Not seen for 120 years: Small rabbit with black tail found in Mexican MountainsThe Omiltemi cottontail rabbit, endemic to Mexico, was seen for the first time in over 100 years. It is quite easy to recognize the Omiltem...
07 Sep, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
'Silent pandemic' danger: Fungal infections could be the next health crisis, scientists warnFungal infections are becoming increasingly resistant to medications, posing a significant global health threat. Researchers warn that thes...
27 Sep, 2024, 10.20 PM IST
Japan on high alert. The reason? A lone, possibly sexually frustrated dolphinA single bottlenose dolphin has been linked to 18 recent attacks on swimmers in Mihama, Japan. Local authorities caution that the dolphin's...
29 Aug, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
How did roses get their thorns?Scientists found that prickles in plants, including roses, evolved due to mutations in the LOG gene, which could be altered to remove these...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
Brazil's cocaine sharks make waves: Sequel to 'cocaine bear' now a hot topicCocaine Sharks Brazil: A study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation found that Brazilian sharpnose sharks off Rio de Janeiro tested positive for ...
25 Jul, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Cocaine sharks: Brazilian study shows marine predators 'high' on drugScientists discovered high levels of cocaine in Brazilian sharpnose sharks off Rio de Janeiro, raising concerns about behavioural impacts. ...
23 Jul, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Coral reefs in peril: Research reveals fishing gear plastics inflict severe damage to underwater ecosystemPlastic pollution in coral reefs is mainly made up of fishing gear debris, according to research by an international team published in the ...
15 Jul, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Shark Week 2023: From Great White Frenzies to Majestic Makos, here’s a guide for a jaw-dropping adventure with Jason MomoaIf you want to know what’s in store for Shark Week 2023, we have brought you a detailed guide on what’s featured each day of the adventurou...
14 Jul, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Union Budget 2023's pecan push makes American farmers rejoiceFM Nirmala Sitharaman’s decision to cut import duties on the American nuts by 70%.
05 Feb, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
For some emerging economies, new Covid wave spawns new thinkingOne of the emerging economies includes India where the immunization rate is about 45%, antibody surveys suggest that most of the population...
13 Jan, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
There are multiple coronavirus variants around the world, but these 3 are most worryingAs a virus infects people, it can mutate as it makes copies of itself.
29 Jan, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
How many variants of the coronavirus are there?Monitoring variants is important because of the possibility that they could make vaccines and treatments less effective, or change the way ...
28 Jan, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with casesThe coronavirus is becoming more genetically diverse, and health officials say the high rate of new cases is the main reason. Each new infe...
19 Jan, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'The vaccine's efficacy was found to be consistent across different ages and ethnicities - a promising sign given the disease has disproport...
19 Nov, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlandsThere have been a record-shattering 14,764 fires in the Brazilian Pantanal this year, according to satellite data from Brazil's National Sp...
15 Sep, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
Timely facilitation of COVID-19 kits from China will send 'best signal' for Sino-India ties: EnvoyAs its factories resumed operations after over two-month of grim battle against coronavirus, China is busy tapping into the vast business o...
14 Apr, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
Elections, headless FSI delay biennial forest reportThis report, which was due in 2013, was first delayed because the Forest Survey of India, which conducts the survey, was headless for six m...
15 May, 2014, 11.59 AM IST