Experts advise against killing snakes, warning it increases bite risks and fails to deter future appearances. Instead, homeowners should fo...

Natural rat deterrents like peppermint oil, garlic, and onions offer temporary relief due to their strong scents. However, their effectiven...

Easter Island's iconic statues hide a forgotten environmental tale. New research reveals Polynesian rats, introduced around 1200 CE, decima...

Taking suo motu cognizance of the coal mine blast in Meghalaya, which killed 30 people, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued a notice o...

After nearly a decade-long ban, Meghalaya has inaugurated its first scientific coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. This follows the 2014 NGT b...

While January 18, 2025, may bring its share of difficulties for some zodiac signs, the challenges are not insurmountable.

Discover the best washing machines under 10000 in this article as it highlights a variety of semi-automatic top-loading models from well-kn...

NYC's rodent infestation prompts unconventional solutions, including a proposed birth control plan using ContraPest. The city's battle agai...

Humanity's future is with the rat, a social and empathetic animal. So it's time we understood our shadows.

Under the DSR technique, paddy seeds are drilled into the field with the help of a machine that does seeding of rice and spray of herbicide...

Anorexic patients can normalise their eating rate by adjusting food intake to feedback from a smartphone app.

Curcumin, extracted from turmeric, can treat early stages of glaucoma which is one of the leading causes of blindness.

A private pest control firm in Mumbai has apparently eliminated a whopping 3,19,400 rats — a nice even number — in a week from the state se...

Apparently, all the methods hitherto tried — including the use of tranquillisers and decoy predators — to bust the pigeon boom have laid an...

The team used a kind of chlorophyll analog called Chlorin e6 (or Ce6), which is found in some deep-sea fish and is used as an occasional me...

Following the footsteps of the European Union and Israel, India on Friday decided to ban animal testing for cosmetics, becoming the first c...

Two unique ideas from India - one a non-surgical and completely reversible alternative to tubectomy and another the development of a biodeg...