Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the USGiant Joro spiders from East Asia are spreading across America. These impressive weavers are establishing themselves in new regions. Their ...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
These Monkeys Are Sharing Food “Secrets”, And It’s Changing How They SurviveScientists have discovered Geoffroy's spider monkeys in Yucatan jungles share vital food location information. These monkeys exhibit a flui...
24 Mar, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
A Hidden Cave in New Zealand Is Rewriting Everything We Thought We Knew About Lost WorldsA newly discovered cave system in New Zealand's North Island is offering scientists a unique glimpse into a prehistoric ecosystem. Fossils ...
17 Mar, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
A Cave Sealed for 5 Million Years... What Was Hiding in the Dark All This Time?Scientists discovered Movile Cave in Romania, a world sealed for 5.5 million years. Life thrives there without sunlight, using chemicals fo...
27 Feb, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
Why Spiders Are Getting Bigger in Cities — What Urban Evolution Is Quietly ChangingCity spiders are growing bigger. Studies show urban spiders are larger and more fertile. This is linked to warmer city temperatures and abu...
21 Feb, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
ZSI announces discovery of 4 new species of microscopic parasitic waspsThe Zoological Survey of India has discovered four new microscopic parasitic wasp species. These wasps were found in West Bengal. They targ...
11 Jul, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
Venomous noble false widow spider confirmed established in New ZealandThe venomous noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) has officially established itself in New Zealand, with confirmed sightings across ...
01 Jul, 2025, 07.14 AM IST
‘The Last of Us’ in real life? Scientists discover fungus that turns spiders into zombies!A new fungus species in Europe, Gibellula attenboroughii, transforms cave spiders into 'zombies.' This fungus manipulates spiders to leave ...
15 Feb, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
AI will eavesdrop on world's wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlifeResearchers from Dutch and Danish universities showed that machine-learning techniques can "handle huge amounts of data and uncover sound p...
24 Dec, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
Snakebites: Karnataka sets out to build anti-venom R&D centre in Bengaluru to save livesThe project is billed as a unique one in the country, and the government has set aside Rs 7 crore for it. The centre would start functionin...
04 Jul, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Climate, big agriculture slashing insect populations 'by half'A warming world and intensive agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet by nearly half compared to areas less affected by tempe...
20 Apr, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Male spiders gift food in silk to mates06 Mar, 2018, 08.14 AM IST
Chefs and researchers incorporate insects, protein powerhouses into mainstream dietThe UN has been making a case for using insects as food for a very long time, with the Food and Agriculture Organisation working on the top...
23 Apr, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
'Vampire' plants can have positive impact on food chainParasitic 'vampire' plants that attach onto and derive nutrients from another living plant could benefit the abundance and diversity of sur...
06 Jun, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
India's largest trapdoor spider found in Gujarat's DangIndia's largest trapdoor spider has been found in Dang district of Gujarat.The three centimetres (cm) long spider was documented by researc...
02 Apr, 2015, 08.25 AM IST
- Evolution and venomous snakes: Diet distinguishes look-alikes on two continents
On opposite sides of the globe over millions of years, the snakes of North America and Australia independently evolved similar body types t...
13 Jun, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
- Spider numbers dip in Melghat forest reserve
The rich diversity of spiders in the Melghat forest reserve is facing severe threat from trading, urbanisation and forest fires among other...
21 Jul, 2013, 03.13 AM IST