AirAsia ordered to pay Rs 90,750 after flight delay damages Kerala man's plantA farmer's hybrid jackfruit sapling was damaged due to a significant flight delay by AirAsia, leading to a missed connection. The consumer ...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.21 AM 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
Why Your Kitchen Sponge Might Be Making Everything Smell WorseYour kitchen sponge, a cleaning essential, harbors billions of bacteria. Research reveals these porous tools become microbial hotspots, bre...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Brazilian researchers remix coffee varieties to confront climate challengeThis crucial research aims to combat climate change's threat to global coffee supplies, as arabica faces declining yields. The goal is to c...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Celastrina iryna: New US butterfly species named after Ukrainian refugee Iryna ZarutskaA new butterfly species, Celastrina iryna, has been discovered in the southeastern United States. Researchers named it in memory of Iryna Z...
27 Oct, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
The potato’s secret past: Scientists uncover ancient botanical romance that changed the worldInternational scientists solved the mystery of potato origins. Research shows modern potatoes came from a natural mix of tomato-like plants...
03 Aug, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
The $2.5 billion reason why US is worried about Canada's 'Super Pigs'Canada's 'super pigs,' a hybrid of wild boars and domestic pigs, are poised to invade the northern US. These animals cause significant agri...
16 Feb, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
India emerges as key player in growth and innovation, global vegetable seeds market thrives: S&P GCIThe global vegetable seeds market, valued at around USD 8 billion in 2022, is expanding due to rising demand for diverse vegetable varietie...
28 Mar, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Tune differences between bird species linked to genes: StudyThe researchers, including those from Hokkaido University in Japan, said species-specific songs by birds were dependent on differences in t...
14 Nov, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
Love in the time of homininsMore so as some scientists feel the hybrid teenager may not have been an oddity but representative of a hominid population with equal Neand...
26 Aug, 2018, 11.08 PM IST
Complete genome of elephants mappedScientists have sequenced the complete genome of one of the world's most iconic animal families - elephants, and their relatives mammoths a...
27 Feb, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
- First-ever hybrid bird species from the Amazon discovered
Scientists have discovered the first known hybrid bird species to be found in the Amazon rainforest - a golden-crowned manakin with yellow ...
26 Dec, 2017, 12.38 PM IST
- New species can develop in just two generations: Study
New York, Nov 25 (IANS) A study of birds, which live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, has shown direct genetic evidence that ...
25 Nov, 2017, 02.02 PM IST
Meghalaya's orchids under threat, need sanctuaries: ExpertsMeghalaya should consider declaring at least 20 forests as 'biotype sanctuaries' if it has to conserve the exotic species which are facing ...
07 Sep, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Origins of lager beer traced back to 15th century BavariaThe beer world is divided into ales and lagers. The original and highly versatile yeast, Saccharromyces cerevisiae, has been used for mille...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
Soon, new flavours for lager beerVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been developing hybrid lager yeasts so as to impart new flavour to the beer and accelerate the...
09 Mar, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
- Toyota Motor Corporation eyeing using new biofuel for cars by 2020
Toyota said it will step up development efforts to make commercial use of a new biofuel by 2020, with an eye toward marketing a hybrid vehi...
04 Oct, 2011, 02.14 PM IST