Why Do Some Snakes Evolve Simpler Venom Instead of Potent MixturesScientists are rethinking snake venom evolution. Previously, complexity was seen as superior. New research shows snakes simplify venom for ...
16 May, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
The Crocodile That Stood Up: A Small Triassic Fossil That Changes the StoryA small reptile named Sonselasuchus cedrus from the Late Triassic period in Arizona shows a remarkable change. This creature, living around...
04 Apr, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
How Blindness Became an Advantage: Why Certain Animals Abandon Sight in Perpetual DarknessLife in perpetual darkness has led cave-dwelling creatures to evolve beyond sight. Instead of developing better vision, these animals shed ...
28 Mar, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
Why Do Some Land Animals Keep Webbed Feet Even Without Water? The Strange Evolutionary PuzzleScientists discover webbed feet in land animals, challenging common assumptions. This trait, initially for swimming, also aids movement on ...
09 Mar, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
The Hidden Biology Behind Some of the Internet’s Strangest Animal MomentsSurprising animal behaviors, from birds to amphibians, are revealing deep biological processes. Scientists are uncovering how viruses manip...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Life Without Sunlight? The Deepest Cave on Earth Says YesScientists discover life thriving in Krubera Voronja Cave, Earth's deepest known cave. Organisms survive without sunlight, feeding on chemi...
25 Feb, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
How NSE’s electricity futures are reshaping India’s power marketThe National Stock Exchange (NSE) is emerging as a frontrunner in India’s power derivatives market, with electricity futures gaining strong...
07 Nov, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
How Australian skinks developed immunity to deadly snake venom: Breakthrough research may transform antivenom scienceUniversity of Queensland researchers discovered that Australian skinks evolved molecular defenses against snake venom through mutations in ...
11 Aug, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
ET@Davos: Success lies in merging physical, digital scales, says PwC global chairman Mohamed KandePwC's Mohamed Kande and Sanjeev Krishan assert that the convergence of physical and digital scales in the age of intelligence will drive in...
22 Jan, 2025, 07.24 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
Flowers are older than dinosaurs! The 1st blossom bloomed 38 million years agoFlowers can be preserved in striking detail. Dripping tree sap and resin fossilised the petals and pollen of a fossil flower in a Baltic co...
13 May, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Number of Metaverse users to surpass 600 million by 2026 due to generative AI: reportMetaverse (the virtual 3D environment in which the physical and digital worlds converge) users will surpass 600 million by 2026 due to gene...
31 Jul, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
India's rise will evoke its own reactions and responses: S JaishankarThe external affairs minister said the national security challenges being faced by the "rising India" are obviously going to be different a...
13 Dec, 2020, 06.46 PM IST
Rats, cockroaches are wired with GPS!The researchers recorded cell activities in an area of the brain called the central complex while roaches were restrained in a tube.
10 Jul, 2016, 06.18 PM IST
- Evolution and venomous snakes: Diet distinguishes look-alikes on two continents
On opposite sides of the globe over millions of years, the snakes of North America and Australia independently evolved similar body types t...
13 Jun, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
- Firms should embrace open formats of power, voice and authority
In almost every cross-section of society — though it started in closed formats — power and authority, which were once concentrated on one o...
15 Apr, 2011, 06.10 AM IST
- Vista not to be the last version of Windows
He is the guy who The Economist referred to as the `Secretary of State for Microsoft’ a few years ago.
14 Mar, 2007, 12.54 AM IST