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Scientists found ants have been running tiny 'Dairy Farms' for 35 million years, and the sweet reward explains why- What was so special about Wrangel and St. Paul islands, where Woolly Mammoths survived until their extinction? Scientists revealed the answer two decades ago
- In 2005, scientists revealed how ships helped Moon Jellyfish conquer the world's seas and threaten ecosystems around the planet
- 200 years ago one of Earth's oldest plant chemicals was isolated but researchers now find ways to make new potential medicines with two poisonous flowersScientists have uncovered how two famously poisonous plants produce complex chemicals that could one day contribute to new medicines. Resea...03 Aug, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
- In 1533, a Portuguese ship loaded with gold, silver and other treasures was heading to India. It was found in Namibia nearly 500 years later by a diamond mining company, but without any trace of its crewA 16th-century Portuguese ship, the Bom Jesus, was found buried beneath Namibian desert sands. This remarkably preserved wreck yielded a va...03 Aug, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
- In 2007, a tiny ghost-white beetle revealed the secret to the world's brightest white paintNature's whitest white beetle is giving scientists a new way to rethink modern materials. The tiny Cyphochilus beetle creates an intensely ...02 Aug, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
- In 2003, scientists found Chile's Atacama desert so dry it had no detectable DNA. Now it's helping prepare for Mars missionsChile's Atacama Desert serves as Earth's closest Mars analogue due to its extreme dryness. This arid environment, with minimal rainfall and...02 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- In the 1960s, the US bred up to 150 million sterile screwworm flies a week in Texas and dropped them from planes to protect livestock from a flesh-eating parasiteThe United States faces a renewed threat from the New World screwworm parasite. This pest, a fly larva, infests animal wounds and causes si...01 Aug, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
- 110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves CO₂ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...31 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
- In 1966, Florida ecologists covered mangrove islands with giant tents and fumigated every insect, then watched life rebuild from nothingIn 1966, scientists fumigated small Florida islands, removing nearly all animal life. Within weeks, new species arrived, and islands largel...30 Jul, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
- Moken sea nomads living on the Andaman Sea can see underwater like dolphins: Scientists discover how this Indigenous tribe trained their eyes to develop superhuman visionScientists have confirmed that Moken sea nomad children living on the Andaman Sea can see underwater with twice the clarity of other childr...30 Jul, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
- In 1983, 'doomsday argument' predicted how many humans will ever live, now a study reveals when will human civilization be wiped off the face of the earthPerhaps the greatest value of the doomsday argument lies not in predicting when humanity might disappear but in encouraging reflection on h...29 Jul, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
- Rajnath Singh launches India's first military medicine facility to bolster defences against 'emerging threats'The defence minister virtually inaugurated the Department of Military Medicine at the Command Hospital (Central Command) in Lucknow, assert...29 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says company never backed open-weight AI banAmodei addressed the issue in a blog post on Monday, just days after Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and several other technology compani...28 Jul, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
- Scientists develop new CRISPR tool that can program cancer cells to self-destructScientists developed a new CRISPR technology that targets specific RNA molecules. This breakthrough allows for the selective destruction of...28 Jul, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
- 10,000-year-old disease that haunted Greeks and Chinese, weakened Civil War soldiers and caused 5% of 20th century deaths may finally have a weakness; Indian researchers find breakthroughScientists from India and Britain have identified a protein called Ark1 that acts as a control switch in the malaria parasite's cell divisi...27 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
- In 1789, one mysterious outbreak changed Australia's history; scientists may have solved itIn 1789, a horrific outbreak devastated Indigenous Australians around Sydney Harbor. Up to 70% of local First Nations people died. For over...23 Jul, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
- ICMR licenses cancer, vaccine technologies to Emcure, Biological EThe Indian Council of Medical Research has licensed three new biomedical technologies. These innovations aim to advance cancer treatment an...22 Jul, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
- Mandrake Bio raises Rs 16 crore to build AI-powered gene-editing platform for agriculture, medicineBengaluru startup Mandrake Bio secured sixteen crore rupees in new funding. This capital will expand their AI and biophysics teams for plat...16 Jul, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
- Bio-input demand may rise, but skill gap threatens India's green farming push: Agriculture CommissionerAgriculture Commissioner said widespread adoption of bio-inputs by India's nearly 14 crore farmers could generate annual demand of 20–30 cr...16 Jul, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
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