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In the early 2000s, researchers found that holding their breath for days helps insects stay aliveMore than twenty years after those early studies attracted attention, scientists continue investigating how insects breathe, survive, and a...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Charles Darwin: "Nature never reveals her deepest secrets to those who merely look. It rewards those who...." - Powerful life lessons on seeing what others miss, embracing uncertainty, patient observation, and unlocking nature's deepest secrets from history's greatest naturalistQuote of the Day by Charles Darwin: "Nature never reveals her deepest secrets to those who merely look. It rewards those who patiently obse...
15 Jul, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
This tiny spider uses city lights to become an efficient urban predatorA minuscule spider, Pikelinia floydmuraria, is revolutionizing predator behavior studies by hunting prey significantly larger than itself. ...
08 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Before dinosaurs, earth had a giant millipede longer than a car: and it was the largest arthropod ever foundArthropleura, a colossal arthropod from the Carboniferous and early Permian periods, has been definitively linked to millipedes through new...
06 May, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies QuicklyFruit flies invade kitchens rapidly due to overripe produce. Scientists confirm sanitation is key. Eliminating breeding grounds like drains...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Frogs That Eat Murder Hornets Without Harm, Scientists Decode the Secret of Venom ResistanceWhile the northern giant hornet's sting is painful to humans, some Asian frogs fearlessly consume these venomous insects. Scientists reveal...
18 Feb, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
This Tiny Bird Can Fly for Up to 10 Months Without Touching the GroundCommon swifts, small brown birds, undertake astonishing journeys. They fly for nearly a year, feeding, drinking, and sleeping on the wing. ...
05 Feb, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
Flowers are older than dinosaurs! The 1st blossom bloomed 38 million years agoFlowers can be preserved in striking detail. Dripping tree sap and resin fossilised the petals and pollen of a fossil flower in a Baltic co...
13 May, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Fossils of 130-yr-million male mosquitoes found in LebanonThe two fossilized mosquitoes, both representing the same extinct species, are similar in size and appearance to modern mosquitoes, though ...
06 Dec, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Mosquitoes flap wings not just to fly but also to 'flirt': Study08 Nov, 2019, 03.10 PM IST