Eyes the size of a pizza and longer than a bus - the ocean's most mysterious monster just showed up in Western Australia and scientists are stunnedScientists found signs of a giant squid in deep waters near Western Australia using DNA in seawater. The study also showed many unknown sea...
06 May, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
01 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt – Part 55: This old-economy giant helped power India’s past. Its big test lies aheadSome companies face disruption at the level of products. Others face it at the level of technology. That is what makes this story more comp...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
From Dirt to Discovery: How Cave Sediments Are Revealing Ice Age Species Without BonesResearchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
DNA Fragments in Crude Oil Are Revealing a Hidden Archive of Earth’s Ancient LifeScientists have discovered ancient DNA fragments within crude oil, offering a new way to reconstruct Earth's biological history. This groun...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Leonardo da Vinci mystery deepens after scientists find DNA on historic drawingResearchers have extracted DNA from materials connected to Leonardo da Vinci, which includes the Holy Child drawing and letters from his fa...
20 Jan, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
ZSI, IIT-Madras unveil India's first metagenomic profile of municipal drinking waterScientists have mapped India's drinking water for microbes. This study reveals diverse bacteria and genes that cause antibiotic resistance....
28 Oct, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Humans’ survival secret may lie in a single gene; Scientists find subtle mutation may explain why other hominins vanishedA new study reveals a subtle genetic mutation in modern humans' brain chemistry, specifically affecting the ADSL enzyme. This mutation, uni...
23 Aug, 2025, 06.40 AM IST
Watch what you eat! Your diet can have a influence on your descendant's genes!Genes, regions of DNA that are largely responsible for our physical characteristics, were considered unchanging under the original model of...
03 May, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Nearly incognito for 80 years, rare Golden rat species resurfaces in South AfricaThe De Winton's golden mole -- a small, blind burrower with "super-hearing powers" that eats insects -- was found to be still alive on a be...
30 Nov, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
What is eDNA that lingers in water, even your cup of tea and can be pulled from thin air?It has been clear for decades that fragments of our DNA cover the planet like litter.
19 May, 2023, 07.02 PM IST
How AI and DNA are unlocking the mysteries of global supply chainsCompanies are using DNA mist, blockchain, digital twin technology to bring transparency and build an efficient supply chain.
08 Apr, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years agoBy pulling dozens of species out of just a few sediment samples, the study highlights some of eDNA's advantages, said Benjamin Vernot, an a...
09 Dec, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Mutations undergone by coronavirus tracked, three lineages discovered: StudyAccording to the researchers, including those from the University of Cambridge in the UK, there are three distinct "variants" of COVID-19, ...
10 Apr, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
- DNA test on river waters reveals fish diversity
New York, April 12 (IANS) In a first, US scientists have monitored a spring fish migration through DNA tests on water samples, a study said...
13 Apr, 2017, 12.05 AM IST
Are India's tiger numbers inflated?No doubt tigers are reclusive animals and counting them is not easy but such a huge discrepancy of a third of the population casts a doubt ...
24 Jul, 2016, 09.53 AM IST
- Bring rational regulatory regime for rDNA biotech products
The modern biotech industry represents the accrual of economic benefits by the application of recombinant DNA.
28 Mar, 2007, 02.08 AM IST