The new literary detective: Hunting AI in every sentenceAI detectors are now scrutinizing literary works, shifting focus from meaning to authorship. Readers are increasingly questioning whether t...
12 Jul, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
Who is Joseph Horner? Oceanside music teacher accused of killing Victoria Castle, his sister-in-law after alleged assault at North Massapequa homeVictoria Castle Massapequa: A Long Island music teacher, Joseph Horner, is facing murder and sexual assault charges after allegedly killing...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
In 1969, a fossil hunter followed an eroded gully in northern Kenya: It revealed ancient skull fragments and helped establish Koobi Fora as one of the world’s most important fossil sitesThe 1969 fossil discovery by Richard Leakey and H. Mutua at Koobi Fora, Kenya, initially speculated to belong to an early Homo species, has...
21 Jun, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Fishes exhibit emotions, have ability to empathise: StudyNot just humans have emotions, folks!
24 Mar, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
Melissa Bank, bestselling author embraced by young readers, passes away at 61Bank also wrote the comic story collection 'The Wonder Spot'.
05 Aug, 2022, 08.45 AM IST
Do your Facebook posts have God references? You are 15 times more likely to get diabetesUsage of the words 'drink' and 'bottle' on social media were shown to be more predictive of alcohol abuse.
18 Jun, 2019, 06.24 PM IST
Feeling lonely and depressed? Your Facebook posts can predict mental health statusWords like 'tears', 'feelings', 'I' and 'me' indicate loneliness and hostility.
17 Oct, 2018, 06.03 PM IST
Supercolony of over 1.5 million penguins discoveredScientists have discovered a previously unknown "supercolony" of more than 15,00,000 Adelie Penguins in a chain of remote, rocky islands of...
04 Mar, 2018, 08.54 PM IST
Climate change may slowly starve bamboo lemurs: StudyClimate changes may be forcing bamboo lemurs - one of the most endangered primate species on Earth - to change their dietary habits, causin...
30 Oct, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
- Modern dogs emerged through single domestication process: Study
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Challenging previous research that suggested two domestication processes led to the modern dog, a new study led by an ...
08 Aug, 2017, 06.17 PM IST
- Infrared links may soon replace wires in data centres
New York, Feb 1 (IANS) Communication in data centres in near future can become hassle-free as engineers are proposing to eliminate most of ...
02 Feb, 2017, 01.05 AM IST
Too little too late: Restoring extinct species would take at least 8 mn yearsIn Caribbean alone, more than half of the mammal species went extinct after human colonisation, said researchers.
15 Jan, 2017, 04.31 PM IST
Climate change threatening penguins in Antarctica: StudyContinued warming of Antarctica due to climate change may lead to decline of 60 per cent of Adelie penguin colonies by the end of this cent...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.58 PM IST
Cyber threat: Free livestreaming sites easy prey for malware attackersA study found that about 5% of video overlay ads on free livestreaming websites are malicious and videos are streamed without the content o...
17 Jun, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
Jupiter-like planet discovered 100 light years away; may hold waterIt is the first planet detected by the Gemini Planet Imager, or GPI, which was designed to discover and analyse faint, young planets.
14 Aug, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
Could depression be a physical illness?Depression may not be a mental or emotional condition but actually a result of inflammation caused by the body's immune system, scientists ...
05 Jan, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
- Four Indians among top tech innovators
Tapan Parikh, Sanjit Biswas, Partha Ranganathan and Dr Shetal Shah are among the 35, 2007, Young Innovators from across the world to be cho...
05 Sep, 2007, 05.19 AM IST