Quote of the day by Harrison Ford: "To me, success is choice and opportunity”Harrison Ford is a well-known American actor who became famous for big movie roles like Han Solo in Star Wars and the hero in Indiana Jones...
11 Mar, 2026, 12.29 AM 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
The Wolves That Changed a River: What Yellowstone Taught ScientistsYellowstone's ecosystem is showing remarkable recovery following the reintroduction of gray wolves in 1995. Their presence has reshaped elk...
03 Mar, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Towering Ancient Fossils May Represent Entirely New Form of LifeA 150-year-old fossil, Prototaxites, once thought to be a giant fungus or plant, is now believed to be an entirely extinct lineage of compl...
26 Feb, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Quote of the day by Steven Spielberg: 'All of us every single year....'Steven Spielberg stands as a defining force in modern cinema, revered for his creative impact and unmatched commercial success. His films h...
02 Feb, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Hunting behind disappearance of large animals: StudyA recent study from Aarhus University's ECONOVO Center concludes that human hunting, rather than climate change, was the primary cause of m...
04 Jul, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Who is Kathleen Kennedy and what led her to helm Star Wars? Know about her controversies and careerIn the expansive Star Wars galaxy, one name that sometimes gets overshadowed by the luminary presence of George Lucas is Kathleen Kennedy. ...
16 Jan, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Walking on two legs has been a defining trait for humans, and a close look at chimpanzees reveals whyWhy, when, and where bipedalism evolved remains debated.
20 Dec, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
China’s wildlife is a pandemic ‘waiting to happen,’ study findsAlthough the authors in China, the U.S., Belgium and Australia didn’t find anything resembling SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for ...
13 Nov, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
Extinction Watch: Giraffe, we’re talking about space walkingIllegal hunting, habitat loss and changes through expanding agriculture and mining, increasing humanwildlife conflict, and civil unrest are...
17 Apr, 2020, 12.25 AM IST
Planning a post-exam trip to bust stress? Here's why Siwalik Fossil Park & Lonar Lake should be on your itineraryHere's why you should make holiday plans in India.
12 Mar, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
- Jurassic-era crocodile with T-rex teeth discovered in Madagascar
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Scientists have discovered fossils belonging to an ancient, extinct crocodile relative that has deep and massive ...
05 Jul, 2017, 07.53 AM IST
New robot shows how first land animals moved 360 million years agoThe findings may help designers create amphibious robots able to move across granular surfaces more efficiently - and with less likelihood ...
10 Jul, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
- Land snails in bright hues need study for protection
The brightly coloured land snail Indrella ampulla is found exclusively in the Western Ghats, but what it looks like would depend largely on...
31 Aug, 2015, 06.00 AM IST
- 3.5 lakh liters furnace oil spills in fragile Sunderbans as tankers collide in fog
An oil tanker carrying around 350,000 litres of oil capsized on the Shele River in the Sundarbans early Tuesday morning, threatening the wo...
11 Dec, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
Scientists warn of Earth's sixth mass extinction eventSince 1500, more than 320 terrestrial vertebrates have become extinct. Populations of the remaining species show a 25 per cent average decl...
25 Jul, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
First land animals shuffled like sealsThe world's first 3D reconstruction of a four-legged animal backbone has shown that the early animals on land moved around like seals.
14 Jan, 2013, 05.49 PM IST