The World Cup Reminds Us of the Animal Origins of FootballPigs' bladders were once a versatile tool, serving as containers for lard, preserves, and even in scientific and medical applications. Thei...
14 Jun, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Crashes with kangaroos and other wildlife are rising across Australia, and a 21% spike in claims reveals exactly when and where you're most at riskAnimal collisions on Australian regional roads are a growing crisis, with claims rising 21% in 2025. Kangaroos and wallabies are the primar...
13 Jun, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Kerala: Nipah patient's route map released; animal husbandry dept sets up control roomKozhikode district administration has released the route map of a 43-year-old man infected with the Nipah virus. He is currently on ventila...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
South Africa's Drakensberg grasslands still look the same, but farmers say droughts, heatwaves, and disease are quietly changing what the land can supportDrought and heatwaves are decimating sheep flocks in South Africa's Drakensberg mountains, threatening the livelihoods and cultural identit...
11 Jun, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Autodesk revamps self-serve store for next generation of creators and buildersThis digital-first approach simplifies discovery, purchase, and management of Autodesk solutions, reflecting India's growing digital econom...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...
10 Jun, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Harsh Goenka shares 'lovely exception' amid debate over Indian tourists abroad, video shows people dancing to a Bengali song at Van Gogh MuseumIndians dancing abroad: A video from the Van Gogh Museum showcasing international visitors dancing to a Bengali folk song offers a positive...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
Drones hit historic museum in Russia-annexed Crimea as officials alter train scheduleUkrainian drones struck a historic museum in Sevastopol and targeted Russian energy infrastructure. Authorities reduced nighttime train ser...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
20,000 people sign petition against US President Donald Trump's manga and anime posts in JapanAlmost 20,000 people have signed an online petition in Japan to protest against US President Donald Trump and the White House using manga a...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
In 1967, an archaeologist’s spade bit into volcanic ash on Santorini, and Akrotiri emerged like a Bronze Age time capsuleAn extraordinary archaeological discovery in Akrotiri, Santorini, has unveiled a hidden prehistoric metropolis. Entombed under layers of vo...
09 Jun, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
To Russia, with love: Indian contemporary art arrives at the Hermitage that houses masterpieces by Rembrandt and RaphaelThe State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is thrilled to unveil 'Sediments of Becoming', an exhibition that introduces the dynamic lands...
07 Jun, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before DinosaursAncient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. Thes...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
This 415-million-year-old monster scorpion existed before trees, and it's the biggest everScientists have identified Praearcturus gigas, a one-meter-long scorpion from the Early Devonian period, as the largest scorpion ever disco...
05 Jun, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Scientists just found a "fake dinosaur" that walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years agoA newly named 'witch croc,' Labrujasuchus expectatus, roamed the American Southwest 212 million years ago, predating similar dinosaur forms...
28 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Goodbye to the myth that Tanystropheus hunted on land: CT scans suggest a stranger life in the seaPaleontologists have long debated the Tanystropheus, a prehistoric creature with an unusually long neck. Recent CT scans of its skull revea...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
How to identify if the snake near your pond is a cottonmouth or just a harmless watersnakeMany people mistake snakes for cottonmouths. Experts say to look for specific features. Cottonmouths have stout bodies and dark facial stri...
21 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST