Fatal fall: Scientists found an Australian carnivorous plant that kills through a fatal fall, where pollinators lose their footing and plunge into sticky tentaclesAn Australian sundew, Drosera hookeri, has a peculiar reproductive strategy. Its flowers, designed to attract pollinators like hoverflies, ...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Why Some Animals Choose Family Over Freedom And What It Reveals About SurvivalLife in nature is not just about survival. Organisms often help their relatives reproduce. This is explained by inclusive fitness theory. I...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
A New Look at Animal Social Networks Is Revealing Surprising Patterns No One ExpectedAnimals rarely live alone; social structures are vital for survival, influencing feeding, predator avoidance, and reproduction. From fluid ...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Taste of death: Often used as a sweetening agent, lead has led to high mortality rates since time immemorialConsuming lead is a habit humans find hard to stop. Its potential toxicity has been noted for centuries, yet we have continued to use it fo...
12 Nov, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
Do your indoor plants end up dying? New research shows they generate sounds under stressA team led by experts at Tel Aviv University conducted their research on tomato and tobacco plants.
31 Mar, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Telangana’s school textbook writers don’t know how babies are bornGiven the extent to which medical science has evolved, there is no unanswered mystery behind how babies are born. Even an internet-savvy te...
18 Aug, 2019, 02.19 PM IST
Tosanoides obama to Baracktrema obamai, species that have been named after US PresidentHe's a fish, a spider and an extinct lizard. Before his admirers cry foul, these names have been given to the creatures to honour Obama.
05 Jan, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
How IIT-Delhi is going about creating an ecosystem for women entrepreneursThe spectrum of the businesses being mentored is broad — from organic farming, bee-hiving to tissue reproduction, online marketing to bakin...
27 Nov, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
Know how honeybees in South Africa reproduce without malesOne isolated population of honeybees living in the southern Cape of Africa has evolved a strategy to reproduce without males.
12 Jun, 2016, 03.37 PM IST
Toxic nectar affects behaviour of insect pollinatorsNatural toxins in nectar and pollen can poison insects and affect their memory, behaviour and reproductive success, researchers have found.
13 Dec, 2014, 11.26 AM IST
Rules, regulations, user charges & taxesThe choice confronting governments is the appropriate mix of ordering devices which, in turn, depends on acceptance and enforceability that...
27 May, 2010, 07.36 AM IST