospheric Research accidentally struck gold when taking part in a trawl survey to estimate the number …

<p> <strong>Recently scientists in Australia found remains of an ancient crocodile which was different from other finds in one respect as it had inside it the creature’s last meal, a …

<p> <strong>Thousands of years in the past – 240 million to be precise – a spine-chilling archosaur roamed Tanzania. What made it menacing were its extremely “powerful jaws and large …

<p> <strong>New York’s Stony Brook University (SBU) team of researchers were in for a surprise when they spotted gentoo penguin colonies on Andersson Island of Antarctica and also on an …

<p> <strong>The huge body size the male northern elephant seal aspires for is reflective of not eating to live but eating to mate. As per a report in sciencenews.org, physical …

<p> <strong>Scientists in China were amazed when they found that the extinct species of pterosaur – the flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods — like present day owls …

<p> <strong>A team of nine scientists found the presence of White-Cheeked Macaque in the central part of Arunachal Pradesh, marking a new addition to the number of Indian mammals.</strong></p> <p> …