Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: 'Only picture to yourself a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music.' - thoughts of world's most famous biologist on marriageCharles Darwin, renowned for his theories on evolution, also privately contemplated marriage. Before proposing to Emma Wedgwood, he meticul...
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How to get rid of lizards without killing them: Simple home remedies that workLizards are beneficial visitors, helping control insect populations. Instead of removal, focus on making homes less attractive to them. Sim...
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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 ...
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Toilet Debate Settled: Should the Seat Stay Up or Down, and What Hygiene Experts Actually RecommendNew research reveals flushing toilets releases airborne germs, making lid closure crucial for bathroom hygiene. Scientists emphasize that c...
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Trump freezes Nobel-winning scientist’s U.S. grant, China jumps in with open arms and unlimited funding offersNobel laureate Ardem Patapoutian, who found refuge in America, faced a dilemma when NIH funding cuts threatened his research. China offered...
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Biologist reveals what life in Antarctica is really like, and their paycheck will leave you surprisedA marine biologist stationed in Antarctica reveals what it's really like to live in one of the planet’s harshest environments—tracking colo...
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Colossal squid filmed alive for the first time in the deep seaFor the first time ever, a colossal squid has been captured on camera alive and in its natural deep-sea habitat—100 years after the species...
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How Orangutan, also known as 'person of the forest', used a plant to completely heal big wound below his eyesRakus, a male Sumatran orangutan, demonstrated remarkable behavior after sustaining a facial wound in a fight. Researchers observed him tre...
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Do our four-legged friends really ‘gift’ us carcasses of dead animals? Here's the answerNo the dead rat or snail might not always be a gift for you.
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With cryo-electron microscope, India hopes to join the revolution sweeping across the world of medicineThe microscope which set the world of biology on fire required expertise to operate. Without Ragunath, the microscope would be just like a ...
12 Feb, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
Yet again, Barack Obama has a fish named after himLast week, Obama established the largest protected marine sanctuary in the world.
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'More than one third of Nobel Prize winners studied in the UK'Fifty international student winners of the coveted award have been educated at UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge - more than ...
06 Oct, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Meghalaya hamlet dedicates forest for conservation of batsThe decision in this regard was taken last month when the village elders were informed of the presence of these extremely rare bats.
07 Jun, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Mitra Biotech, Harvard unravels how to kill cancer cells that avoid chemotherapyThe method was to give another common drug just when the cancer cells begin to morph into a stem-cell like type that can avoid the chemo dr...
13 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Endangered sea turtles left stranded in GujaratMarine conservationists are trying to rescue a group of endangered sea turtles which are stranded inside a Gujarat lake after construction ...
13 Aug, 2014, 11.06 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...
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Two third of marine life still unknown: StudyAt least two-third of the species that live in the world's oceans are completely unknown, according to latest research published last week ...
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