Why Discovering New Species Is Slower Than It SeemsDiscovering a new species is a lengthy scientific process, not just a single sighting. Formal recognition requires meticulous description, ...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Why Scientists Are Finding So Many Strange New Animals LatelyScientists are discovering over 16,000 new species annually, a rate faster than ever before. This surge is driven by advanced tools, global...
11 Feb, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Why Discovering New Species Is Slower Than It SeemsScientists are discovering over 16,000 new species annually, a historic high. However, formally identifying and naming these organisms is a...
10 Feb, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
The “New Species” Pipeline Is Speeding Up—and It’s Revealing What We’ve MissedScientists are identifying new species at an unprecedented rate, not due to recent evolution, but improved genetic and observational tools....
06 Feb, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
ZSI announces discovery of 4 new species of microscopic parasitic waspsThe Zoological Survey of India has discovered four new microscopic parasitic wasp species. These wasps were found in West Bengal. They targ...
11 Jul, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
Killer threat neutralized: How the US wiped out the invasive 'murder hornet'The United States has successfully eradicated the invasive northern giant hornet, often called the "murder hornet," after five years of coo...
19 Dec, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 44%With Nifty and Sensex touching a new high, bullish sentiment has further spread on the Street. It is not very obvious but some of the pre-e...
31 Aug, 2024, 05.45 AM IST
It’s time to embrace a new era of gene-edited foodGenetic alterations have come a long way. We arguably began doing it thousands of years ago, when we started selectively breeding crops for...
08 Jul, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
Multi-institutional team tracks virus behind India's lumpy skin cattleIISc team led by Utpal Tatu researched LSDV strains in India, revealing high genetic variations impacting vaccine development. The study hi...
03 Apr, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Study identifies nematode species that protect crops without pesticidesResearchers have identified a microscopic worm species that infects and kills insects.These worms, known as nematodes, have the potential t...
11 Feb, 2024, 07.40 PM IST
- Wheat genome unravelled: can help in dealing with climate change
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS/Mongabay) It took the best scientific minds from 20 nations, including India, to scale what is considered as the "M...
31 Aug, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Science turns to faith for GM seedsNobel laureate Richard Roberts approaches Pope, other religious leaders for their support to genetically modified seeds.
19 Dec, 2016, 12.38 PM IST