What did a Jurassic forest sound like? Scientists recreate 165-million-year-old insect calls and make a startling discovery with AI, lasers and fossil wingsScientists have reconstructed sounds of nine extinct Jurassic insects. Fossilized insect wings preserved sound-producing structures for ana...
05 Sep, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
At 13, a Texas student uses AI to study one of the deadliest brain cancers: says, ‘It started with curiosity’; aims to combine AI with biomedicineThirteen-year-old Myreen Ahsan is at the forefront of innovation, delving into the realms of advanced AI tools to aid brain cancer research...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
74 years before ChatGPT was released, a former child prodigy was talking about AI usage by humans. His 5 big predictions might already be trueA child prodigy who became one of the pioneers of cybernetics was thinking about intelligent machines decades before artificial intelligenc...
03 Sep, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
In 2021, Berlin teams studied 166 naked mole-rats and found they recognised colony-specific vocal dialects; cross-fostered pups learned the dialect of their new colonyNaked mole-rats possess distinct vocal dialects learned from their colony members. Researchers found these animals respond more to their ow...
02 Sep, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
In a 2026 study, scientists scanned the brains of 12 awake dogs as they viewed human faces showing happiness, anger, fear and sadness, and found specialized neural activity for smiles while dogs could distinguish fear from anger and sadnessNew findings suggest that dogs have developed specialized brain regions for identifying human emotions. Their brain activities reveal notic...
30 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Isaac Asimov: “If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can...” — Timeless life lesson from an inspiring quote on knowledge, wisdom, responsibility, critical thinking, growth and why understanding difficult truths can lead to better decisions and meaningful changeQuote of the Day by Isaac Asimov teaches a simple but important lesson: knowledge may create difficult problems, but ignorance cannot solve...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Dogs may read your emotions better than you think as brain scans reveal how canines distinguish happiness, fear and sadness in humansNew research reveals dogs' brains process human emotions distinctly. Happy faces activate specific brain regions associated with reward pro...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
In 1997, scientists strapped cameras to sperm whales to find giant squid. 7 years later, researchers finally filmed the elusive monster aliveA giant squid once lived mostly in legend. Scientists had scars, tentacles and dead specimens. They lacked clear footage of the animal aliv...
23 Aug, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
17-year-old New Jersey high schooler Edward Kang built an AI tool that reads the retina for autism and ADHD screening and won $175,000 for his groundbreaking researchNew Jersey high schooler Edward Kang, 17, developed RetinaMind, an AI tool that analyzes retinal images to identify patterns linked to auti...
21 Aug, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
In 1978, Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam passing through his head. The shocking result: one side of his face appeared frozen in time while the other continued to ageAnatoli Bugorski survived one of the strangest particle accelerator accidents ever recorded. In 1978, a high-energy proton beam from the So...
12 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
A Harvard psychologist in 1943 wanted pigeons to guide missiles during World War II. Eight decades later, it earned him an Ig Nobel Peace PrizeDuring World War II, B.F. Skinner developed Project Pigeon to guide missiles. Trained pigeons pecked at screens, steering weapons toward en...
07 Aug, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer scienceBut the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate psychology programs that explore...
03 Aug, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves CO₂ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Psychology says people who drink too much coffee every day may be seeking more than just caffeineFor many people, coffee represents far more than a source of caffeine. It becomes a comforting ritual, a productivity cue, a social traditi...
17 Jul, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
How AI Is Changing Animal ResearchMachine learning is revolutionizing animal behavior research by enabling automatic analysis of movement and interactions, surpassing manual...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
China developing deadly Marine Toxins, may be merging AI with bioweapons: U.S. ReportTwo Chinese nationals were apprehended in the U.S. for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus, raising concerns about China's bioweapons ca...
04 Jun, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
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