Scientists just found a "fake dinosaur" that walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years agoA newly named 'witch croc,' Labrujasuchus expectatus, roamed the American Southwest 212 million years ago, predating similar dinosaur forms...
28 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Ocean Animals Are Forming Strange FriendshipsRemarkable interspecies cooperation is reshaping our understanding of marine life. Octopuses and reef fish are now observed hunting togethe...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Scientists Just Found One of the Earliest Flying Reptiles in North AmericaA significant fossil find in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park reveals North America's oldest pterosaur. This 209-million-year-old f...
12 Mar, 2026, 04.24 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
Hidden for millions of years, scientists identify a new dinosaur species deep in the SaharaPaleontologists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in the remote Sahara Desert of Niger. Unlike other spi...
20 Feb, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
Why Crocodiles Don’t Eat Capybaras: The Real Science Behind Nature’s Most Chill StandoffInternet users are often baffled by capybaras calmly coexisting with crocodiles. However, this isn't about friendship but evolutionary stra...
12 Feb, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
New study warns of rising invasive alien species threat, urges immediate actionA recent study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution has highlighted the urgent need to address the growing threat posed by...
05 Jun, 2024, 07.29 PM IST
Australia: Scientists discover lizard-like ancient amphibian species which occupied country 247 million years agoWith fewer than 10 fossils of this lizard-like species being globally recognized, experts suggest that the revelation could revolutionize o...
09 Aug, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
How ancient plants 'learnt' to use water in over 500 million years as they moved on to landPlants' relationship with water has changed dramatically over the last 500 million years.
18 Feb, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
'New electric eel species produces strongest animal shock'What was once known as a single species of electric eel is actually three different species, with one of the newly classified organism prod...
11 Sep, 2019, 09.14 PM IST
Climate change may make species infertile: StudyCertain groups are thought to be most vulnerable to climate-induced fertility loss, including cold-blooded animals and aquatic species. Cur...
04 Feb, 2019, 12.33 PM IST
'Jumping gene' from plants is known to cause cancer and neurological disorders in humansCross-species transfers, even between plants and animals, have occurred frequently throughout evolution.
09 Jul, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
- Ancient snakes both like eels, burrowed like worms
Canberra, Aug 23 (IANS) Ancient snakes may have been more adept at moving through water and living underground than their contemporary coun...
23 Aug, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
IIT-Madras develops stealth shipsThe bio-inspired propulsion systems can be used in ships remotely , underwater and in aerial vehicles as well.
02 Jan, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
Metal pollution behind world's largest extinction events: StudyHeavy metal pollution might have contributed to some of the world's largest extinction events, according to a study of 415-million-year old...
26 Aug, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
The world's oldest flowering plant may be 130-million-year-oldScientists have identified a 125 mn- to 130 mn-year-old freshwater plant, a contemporary of dinosaurs, as one of earliest flowering plants ...
18 Aug, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Seafaring spiders depend on their 'sails' and 'anchors'Spiders can travel large distances across water like ships, using their legs as sails and their silk as an anchor, a new study has found.
04 Jul, 2015, 05.10 PM IST