What exactly counts as a kiss? Study reveals kissing goes back 21 million years, to common ancestor of humans; researchers explain evolution of kissingA recent study suggests kissing originated approximately 21 million years ago, predating modern humans and possibly emerging from a shared ...
21 Nov, 2025, 01.45 AM IST
Pupy elephant arrives at Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zooPupy, a 35-year-old African elephant, has been relocated from Buenos Aires' Ecopark to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil after a 2,700-kilometer jo...
19 Apr, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
They want to make palm oil in a lab. Without palm treesThese startups face an uphill fight. The world is so awash in palm oil made the usual way, by growing palm trees, that it's relatively inex...
13 Mar, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, study findsThe study does not determine on which continent the great ape family first arose. However, fossil records show that Africa, Europe, and Asi...
11 Jan, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
The largest great ape became extinct due to climate change, claims new studyThe species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest great ape known to scientists - standing 10 ...
10 Jan, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Liz Holmes wants you to forget about ElizabethTen years ago, Holmes was the world's youngest self-made female billionaire, worth $4.5 billion (on paper, in Theranos stock), and one of t...
09 May, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Liz Holmes wants you to forget about ElizabethHolmes has not spoken to the media since 2016, when her legal team advised she go quiet. As the adage goes, if you don't feed the press, we...
07 May, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
From adaptations to teeth, jaws & muscles: How chewing can give insights into human evolutionThe differences between our chewing habits and those of our closest relatives offer insights into human evolution.
18 Aug, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholdersBuffett called Apple the second-most important business after Berkshire’s cluster of insurers.
27 Feb, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
A look at the global fight over fake foodIn 1999, a compromise was reached with certain vegetable fats being allowed and Cadbury rebranding its flagship Dairy Milk brand as a ‘fami...
23 Aug, 2019, 11.32 PM IST
Explore the wild with a purpose: Visit sanctuaries that support conservation efforts, reforestationThere are many ways in which tourists visiting Antarctica can adopt an environmental-friendly attitude.
25 Jul, 2019, 11.47 AM IST
Explore the world's oldest rainforests, or go snorkelling with your little ones: This summer plan an adventure with the familyA travel expedition takes learning out of a classroom into the real world.
01 Mar, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
- New Orangutan species 'among most threatened great apes'
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Scientists have identified an isolated population of orangutans living in Sumatra in Indonesia, which according to the...
03 Nov, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
US presidential polls: How Donald Trump wins over European far-right partiesDonald Trump's mix of nativism and protectionism has proved a winning formula for far-right parties across the European continent.
05 Mar, 2016, 03.44 AM IST
Animal calls more like language: StudyMany species of animals produce complex vocalizations such as the mockingbird which can mimic over 100 distinct song types of different spe...
20 Aug, 2014, 02.26 PM IST
- India wants Indonesia, Malaysia to go green for palm oil
SEA has indicated at the summit that riding on a 4% growth in edible oil consumption, India’s total demand for edible oils is expected to i...
28 May, 2008, 03.40 AM IST
- How will Indians exercise the luxury of choice!
The world is now India’s oyster. We know more about the world than ever before, but the big change is that we aren’t content any more to ju...
27 Dec, 2007, 12.44 AM IST