Experts Studying Animal Intelligence Across Species Are Finding Patterns No One ExpectedA new special issue in Acta Ethologica explores the diverse ways animals think, learn, and interact, revealing 'intellectual biodiversity' ...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Scientists Watching Dolphins in Florida Bay Witness a Curious Hunting StrategyDolphins in Florida Bay have a clever hunting trick. They create mud rings to trap fish. This special skill spreads through dolphin groups....
05 Mar, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Why Do Orcas Spare Some Boats but Damage Others? Researchers Track the PatternSince 2020, Iberian orcas have repeatedly interacted with sailboats, targeting rudders along the coasts of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. Re...
02 Mar, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
How Chimpanzees Use Plants as Medicine in the WildChimpanzees exhibit sophisticated self-medication, using plants like "bitter leaf" to combat parasites and rough leaves to purge intestinal...
03 Feb, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Forgotten Horses: How two grand histories gallop past power’s real engineTwo major books on world history, 'The Silk Roads' and 'The Golden Road', aim to shift focus away from Europe. However, both texts largely ...
20 Dec, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Chimpanzees caught copying human habits in bizarre new 'fashion trend', scientists stunned by viral primate cultureChimpanzees at a Zambian wildlife sanctuary have developed a unique "fashion trend" of dangling grass or sticks from their ears, and even i...
20 Jul, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
Pig blood, chicken poop, and cat meat: The things US cows eat are why India doesn't want to import 'non-veg' milkIndia and the US are nearing a trade agreement, but a major obstacle persists: India's reluctance to import American dairy due to concerns ...
18 Jul, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Another pandemic brewing? Newly found coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 in bats in China could be the next global threat; will vaccines work? Here are all detailsChinese scientists have discovered a new coronavirus in bats called HKU5-CoV-2. It has similarities to SARS-CoV-2 and can infect human cell...
21 Feb, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
Zombie Deer Disease emerges in Yellowstone: Know about this chronic disease | Symptoms & risksYellowstone National Park, a renowned gem among America's natural wonders, has officially reported its inaugural case of Chronic Wasting Di...
16 Nov, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
New study uncovers Chikungunya virus' unique 'invisibility shield' that can help in developing effective vaccinesChikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne disease, can spread directly from cell to cell, scientists have discovered. They found the virus can hi...
19 Aug, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Evidence of superbug found in Delhi's stray dogsScientists have discovered and isolated the first live culture of the superbug Candida auris, a disease-causing fungus, from the ear canals...
08 Jul, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Google celebrates Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi's 94th birth anniversary with a doodleTakahashi developed the first vaccine against chickenpox.
17 Feb, 2022, 11.21 AM IST
Viral infections can hurt your brain, cause diseases like Alzheimer's & Parkinson'sTransmission of protein aggregates could involve direct cell-to-cell contact, the study found.
23 Oct, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Viral infections may promote Alzheimer's like diseases: StudyThe team led by researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany noted that aggregates of misfolded proteins, which occur in so-called prio...
20 Oct, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
Covid origins mirror SARS’s genesis in animals, study findsThe paper was released Wednesday ahead of peer review, and is being prepared for submission to a journal for publication, one of the author...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
Yashoda Hospitals joins Natco for clinical trials of Molnupiravir for Covid patientsPre-clinical (animal) studies have found that Molnupiravir has remarkably reduced SARS-CoV-2 load and was found to have completely suppress...
21 May, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
WHO's coronavirus origins report: All you need to know about the four theories in playThe final report, a joint WHO-China study, which AFP obtained Monday ahead of its official release, spelled out how the joint team of Chine...
29 Mar, 2021, 07.59 PM IST