Russia plague news: What to know about the disease and which countries have been affected as lab worker dies in Siberia?At the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, a tragic incident led to the death of a 28-year-old woman, suspected to have contracted pneu...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
All about the Russian anti-plague research center in Siberia from where an unknown and dangerous infection got leakedLast week, a laboratory technician at a Russian anti-plague research institute succumbed to pneumonia of unknown origin, prompting worldwid...
05 Oct, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Russian plague lab researcher dies of pneumonia of ‘unknown’ origin, nearly 200 under observationA 28-year-old worker at an Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died from unknown pneumonia. Russian authorities are inves...
05 Oct, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Russia plague scare: ‘Dangerous infection’ that killed one may have been released after researcher broke a test tube. Here’s what we knowIn a shocking incident, a female researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died due to severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Close...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
US urges Russia to share details on suspected fatal pneumonic plague caseThe US State Department is investigating reports of a suspected fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia. Authorities in Washington are urg...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Plague outbreak: How ancient teeth help scientist decode deadly disease took place 5,500 years agoPlague outbreak was particularly deadly for the young, judging from the burial sites, and attributed this to genetic traits in these stra...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.21 AM IST
Why bringing back the woolly mammoth isn’t a simple cloning job — scientists are solving a massive genetic engineering puzzleColossal Biosciences is working to introduce woolly mammoth traits into Asian elephants through genetic modifications. Researchers are usin...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
31,800 years ago, a squirrel buried fruits inside a Siberian burrow. Thousands of years later, an Ice Age plant was brought back to life using that ancient tissueA squirrel’s ancient food stash buried deep beneath Siberian permafrost has given scientists a rare glimpse into the Ice Age. The fruits re...
20 Sep, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Fyodor Dostoevsky: ‘All men are divided into ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary.’ Ordinary men have to live in submission, have no right to transgress the law…’Quote of the Day from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment frames the novel’s exploration of extraordinary individuals as a profound mo...
19 Sep, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
In 1921, Alaskan seamstress Ada Blackjack joined an Arctic expedition for $50 a month; nearly two years later, she was rescued as its only surviving personAda Blackjack joined an Arctic expedition for $50 monthly pay. She became the sole human survivor after others perished or vanished. Blackj...
19 Sep, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Scientists found an 8-year-old Neanderthal child in a Belgian cave, and DNA from her molar is helping reveal a hidden chapter of our ancient pastThe Scladina child was an approximately eight-year-old Neanderthal who lived more than 120,000 years ago in what is now Belgium. Her remain...
18 Sep, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Russians begin voting in controlled election as war dragsRussia began voting Friday in a three-day parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 202...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.07 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Anton Chekhov: ‘Every happy man should have someone with a little hammer at his door to knock and remind him that there are unhappy people, and…’Quote of the Day: Anton Chekhov's reflection serves as a poignant reminder that even amidst joy, life is laden with challenges. He posited ...
14 Sep, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
More than 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, UK defense chief saysBritish officials report over half a million Russian troops killed and significant military equipment losses. Russian drones targeted civil...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Quote of the day by Alexander von Humboldt: “The most important result of a rational inquiry into nature is...” — Timeless life lessons from an inspiring quote on purpose, balance, curiosity, interdependence, ambition, humility, legacy and why seeing the whole transforms human impact by history’s most visionary polymathQuote of the day by Alexander von Humboldt offers a simple way to understand a complicated world. His thinking placed connection above isol...
11 Sep, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
In the early Holocene, West Siberian peatlands started storing carbon. Today, 11,700 years later, the lowland holds 70 billion tonnes, but thawing puts the store at riskThe West Siberian Lowland holds a vast carbon store dating back to the early Holocene. This immense peatland, the world's largest, contains...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Quote of the day by Fyodor Dostoevsky: 'The price of loving someone very much is never loving again' ; life lessons on how love while giving us joy, can also be painful from Russian literary icon's powerful quotePeople yearn to love and be loved. The idea of being in love is something that many of us like. But love has the power to permanently alter...
07 Sep, 2026, 03.38 AM IST