What is the SPV virus turning rabbits into ‘zombie bunnies’ with tentacles, and can it infect dogs or cats?Strange sightings occur in South Dakota. Wild rabbits display horn-like growths. The Shope papillomavirus causes this. It affects cottontai...
13 Aug, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
Rabbits with 'tentacle, horns’ spark concern in US as it has no cure and can be 'cancerous'. What should you do?Residents of Fort Collins, Colorado, have reported seeing rabbits with strange, tentacle-like growths protruding from their faces. Wildlife...
12 Aug, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
Flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef pricesThe New World Screwworm, a parasite devastating to livestock, is spreading north through Mexico, prompting the U.S. to halt cattle imports....
02 Jun, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
How USAID's assistance brought a poisonous 'alien' plant to India on request of Jawaharlal Nehru, and its still troubling usThe article discusses the outbreak of Parthenium, an invasive weed, in India during the 1950s. This unwelcome species, which came with grai...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
Rabbit fever, a 'rare' disease, sees over 50% rise in US: What are its symptoms and precautionary measures?Tularemia, also commonly known as 'rabbit fever' has witnessed more than 50 per cent rise in the US in recent years. Rabbit fever can sprea...
04 Jan, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Fly in man's colon leaves doctors shockedA fly lodged in the colon of a man has baffled the doctors who are yet to find out as to how the bug entered into the patient’s body. The p...
29 Nov, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
Flying Ant Day 2023 in U.K: How do ants fly?Most of the ants except queens don’t have wings. But during summer the queens develop wings that help them fly and find male mates. Know in...
28 Jul, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Nothing to unveil Phone (2) next month, OS 2.0 will roll out to Phone (1) users by August-endConsumer electronics brand Nothing is set to launch its new flagship smartphone, Phone (2), in India on 11 July. The new device will featur...
14 Jun, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
Snake gets stuck in woman's ear, refuses to come out: Watch this shocking videoIn the disturbing video, a medical practitioner, can seen to try to remove the snake from the patient's ear with the help of using a clippe...
12 Sep, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
Industry-funded research plays down risk from mobiles: StudyAIIMS research shows studies with higher quality score show a trend towards harm, while lower quality score studies show a trend towards pr...
06 Mar, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
- Briton Evans stuns seventh seed Cilic at Australian Open
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Rats, cockroaches are wired with GPS!The researchers recorded cell activities in an area of the brain called the central complex while roaches were restrained in a tube.
10 Jul, 2016, 06.18 PM IST
Elton John has been honoured by a type of shrimp being named after himSir Elton John’s music inspires important scientific research, but the fact that a new species of crustacean has been named Leucothoe elton...
28 Mar, 2016, 04.32 AM IST
- Little birds tell you a lot
Like we have surnames that define our region, place or trade in Gujarat, some of our feathered friends in the state have similarly acquired...
07 Dec, 2014, 01.44 AM IST
- Mobiles pose health risk, says govt panel
A govt study states that radiation from mobile phones and towers poses serious health risks, including loss of memory, lack of concentratio...
03 Feb, 2011, 12.29 PM IST
Celebrating impermanenceThe hotel staff has psyched us thoroughly about the land-mines of Kampuchea. As we pedal towards the great Ta Prohm Temple (which features ...
28 Mar, 2009, 03.29 AM IST