500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart MysteryFive centuries ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched intricate heart structures. Now, modern science confirms these trabeculae are not remnants b...
08 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Word of the Day: PandiculationWord of the Day: ‘Pandiculation’ is a word that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. It captures a fleeting, almost unconscious ...
05 May, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Beyond sneakers: Bachi Pullela’s ‘State of Joy’ bet in the footwear spaceBachi Pullela, Founder of State of Joy, discusses his transition from global manufacturing to building a consumer-facing brand rooted in In...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
What Did Early Humans Sound Like… and How Are Scientists Reconstructing Voices Lost for Millions of Years?Scientists are reconstructing the sounds of early human communication by examining fossil anatomy, primate behavior, and brain research. Ev...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
Why Starfish Are Actually One Giant Head With No Body, Scientists ConfirmModern evolutionary biology reveals starfish, or sea stars, possess a body plan akin to a head without a trunk. Genetic and developmental s...
08 Feb, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
All heart, little soul: How the I 'love' sign took over India’s public spacesFrom hill stations to heritage precincts, college fests to street corners, I ♥ signs can be spotted even in the remotest parts of India. We...
20 Jan, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
Met Gala 2026 theme unveiled: ‘Costume Art’ celebrates the indivisible connection between bodies and fashionThe Met Gala in 2026 will celebrate 'Costume Art'. This theme explores the deep connection between fashion and fine art. The human body and...
18 Nov, 2025, 06.26 AM IST
Ancient skull reveals homo sapiens may be much older than thoughtAn ancient skull, worn and broken over millennia, has prompted a significant rethink of human evolution. Using high-resolution 3D imaging, ...
26 Sep, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
He was a keen artist and got imprisoned at 11: How a rebellious boy ended up discovering the brain’s greatest secret, winning him a Nobel PrizeSantiago Ramón y Cajal’s transformation from a rebellious 11-year-old prisoner to a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist is a tale of perseve...
12 Sep, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Pollen grains analysis unveils secret of 1st human migration into Eurasia 50,000 yrs agoDispersal of people occurred during some of the highest temperatures in the late Pleistocene, which also would have featured higher humidit...
02 Oct, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Digital healthcare waveArtificial Intelligence AI has redefined the healthcare sector in UAE, and has the potential to boost global GDP by 14 per cent by 2030 Sci...
01 Jun, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
'Dragon Man': Scientists say new human species is our closest ancestorIt belonged to a large-brained male in his 50s with deep set eyes and thick brow ridges. Though his face was wide, it had flat, low cheekbo...
26 Jun, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
- Researchers find human evolution to be uneven, punctuated
London, Nov 18 (IANS) Researchers have found Neanderthals survived at least 3,000 years longer in the Southern Iberia region, modern day Sp...
18 Nov, 2017, 04.22 PM IST
- Prehistoric humans purposely avoided inbreeding
London, Oct 6 (IANS) Early humans who lived around 34,000 years ago recognised the dangers of inbreeding and developed social and mating ne...
06 Oct, 2017, 05.02 PM IST
- Decoded: what caused Neanderthals to die out
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Early modern humans and Neanderthals shared a similar diet -- consisting mainly of mammoth and plants -- and also comp...
05 Aug, 2017, 06.12 PM IST
Diseases carried by humans linked to Neanderthal extinctionScientists from universities of Cambridge and Oxford Brookes in the UK have reviewed the latest evidence gleaned from pathogen genomes and ...
11 Apr, 2016, 01.42 PM IST