Scientists used AI to create 16 new viruses that never existed in nature; they worked and now experts fear how the technology could be usedResearchers have successfully used artificial intelligence to design entirely new viruses. These laboratory-tested viruses function as inte...
08 Aug, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
In 2007, a tiny ghost-white beetle revealed the secret to the world's brightest white paintNature's whitest white beetle is giving scientists a new way to rethink modern materials. The tiny Cyphochilus beetle creates an intensely ...
02 Aug, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
Japan closed a century-old prison in 2017; its cellblocks have now become a luxury hotel where guests pay to sleep behind the original wallsHOSHINOYA Nara Prison, previously the Nara Juvenile Prison in Japan, has transformed into a luxury hotel that embraces and preserves its hi...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Reliance Industries shares gain 3% as Jio files DRHP for India’s largest IPOReliance Industries share price rose 3% after Jio Platforms filed its DRHP for what could be India’s largest IPO. The issue will be entirel...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
How your blood formed? Scientists say ancient 700-million-year-old single-celled ancestors may still live inside human bloodScientists discover ancient single-celled ancestors still live on in human blood, revealing a 700-million-year evolutionary link hidden ins...
28 May, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Why Some Animals Live Alone While Others Form Complex Societies: The Genetic FactorRecent studies reveal that changes in gene regulation, not just gene sequences, are crucial for the evolution of animal social behavior. Co...
14 Mar, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
The Hidden Biology Behind Some of the Internet’s Strangest Animal MomentsSurprising animal behaviors, from birds to amphibians, are revealing deep biological processes. Scientists are uncovering how viruses manip...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Wondering where life began? Scientists reveal surprising ‘spark’ that may have kickstarted Earth’s first organismsA new study by University College London researchers offers fresh clues to life’s origins. The team showed that aminoacyl-thiols, sulfur-ba...
01 Sep, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
IISc research team finds glitch in protein synthesis could affect tumour growthIn the study, the researchers found that stop codon readthrough causes the translation machinery to make a longer and more unstable version...
09 Sep, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Model Scientist: Statistical physicist who helps biologists understand life at a deep levelHe's working on how proteins, after they're made in the cell, acquire key bells and whistles. It's often the difference between health and ...
17 Feb, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
Photosynthesis began 1.25 billion years ago on Earth: StudyThe world's oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a study which found that the basis for photosynthesis in today's pla...
24 Dec, 2017, 01.30 PM IST
Photosynthesis began 1.25 billion years ago on Earth: studyThe study may resolve a long-standing mystery over the age of the fossilised algae, Bangiomorpha pubescens, which were first discovered in ...
24 Dec, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur to launch genomics study for beginnersStudents will be able to visualise protein inside the bacteria and animal cell using fluorescent microscopy and conduct many experiments to...
21 Aug, 2017, 12.00 PM IST
Rats, cockroaches are wired with GPS!The researchers recorded cell activities in an area of the brain called the central complex while roaches were restrained in a tube.
10 Jul, 2016, 06.18 PM IST
Animals caused Earth's first mass extinction, not a catastropheEarth's first mass extinction 540 million years ago was caused not by a meteorite impact or volcanic super-eruption but by the rise of earl...
03 Sep, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Single brain protein made humans smartest animals on Earth?Researchers have discovered that a single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animals ...
21 Aug, 2015, 06.45 PM IST
Telecom companies to shell out hefty penalties for fudging 4G band revenuesA telecom department panel has been unable to find a foolproof way to segregate revenue generated from using airwaves in the 2300 MHz band.
04 Jul, 2014, 05.57 AM IST