The Creature That Can Regrow Its Entire BrainPlanarian flatworms possess remarkable brain regeneration capabilities, thanks to specialized neoblast stem cells that can differentiate in...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Did You Know: There’s a species of Jellyfish that can live forever — Biology’s closest thing to immortality!The tiny jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii has amazed scientists with its rare ability to revert to an earlier stage of its life cycle, effecti...
24 Feb, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Snails Can Regrow Entire Eyes in Just Weeks, and Scientists Are Paying AttentionA humble freshwater snail, the golden apple snail, possesses an extraordinary ability to regrow an entire, functional eye within a month. S...
04 Feb, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
China surgeons perform first Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant. Ray of hope for cancer patients?American surgeons have in recent years transplanted hearts and kidneys from genetically modified pigs into a small number of living patient...
09 Oct, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
Can snails help us cure blindness? Scientists see hope in nature’s unexpected healerScientists are studying apple snails from South America. These snails can regrow their eyes. Researchers believe this ability could help cu...
08 Aug, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Shubhanshu Shukla takes off for ISS, here's what he said before embarking on the Axiom-4 MissionShubhanshu Shukla is now the first Indian at the International Space Station. He launched on the Axiom-4 mission from Florida. The mission ...
26 Jun, 2025, 01.26 PM IST
Jai Hind, Jai Bharat: Shubhanshu Shukla's first words from SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket after lift off. Watch videoAfter multiple delays, the Axiom-4 mission lifted off at 12:01 pm IST on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew in...
25 Jun, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
How a Nobel-nominated scientist was cancelled for exposing the invisible danger we face every dayTwice Nominated for the Nobel Prize, Robert O. Becker Was Silenced for His Groundbreaking Research on Electromagnetic Fields. By all accoun...
05 May, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
U.S. military veteran got world’s first eye transplant an year ago, opening new possibilities. But there’s a catchSurgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on Aaron James, a military veteran who suffered a severe elect...
08 Feb, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Lifestyle hack: How much alcohol should you consumeAlcohol consumption is one of the lifestyle habits that contributes to chronic liver disease. One of the leading causes of liver damage, kn...
08 Aug, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
Urgent need to focus on soil conservation, review policies brought in for Green Revolution: SadhguruOn stray cattle, which had become a poll issue in Uttar Pradesh recently, he said bovine animals are an asset and people keeping them shoul...
19 Mar, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
World Hepatitis Day: Alcohol-related liver disease is a silent killer, shows signs only in advanced stageAny kind of inflammation or swelling of the liver is termed ‘hepatitis’.
28 Jul, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
How startup TeamIndus is eyeing space colonisation and plans to land on moonThe Bangalore-based startup is sending a rover to the moon in March next year, as part of a $30 mn challenge to land and travel on the moon...
07 Dec, 2017, 09.47 AM IST
- Indian project aims to overcome shortage of donor organs
Bengaluru, Nov 27 (IANS) India's Department of Biotechnology has decided to give a big push for research in "tissue engineering" aimed at e...
27 Nov, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
- US researchers grow organoids to tackle facial deformities
Washington, June 19 (IANS) US researchers are growing tiny functioning segments of organs, called organoids, in a bid to find ways to treat...
19 Jun, 2017, 10.02 AM IST
'Artificial bones' generated from umbilical cord stem cellsScientists have successfully developed 'artificial bones' from umbilical cord stem cells, paving way for repair of bones.
25 Jul, 2013, 12.34 PM IST
- Fixing the crisis in India's agricultural soils
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said that his ministry was planning to redirect India's fertiliser subsidy towards organic and balanced f...
18 May, 2012, 12.16 PM IST