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Researchers previously assumed that the formation of a new species took a very long time, but in the Big Bird lineage it happened very soon. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
New bird species evolved in just two generations: study

The novelty of this study is that we can follow the emergence of new species in the wild.

25 Nov 2017 4:46 PM IST

The findings enhance our understanding of how animals can communicate using body posture across the species barrier. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Horses can read human body language: study

Horses are often thought to be good at reading human body language based on anecdotal evidences.

5 Nov 2017 4:59 PM IST

The Nonhuman Rights Project announced Monday it has filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court on behalf of elephants named Beulah, Karen and Minnie. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Find out why elephants are going extinct

Unlike ancient species, scientists find no genetic evidence of interbreeding among two of the world's three remaining...

28 Feb 2018 12:26 PM IST

The researchers identified two genes in the greater mouse-eared bat that may be responsible for its unique longevity adaptation.Science
Surprising bat genetic trait holds secrets of longevity

Researchers have unlocked some of this bat's longevity secrets, with hints for fighting the effects of ageing in people.

11 Feb 2018 1:39 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Widespread transfer of genes is important driver of evolution

These jumping genes are actually small pieces of DNA that can copy themselves throughout a genome and are known as...

9 July 2018 2:14 PM IST

A team of researchers led by Professor Walter Salzburger from the University of Basel recently analysed fish living in deep-sea habitat and discovered that certain deep-sea fish have expanded their rhodopsin genes. (Photo: ANI)Science
New fish species discovered that can detect wavelengths

The deep sea is the largest habitat on Earth and yet one of the least explored due to its inaccessibility.

11 May 2019 3:20 PM IST

The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans including common cold and more severe forms like SARS and MERS, which are life threatening.Opinion
Shashi Warrier | Viruses & nukes: Will we wake up in time or stew?

A green humanoid figure about two feet high stepped on to the ladder and descended to the ground

2 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

A ranger takes care of Sudan, who was the worlds last male northern white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the worlds most recognizable animals. (Photo: AP)Life
Doomed white rhino could save species from beyond grave

Scientists have made progress with rhino IVFs and in just few years have successfully harvested female eggs and...

26 May 2018 12:11 PM IST

The Miombo Woodlands risks losing 90 per cent of its amphibians, 86 per cent of birds, and 80 per cent of mammals. (Photo: AFP)Science
Warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas: report

The lower projection is based on a mercury rise of two degrees Celsius over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.

14 March 2018 9:19 AM IST

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Ecosystem gets affected at night due to light pollution, says study

Artificial light is a pollutant, changing the natural course of ecosystem.

22 Dec 2018 2:23 PM IST

It was named in honor of the Japreria, a disappearing indigenous ethnic group in the Perija in the northwestern Venezuelan state of Zulia. (Photo: AFP)Life
New frog species found in Venezuela and Colombia

With multi-colored skin and a distinctive song, the Hyloscirtus japreria was discovered during expeditions over the past...

30 March 2018 8:43 AM IST

A 90 million-year-old embryo of Beibelong - \baby dragon from China\ - on top of eggshells (dark grey in colour) (Photo: AFP)Science
Giant bird-like dinosaur species found in China: study

The giant bird-like dinosaur species found lived about 90mn years ago in the world.

10 May 2017 2:37 PM IST

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