Fish are adapting to rivers shaped by dams and barriers, and that may be changing how man-made rivers function over timeFor decades, river restoration has focused on returning waterways to conditions that existed before dams, weirs and large-scale human inter...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Zerodha's Nithin Kamath dedicated a Bollywood song to his mother Revathi Kamath. Her reaction says it allZerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath surprised his mother with a song. The gesture deeply touched Revathi Kamath, his mother. She shared the em...
15 Jun, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
US companies, shamed by Trump, tiptoe into $166 billion tariff refund raceAfter a landmark Supreme Court ruling, U.S. businesses are strategically striving to salvage billions in refunds from now-invalid tariffs. ...
24 May, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Nature just outsmarted Silicon Valley: That trendy houseplant on your windowsill has been doing advanced Math this whole timeThe Chinese money plant quietly organizes itself using a geometric system that humans only formalized in the computer age — and it does so ...
19 May, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
Newly discovered mysterious cell helps in birth, but dies soon after; suggests that cannabis signals may influence how the placenta first connects to the wombScientists at UCSF have discovered a new human cell, DSC4, found only in the initial weeks of pregnancy. This cell might control how the pl...
12 May, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
What the X chromosome revealed about Neanderthals and early humansNew genetic research reveals ancient human and Neanderthal interactions followed a surprising pattern. Scientists found more modern human D...
11 May, 2026, 03.44 AM IST
500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart MysteryFive centuries ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched intricate heart structures. Now, modern science confirms these trabeculae are not remnants b...
08 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Scientists Found DNA in Humans That Doesn’t Belong to Any Known AncestorRecent genetic studies reveal that early humans interbred with an unknown hominin species, adding a complex layer to our origins. These fin...
11 Mar, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Scientists just found a 140,000-year-old child's skull in Israel, and what they found could change human historyA child's skull, almost 140,000 years old, was found in Israel. Researchers believe it shows interbreeding between modern humans and Neande...
16 Jul, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
Total 10 'black tigers' found in India, all in Odisha's Similipal: GovtIndia has a total of 10 black tigers, exclusively found in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve. The reserve is identified as a distinct conser...
21 Dec, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
Human activities cutting off tiger gene flow in NE: Tiger census report28 Jul, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
View: Alarmism over genetically modified foods is unscientific and falseThere are hard scientific facts in favour of GM foods. Yet, activists still take the old alarmist stance.
01 Aug, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
- Neanderthal DNA may have shaped our modern looks
London, Oct 6 (IANS) Neanderthal genes have contributed to human skin tone, hair colour, sleep patterns, mood, and even a person's smoking ...
06 Oct, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
- Genes that helps Tibetans survive at high altitudes
New York, April 28 (IANS) Variants of five different genes -- including one originating in the extinct human subspecies Denisovans -- help ...
28 Apr, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
Cheetahs migrated from North America 100,000 years agoThe cheetah is descended from a relative of American pumas and their fossil record extends across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
13 Dec, 2015, 02.37 PM IST
Stopping field trials of GM crops is a pseudo-scientific form of religious frenzyEnvironmental activists have long gained fame and fortune by campaigning against genetically modified foods, which they denounce as “monste...
22 Mar, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Indian-origin doctor performs life-saving heart surgery on US actor Ernie LivelyDr Patel uses a minimally invasive technique where he goes backwards through a patient's main cardiac vein, or coronary sinus, and inserts ...
01 Dec, 2013, 04.33 PM IST