Psychology suggests adults who always choose the same seat aren't boring; habits reduce the mental effort required to make decisionsYour brain automates daily tasks through habits. This saves mental energy and provides a sense of security. Research shows nearly half of o...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
World's highest-consuming 10 pc causing environmental damage of up to USD 5.7 trn annually: StudyThe world's top consumers, mainly in the US and EU, cause trillions in environmental damage annually. Biodiversity loss and climate change ...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Italy planted Norway spruce across the Alps in the 1930s, a deliberate-but-naive reforestation drive, but 90 years on, plant diversity is 50% lower than in native forestsA 90-year-old reforestation project in Italy's Prealps planted Norway spruce. A new study reveals this decision drastically reduced plant d...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Mishmi Takins: A mysterious Himalayan mammal spotted in Sikkim that looks like an antelope but is actually a rare goat-like creatureA rare video of Mishmi takins in Sikkim has gone viral. These unusual animals were spotted in Bakuchaang by tourism and forest staff. Mishm...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Friday Motivation by Marie Curie: 'I was taught the way of progress was neither swift nor...' - Nobel laureate's timeless lesson on why success takes timeMarie Curie's journey to scientific breakthroughs was neither swift nor easy, marked by financial struggles and limited opportunities for w...
19 Jun, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
Scientists just found quantum entanglement in a crystal you can see with the naked eyeQuantum entanglement is often described as one of nature’s strangest secrets. Now, scientists have found it inside a crystal large enough t...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Scientists say your kitchen table could be the secret to helping kids excel at MathMath is not always learned from textbooks. Sometimes, the best lessons begin around a kitchen table. A simple family activity, a recipe, or...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
Burmese pythons in Florida are changing Everglades in a surprising way: Study reveals giant snakes are spreading seedsBurmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and mammals that eat f...
18 Jun, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Over one-third of entry-level tasks in India done by AI, finds Cognizant-Pearson studyAI is now performing nearly 37% of entry-level tasks in India, exceeding the global average. HR leaders anticipate entry-level roles will e...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Ants distracted by potato chips in Panama may be forgetting one of their biggest jobs, and scientists say that could slow the seed dispersal plants depend onHuman food scraps on hiking trails disrupt a vital ecological partnership. Ants, crucial for planting seeds, abandon their task for easy sn...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
Indian High Commissioner to Singapore urges businesses to study Singapore's water sector innovationsIndian businesses are urged to study Singapore's water recycling and reuse innovations. This is crucial for drinking water, industrial wate...
18 Jun, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
Forget deadbeat dads: These devoted spiders guard their babies, and science finally knows whyCitizen science data from iNaturalist, combined with decades of fieldwork, has revealed the complex evolutionary history of parental care i...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Scientists just filmed the goblin shark, a 125-million-year-old "living fossil," alive in the deep Pacific for the first time, expanding what we know about one of the ocean's rarest predatorsA rare goblin shark, a living fossil, has been captured on camera for the first time in its deep-sea home. Marine biologists documented two...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Rhodes Scholarship 2027 opens for Indian students: Who can apply and by whenIndian students can now apply for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship 2027. This offers a chance to pursue postgraduate studies at the Unive...
16 Jun, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Scientists just mapped 110 quadrillion kilometers of hidden fungal threads underground, weighing about five times all humans combinedVast underground fungal networks, stretching billions of times to the sun, exist in Earth's soil. These hyphae, finer than hair, weigh more...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Loneliest people in the world are not the elderly sitting alone at home; according to a survey across 142 countries, they are adults in their 20sA global survey spanning 142 countries found that nearly one in four people reported feeling very or fairly lonely. But the most unexpected...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
When the Black Death killed half of Europe in the 1340s, ecologists expected the land to bloom; instead, plant diversity plummeted for 150 years until farming returnedA new study reveals the Black Death's devastating impact on Europe's plant life. The plague's population crash led to a sharp decline in pl...
15 Jun, 2026, 05.13 PM IST