How Australia’s Brown Tree snakes reached Guam after World War II and left biologists baffled by the invasionBrown tree snakes, an invasive species on Guam, have baffled biologists for years. Their population is believed to have started with only a...
How to identify Gaboon Viper: Key physical features, range, habitat, and dietAfrica's Gaboon viper boasts the longest fangs of any venomous snake. This master of camouflage lives in forests and is a patient hunter. W...
A newly found snake species survives predators by disguising its tail as a second headScientists have discovered a new snake species in China's Guangxi region. This tiny snake, named Calamaria incredibilis, has a tail that lo...
Frogs That Eat Murder Hornets Without Harm, Scientists Decode the Secret of Venom ResistanceWhile the northern giant hornet's sting is painful to humans, some Asian frogs fearlessly consume these venomous insects. Scientists reveal...
Infosys Prize 2025: Six researchers to receive $100,000The foundation announced laureates across six categories: Economics, Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life...
Mankind Pharma in race with PEs to buy BSV Group at possible valuation of Rs 13,000 croreWarburg Pincus, ChrysCapital, TPG, Blackstone, EQT, Mankind Pharma, and Dr Reddy's Laboratories are competing to acquire BSV Group, a bioph...
The human Y chromosome may disappear in a few million years. A new sex gene may be the answerThis master sex gene was identified as SRY (sex region on the Y) in 1990.
Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a new sex gene discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanityMost mammals have an X and Y chromosome similar to ours; an X with lots of genes, and a Y with SRY plus a few others. This system comes wit...
View: The new normal in times of covid crisis? Living it is easier said than doneCorporate India seeks to reassure us with daily emails. Ride share apps talk about five layers of safety. Food delivery apps vouch for dail...
RSS, Pakistan on same page in propagating hatred, violence: CongressSurjewala said the BJP works only for a handful of rich people, like the British did.
Sridevi: A woman who lived, loved, and acted on her own termsSridevi's effortless charm in front of the camera made her a force to reckon with; and was often feared by her male colleagues.
Ostriches exist all over India: DNA evidence merely confirms their continuing presenceIndeed, among all the fauna that cropped up during the recently concluded assembly elections, the big bird did not find mention even as all...
Tailless amphibians enthrall kids at PilikulaOn Sunday, croaks, woofs, meows and the sound of hissing resonated at Pilikula Nisargadhama.
Nitish Kumar making political capital out of PM Narendra Modi's 'BIMARU' remark: BJPThe BJP today hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for needlessly making an issue out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's DNA and BIM...
PM Narendra Modi invokes 'Jungle Raj', vows to remove Bihar's BIMARU tagPM also attacked the JD(U)-RJD combine over the recent murder of a BJP activist in Patna, saying "this is the beginning of jungle raaj part...
Ancestor of snakes, lizards likely gave birth to live youngIn an unusual discovery, scientists have found that the ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laying ...
- Kerala mud snake genetically related to Chinese water snake
Linking it to a chance migration through the coastal waters between China and India, researchers have found that Kerala’s mud snakes are ge...