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How Thousands of Animals Work Together Without Anyone in ChargeMassive animal groups, from wildebeest herds to fish schools and bird flocks, exhibit remarkable coordinated movement without a leader. The...
Why Are There Almost No Mosquitoes at Disney World? The Science Behind ItWalt Disney World employs a sophisticated environmental engineering strategy to combat mosquitoes, focusing on preventing breeding by manag...
Weaver Ants Team Up to Build Nests With Superhuman Pulling PowerWeaver ants in South and Southeast Asia build remarkable leaf nests. These tiny engineers work together, coordinating their pulling forces ...
NYT Connections Answers January 20: Today’s puzzle #954 tests wordplay and world knowledgeNYT Connections has swiftly turned into a staple for word-game fans, offering a deceptively simple challenge in which players sort 16 words...
Nature’s first GPS? Scientists reveal how a mysterious creature crossed deep, dark oceans with astonishing precisionTiny magnetic fossils unearthed from the North Atlantic seafloor offer a glimpse into ancient marine navigation. These microscopic structur...
Bengaluru airport’s immersive design leave Japanese vlogger awestruck: 'I have never seen any airport like this before!'Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport is gaining global recognition for its unique design. A viral Instagram video by Kaito, a Japan...
Plucking mangoes is anything but an Aam experienceIndians need to reconnect with mangoes - our king of fruits - in a more hands-on way
Over 20K fans throng Tehran museum to check out Western art masterpiecesThe current exhibition features 132 works by 34 world-famous contemporary artists.
From grey to green: Are all urban replanting projects worthwhile?Green spaces have also been shown to improve health and wellbeing, including by reducing stress.
- Fossil study identifies 200 million-year-old insect colour
Washington, April 12 (IANS) An international team led by Chinese scientists has revealed the wing colour of a 200 million-year-old insect v...
Heritage experts say no to illumination of Taj MahalB R Mani, who recently retired as the Additional Director General of the ASI, expressed surprise over the move to install lighting at the w...
Nepal earthquake: Why Newari houses fell so easily to quakeKathmandu to Bhaktapur, Patan to Sankhu -the four cultural seats of the country -it's mostly the old era, mud-brick and mortar homes that f...
House sparrows flying away from citiesLoss of nesting sites and absence of food, particularly insects, are leading to fast reduction in the number of house sparrows (passer dome...
- Mobile tower radiation clips sparrows' wings
Radiation from mobile towers is not only taking a toll on human health but is also blamed for sparrows vanishing into thin air.
- Sunjoy Monga talks about the changing sparrow habitat
On World Sparrow Day (March 20) TOI spoke to naturalist, writer and photographer, Sunjoy Monga about the changing sparrow habitat and the d...
Sparrows lose homes in urban jungleSparrows seems to be flying out in search of another habitat.The house sparrows, the most commonly sighted bird in the country, is graduall...
Delhi should emulate its new state bird - the humble sparrowThe adoption of the humble sparrow as Delhi’s state bird, while admirable, is quite inexplicable. The very nature of the sparrow seems the ...
- Urban sparrows may soon become conspicuous by their absence
Bulbuls, parakeets, prinia and magpie robins are seen less and less in built-up areas, kites usually only soar above landfills and vultures...
Trees, rocks, fish fly to nirvana tooHamano was three-years-old when his father took him on a fly-fishing expedition. In the secluded woods off Kyoto in the shadow of the Mist-...
- Page 3 by the sea
The first thing that strikes you about Brighton - on England’s south coast - are the happy colours that suffuse its landscape.