Feeding your pet raw meat exposes them to harmful parasites, bacteria: Study
Raw meat-based diet can lack important nutrients, which can lead to health problems, particularly in young animals.
Jan 15, 2018, 19:15 PM IST
Seven new species of spiders discovered; named after Harry Potter, GoT characters
Two species are named after spider characters from the classic works by J R R Tolkien.
Jan 15, 2018, 16:04 PM IST
Watch: Whale comes to the rescue of female diver, saves her from tiger shark
The video shows how a 25-ton humpback whale comes to the rescue of a female diver and saves her from a shark.
Jan 13, 2018, 17:48 PM IST
Scientist warns of more frequent cyclones in Arabian Sea
Looking at the data since 2014, experts see a rise in the number of such instances, a phenomenon which might be attributed to global warming, said former Union Earth Sciences Secretary Shailesh Nayak
Jan 13, 2018, 14:03 PM IST
Floods due to global warming will put humanity at risk in coming 20 years
Already today, fluvial floods are among the most common and devastating natural disasters, researchers said.
Jan 12, 2018, 17:28 PM IST
Female swimmer bitten by sea lion in San Francisco
A retired paramedic who was also swimming in the same area helped the victim back to shore where she received first-aid care.
Jan 12, 2018, 16:46 PM IST
Butterflies origin pushed back in time
Researchers say they can learn more about the conservation of butterflies and moths by studying their early evolution.
Jan 11, 2018, 19:42 PM IST
New York City sues oil companies over climate change
The city alleges the fossil fuel industry was aware for decades that burning fuel was impacting climate change.
Jan 11, 2018, 12:44 PM IST
US man sets apartment on fire in an attempt to kill spider
The blaze forced the residents to evacuate and firefighters were immediately called to the building.
Jan 10, 2018, 11:06 AM IST
The modern ocean's average temperature is 3.5 degree Celsius: Study
Each layer of water can have drastically different temperatures, so determining the average over the entirety of the ocean's surface and depths presents a challenge.
Jan 04, 2018, 17:48 PM IST
This wearable sensor for plants efficiency measures water
The plant sensors have been successfully tested in lab and pilot field experiments.
Jan 04, 2018, 16:38 PM IST
Here's how climate change could change the taste of your wine
The study suggests that wine producers now face a choice proactively experiment with new varieties or risk suffering the negative consequences of climate change.
Jan 03, 2018, 16:55 PM IST
New plant species discovered in China
Currently, there are fewer than 50 individual plants of the new species in three localities in Yunnan.
Jan 03, 2018, 16:07 PM IST
Traditional cookstoves causing detrimental impact on India's environment: Study
Scientists, burned a wide variety of biofuels acquired from different parts of India, cooked different meals in a number of varying ventilation situations.
Jan 03, 2018, 13:47 PM IST
Global warming targeting 2 degree Celsius may make the world drier: Scientists
Researchers from University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in China studied projections from 27 global climate models.
Jan 02, 2018, 13:03 PM IST
Ancient jumping genes may give corals new lease of life
The team conducted analyses to find out which genes were turned on or off when Symbiodinium was exposed to heat stress.
Jan 01, 2018, 14:15 PM IST
NASA reveals images of newly created iceberg fragmenting into new pieces
The ice in the Arctic and Antarctic regions has long since been under scientists' radar and has been losing ice at a rapid pace.
Dec 31, 2017, 17:04 PM IST
China's ban on waste import a global warning: Greenpeace
For Greenpeace, this prohibition will send warnings around the world and will promote the search for methods to generate less waste and to treat them adequately in the country of origin just as
Dec 29, 2017, 17:20 PM IST
Scientists discover new species of blind fish inside dark Meghalaya cave
The fish sample was collected from small stagnant pools, a few square meters in area and about 1-2 m in depth, about 1,600 feet from the main entrance of the cave.
Dec 28, 2017, 13:14 PM IST
Nepal rejects India’s offer to jointly re-measure Mt Everest after 2015 quake
The Survey of India proposed re-measuring Mt Everest as an ‘Indo-Nepal Joint Scientific Exercise’ with Nepal’s survey department
Dec 27, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
