Scientists Found a Rare Fossil Showing Snakes Once Had Legs and Looked Very Different From TodayA remarkable fossil, Najash rionegrina, reveals snakes evolved gradually, losing legs and reshaping their bodies over millions of years. Th...
01 May, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
What happens when IIT Delhi brings 25 cutting-edge inventions under one roof? From rescue robots to bionic lenses, a playground of futureIIT Delhi's I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics showcased India's deep-tech advancements at its 5th-anniversary exhibition. The event highlighted...
25 Sep, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Snake-Rabbit fight causes traffic snarl in South CarolinaA fight between a snake and a rabbit has caught the attention of netizens.
02 Jun, 2024, 01.47 AM IST
Watch: Rahul Gandhi takes part in snake boat race in KeralaA video clip tweeted by ANI showed Rahul Gandhi rowing a snake boat on the Punnamada Lake in Kerala's Alappuzha district
19 Sep, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
- Artificial skin that can 'feel' temperature changes created
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Using a mechanism similar to the one used by the organ that allows pit vipers to sense their prey, researchers have...
30 Jan, 2017, 05.32 PM IST
Traveler's diary: Camp at the picturesque Ladakh & experience the Onam festivalOnam is when Kerala has a great time. Boat races, song and dance & lots of good food. Ladakh's amazing landscape is natures own sculpture ...
28 Jul, 2016, 07.27 AM IST
Tailless amphibians enthrall kids at PilikulaOn Sunday, croaks, woofs, meows and the sound of hissing resonated at Pilikula Nisargadhama.
04 Oct, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Unearthed: 33% of Egyptian animal mummies are dummies!They found that almost 33% of the animal mummies lying across 56 museums in UK where they were exhibited actually had no animal remains in ...
12 May, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Crows make a point, lest humans get lost in their own hubrisAt the very least, a certain 1963 Alfred Hitchcock avian classic may have to be reclassified from horror to docudrama.
23 Dec, 2014, 06.41 AM IST
- Grinning gorgon
As for Medusa’s much-maligned drop-dead stare, only by looking at her through a reflection, from a mirror or a burnished shield, could one ...
16 May, 2014, 04.41 AM IST
- Mobile museum on aquatic species
A mobile museum of aquatic animals on the Chandrabhaga beach has become the latest tourist attraction of Konark.
24 Dec, 2013, 04.23 AM IST
- This Wildlife Week, youths to get lessons in catching snakes
With an aim to create awareness about snakes, Indore civic body and Kamla Nehru Zoological Park authorities are organizing a slew of events...
01 Oct, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
Harrington Street to showcase Gond and Bhil artists' worksKolkata's leading gallery, Harrington Street Art Centre, is bringing to the city an exhibition that showcases the best of Gond and Bhil art...
19 Apr, 2013, 06.28 PM IST
- 6,000 hop aboard Science Express
Science Express - Biodiversity Special (SEBS) became a magnet for science enthusiasts and children of the city as it attracted 6,000 visito...
20 Dec, 2012, 04.44 AM IST
- Nashik forest department says no to snake exhibition
Deputy conservator of forests, Arvind Patil, said that exhibition of snakes without permission is not allowed and such an act would attract...
24 Jul, 2012, 12.59 AM IST
Code for ProphetsCan a God of Reason ever be so unreasonable as to punish someone who is merely trying to save his people from slaughter?
21 Jul, 2012, 03.18 AM IST
- Kerala to protect sacred groves
With global warming spurring biodiversity conservation efforts, the Kerala government has started an ambitious programme to protect 'sacred...
17 May, 2010, 03.28 PM IST