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In 1968, 20 million squirrels suddenly began migrating across America. The mass exodus confused scientists but the answer was in what happened a year beforeIn 1968, millions of squirrels suddenly flooded roads, crossed lakes and abandoned their usual habitats across America, leaving scientists ...- Frog-inspired robot uses flexible elastic limbs to hop across rough surfaces and swim through waterResearchers from the University of Michigan and the University of California, Los Angeles have made a palm-sized robot inspired by frog-lik...
- In 1976, American animator Bob Boyle helped launch a campaign against Hudson River pollution. 39 years later, EPA's cleanup had removed more than 3 million cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sedimentIn 1976, American animator Bob Boyle helped launch a campaign against Hudson River pollution. The record shows that Robert H. “Bob” Boyle w...
- In 1827, a Romanian polymath, mathematician, physicist and engineer invented a device which helped fuel the rapid expansion of global literacy by getting the first Romanian patent issued in history: The world's first fountain penIn 1827, a Romanian polymath, mathematician, physicist and engineer invented a device which helped fuel the rapid expansion of global liter...
- Rotating garbage island bigger than many countries is floating in Pacific: This 1.6 million sq km patch contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic & is causing serious harm to natureThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch represents a vast area of ocean pollution, containing trillions of plastic pieces and thousands of tonnes o...
- A Massachusetts turtle vanished for 10 years after its 2011 release, then returned as an adult to the same wild habitat; 15 years later, two of its captive-raised offspring were released there to continue the storyA Blanding’s turtle vanished into the wild for more than a decade. Ivy was released in Massachusetts in 2011 after being raised at Stone Zo...
- In 2011, USGS researchers began studying Lake Erie's fish and seasonal hypoxia across a multi-year project. 15 years later, the findings showed fish crowding areas near 2–3 mg/L oxygen, revealing an unexpected shift at the edges of low-oxygen zonesLake Erie’s seasonal hypoxia is changing where fish gather. For years, scientists watched oxygen levels fall and fish move around the lake....
- Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad’s fall: From 24 years in power to death sentenceBashar al-Assad's 24-year rule ended in December 2024 after rebel forces advanced. He fled to Moscow, concluding over five decades of famil...
- Jurassic Sharks on Shark Week 2026: When and where to watch the prehistoric special in the US and UK without a cable subscriptionJurassic Sharks Sharks Week: Shark Week 2026 is taking viewers back to the age of prehistoric predators with "Jurassic Sharks." 'Shark Week...
- Bengaluru's ancient rock older than dinosaurs and Himalayas: 3.4-billion-year-old Peninsular Gneiss in Lalbagh is among Earth's oldest exposed crust; formed before oxygenInside Bengaluru's Lalbagh Botanical Garden stands a rock formation estimated to be between 3.0 and 3.4 billion years old, making it one of...
- A New Study Says the Jurassic Park T. rex May Have Moved More Like an Ostrich Compared to What We Thought PreviouslyNew research challenges the popular image of Tyrannosaurus Rex as a lumbering beast, revealing it likely moved with a bird-like, toe-first ...
- How to Tell If It’s a Worm or a SnakeMany mistake earthworm blind snakes for actual worms due to their size and underground lifestyle. While some invasive worms mimic snake mov...
- ICAR organises Animal Breed Registration Certificate and Breed Conservation Awards in DelhiUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan emphasised the ecological importance of livestock and the need for collective action to conserve India...
- South superstar Keerthy Suresh reveals diet which helped her get a slim-trim figure: ‘Have never worked-out in my entire life’National Award winner Keerthy Suresh shares her fitness secrets. She prioritizes discipline and balance over extreme workouts. Her diet foc...
- H5N1 avian influenza detected in Odisha's Puri dist; govt culls over 6,700 birdsAn avian influenza outbreak has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Odisha's Puri district, leading the state government to implement emerg...
- Shah urges people to shun single-use plasticHighlighting the perils of single-use plastic, the BJP president said it takes nearly 400 years for it to degrade.
- Explore wildlife on wheels in East AfricaA safari trip should be on everyone’s wishlist.
- Bovine inspiration to our ancestors' diets: StudyNew York, March 27 (IANS) Side-to-side movement of the teeth and jaw bones of mammals, especially cows, helped our earliest ancestors to gr...
- Inspired by Yogi Adityanath, Bengal BJP to collect signature of 10 lakh people against cow slaughter"We have decided to go for a mass campaign against cow slaughtering. For the purpose, we will collect signatures of about 10 lakh people," ...
- Samsung develops fastest data-processing chipSamsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, said on Monday it has developed a new graphic memory chip which is the world's fast...
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