PM to visit Gujarat on Oct 30-31, inaugurate projects worth Rs 14,000 crorePrime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Gujarat, where he will inaugurate significant development projects. He will dedi...
29 Oct, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
China is back in the bull semen market, but only the best will doChina has resumed imports of bull semen from Australia and Canada as it seeks to improve cattle genetics, increase beef production and boos...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Teddy tigers and preserved embryos: Museum in Corbett tries to keep them 'alive'Nestled close to Jim Corbett Park, a fascinating museum features detailed taxidermy models of tigers alongside other wildlife. These striki...
25 Oct, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Florida scientists use ‘coral IVF’ to save dying reefs as 1.5 million embryos offer new hope: How this process worksFlorida scientists are using a technique called “coral IVF” to restore damaged reefs, producing more than 1.5 million coral embryos in a ma...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Scientists find gene that makes some snails’ shells coil left; the same species that twist their genitals to mateResearchers at the University of Nottingham have made groundbreaking discoveries regarding Euhadra snails and their shell coiling. Their st...
17 Oct, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Wife underwent treatment but couple had no children for 19 years; Madras HC rejects divorce plea over childlessnessHusband wanted divorce, citing that they have no children in 19 years of marriage despite her undergoing treatment; Madras HC says childles...
12 Oct, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Conservationists are trying to save this endangered bird. But their efforts may be producing too many malesConservation programs aim to protect the critically endangered maleo bird in Indonesia by moving eggs to hatcheries. While this interventio...
09 Oct, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
150-year-old human might already be among us, claims Harvard scientist. His experiment may have unlocked how long we can really liveWhat if humans could eventually live for 150 years, not through a simple extension of existing treatments but by actually turning back some...
02 Oct, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Earth, Mars born from same cloud of gas and dust, yet formed differently: StudyResearchers at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, investigated the formation of Earth and Mars. Their study revealed that Earth...
02 Oct, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Why bringing back the woolly mammoth isn’t a simple cloning job — scientists are solving a massive genetic engineering puzzleColossal Biosciences is working to introduce woolly mammoth traits into Asian elephants through genetic modifications. Researchers are usin...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
Your brain may be one organ today, but scientists have uncovered a hidden split that may date back more than 500 million yearsNew research suggests the human brain develops from two distinct cell populations. These groups follow separate paths from early embryonic ...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Crab egg predator found for the first time off US Pacific Coast: Tiny crustacean living on crab eggs has scientists worried about California fisheriesA tiny crab egg predator has been discovered off California’s Pacific Coast, where scientists found nicothoid copepods living on the eggs o...
21 Sep, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Scientists thought the human brain began as one: New study reveals two ancient cell pathways emerge early, raising a surprising question about how our most complex organ formsScientists have uncovered a surprising twist in human brain development: two distinct groups of early cells follow separate paths to form d...
20 Sep, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
In 1997, Japanese researchers flew silkworm eggs on STS-84 to study spaceflight effects; developmental abnormalities were more frequent in the flight samplesSilkworm eggs revealed developmental abnormalities in early space experiments. Later, the Rad Silk investigation examined cosmic radiation'...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
In 1983, three pregnant guppies flew on Cosmos 1514 for five days; one later gave birth to 25 healthy fry and produced six more healthy broods after returning to EarthIn 1983, three expectant guppies journeyed aboard the Cosmos 1514 biosatellite as part of a Soviet experiment exploring the effects of micr...
13 Sep, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
In 1997, NASA grew Brassica rapa on Mir for 122 days to test a full life cycle; seed-to-seed cycles succeeded, but space-grown seeds were smallerIn an exciting development, researchers have achieved seed-to-seed cycling of plants in microgravity environments, demonstrating gravity in...
09 Sep, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
In 1995, NASA sent 30 fertilised Japanese quail eggs to the Mir space station for 16 days; what scientists found after they returned raised new questions about life without gravityIn 1995, NASA launched a fascinating experiment by sending fertilized quail eggs to the Mir space station. The objective was to explore how...
04 Sep, 2026, 07.50 PM IST