Is That Hole in Your Yard a Snake Den?A hole in your yard doesn't automatically mean a snake den, as snakes rarely dig their own. They prefer pre-existing burrows made by mammal...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Polar bears struggling to adapt to longer ice-free Arctic periodsPolar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay risk starvation as climate change lengthens periods without Arctic Sea ice, despite the creatures' willi...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
An endangered whale species is speeding towards extinctionConservationists in the US are pushing for federal rule changes to expand speed restrictions for vessels along the East Coast in order to p...
21 Oct, 2023, 09.26 AM IST
Centre holds meeting with health experts to revisit existing guidelines for monkeypoxThe meeting, which was headed by Dr L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief, was attended by officials from the National Aids ...
04 Aug, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageingThe method, detailed in a paper in the Science Translational Medicine journal earlier this month, involves inactivating a gene called kat7 ...
20 Jan, 2021, 06.46 AM IST
Amer Heritage Trail, Spa holidays & hiking: Take a taste of a million local flavours of IndiaThe annual festival of Saputara Monsoon Festival is currently ongoing and shall conclude on September 9, 2019.
29 Aug, 2019, 07.28 AM IST
This election season, you have more than one reason (Rahul Gandhi) to visit WayanadThe Congress President has popularised Wayanad. But there’s more to the beautiful hill town.
25 Apr, 2019, 05.15 PM IST
From the perfect skydiving picture to mesmerising underwater shots; adventure photography is the latest travel fadTravel to capture extreme moments.
15 Mar, 2018, 05.19 AM IST
- Tumour found in 255 million-year-old mammalian ancestor
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) US researchers said on Thursday they have discovered a tumour in a 255-million-year-old mammalian ancestor called ...
09 Dec, 2016, 07.52 AM IST
Indus Valley Civilization 8,000 years old, not 5,500; ended because of weaker monsoonThe discovery, published in the prestigious 'Nature' journal on May 25, may force a global rethink on the timelines of the so-called 'cradl...
29 May, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
Scarface: Scientists discover new species of pre-mammal in ZambiaScientists have identified a new species of 'pre-mammal' in Zambia that may have been venomous and lived around 255 million years ago.
16 Aug, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
We're in the early stages of a mass extinction: StudyThe new study, published today in Science Advances, explains that we are suffering extremely elevated levels of species losses.
22 Jun, 2015, 02.12 PM IST
- Animals can predict earthquakes: Study
For the first time scientists have been able to capture and document how the behaviour of wild animals changes prior to an earthquake - a d...
01 Apr, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
- Youngest learners
Religious feelings could be instilled in very young children much before parents teach children about God.
19 Nov, 2013, 04.50 AM IST
- IUCN calls for international monitoring of Western Ghats
The demand came amid debates over conservation of the mountains, which have been added to UNESCO's list of iconic places.
11 Jul, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- Rajdhani hostage saga: Motive still a mystery
Villagers smelt a rat when an elephant herd came out of the forests some days ago and entered the Jhargram town.
29 Oct, 2009, 08.16 AM IST
Huge emission cuts can save Arctic iceCutting greenhouse gases by 70% this century would spare the planet the most traumatic effects of climate change, including the massive los...
15 Apr, 2009, 07.50 AM IST