Scientists say animal welfare is not just about survival; it may depend on feelings, choices, and controlAnimal welfare science is evolving. New research highlights emotions and adaptive decision-making as crucial for animal well-being. This te...
19 May, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
Scientists Say Animal Welfare Isn’t Just About Survival: It’s About What Animals Choose, Feel, and ControlScientists are redefining animal welfare beyond health and productivity, embracing the Teleonome Framework. This approach prioritizes anima...
04 May, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
How Animals Adapt Faster Than Evolution ItselfAnimals are rapidly changing their behavior to survive new environments. This flexibility allows them to adapt quickly without physical cha...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Why Do Koalas Sleep 22 Hours a Day? The Real Reason Behind Their Extreme LifestyleKoalas appear to do nothing, spending up to 22 hours resting. This is not laziness but a vital survival tactic. Their diet of eucalyptus le...
23 Mar, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Can parents decide the sex of their unborn child? New research challenges 50-50 myth, biological sex of children may not always be randomA new study challenges the understanding of sex determination. It suggests families might have a bias toward having children of the same se...
19 Jul, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
Alzheimer's disease, dementia treatment: Hormone replacement therapy offers ray of hope, claims studyAlzheimer's disease and dementia have caused a lot worries around the world but there is a ray of hope.
03 Nov, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Dear men, try to hit the gym only in evening. Exercising after sundown helps manage HDL cholesterol, heart diseasesWhile exercising in the morning helps women, for men evening is the optimal time.
03 Jun, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
Here's how you may lower the chance of deadly brain strokeStroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. A stroke typically occurs because of a blockage, such as a blood clot, in one ...
05 Oct, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Take a walk in the park: Spending time in nature may lower stress, anxietyJust 10 minutes in nature can make all the difference.
26 Feb, 2020, 07.23 PM IST
97pc BSF personnel satisfied with meals provided on duty: DRDO studyThe study, commissioned last year, was conducted by collecting data of "food preference and satisfaction level" from eight frontiers of the...
04 Apr, 2018, 10.06 PM IST
Want to be successful and boost performance at work? Make a note of all your past failuresWriting about a past failure improves the body's response to stress, and enhances performance on a new task.
26 Mar, 2018, 07.07 PM IST
- Humans may have plateaued out limits for lifespan: Study
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Environmental changes, including climate, may have caused human beings to reach their maximum limits for height, lifes...
07 Dec, 2017, 07.27 PM IST
- A quest to locate consciousness in the brain (Book Review)
Title: A Day in the Life of the Brain; Author: Susan Greenfield; Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages: 271; Price: Rs 499
24 Jul, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
- Odour receptors found in human lung tissue
London, Nov 4 (IANS) It was always thought that the sole bodily function of olfactory receptors was to smell and they could only be found i...
04 Nov, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
No more performance anxiety, sportspeople!This is especially cheery news for members of India's men's national cricketing side who have, on occasions in the past, been scolded for s...
06 Oct, 2016, 12.50 AM IST
- Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi wins medicine Nobel
Stockholm, Oct 3 (IANS) Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist specialising in autophagy and a professor in Tokyo Institute of Technol...
03 Oct, 2016, 04.05 PM IST
Telling yourself 'I can do better' works, says studyThe study says that great improvements were seen in people involved in activities like self-talk and imagery-process.
02 Jul, 2016, 04.44 PM IST