Big dams worldwide causing extinction of species: Study
Despite being hailed as conservation sanctuaries that protect species from hunting and deforestation, reservoir islands created by large dams across the world undergo sustained loss of species every year, new research has found.
May 31, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Wow! Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt has a new wasp species named after him!
The new wasp species, called Conobregma bradpitti, belongs to a large worldwide group of wasps parasitising in moth or butterfly caterpillars.
May 09, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Three new species of mouse lemurs discovered in Madagascar
Mouse lemurs, like all other lemurs, are native to the island-nation of Madagascar.
May 03, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
One trillion species on Earth and we know nothing
Biologists from Indiana University have combined microbial, plant and animal community datasets from government, academic and citizen science sources, resulting in the largest compilation of its kind.
May 03, 2016, 11:01 AM IST
Ancient India, Eurasia link were 'freeways' for biodiversity exchange
Before the final collision of Eurasia and the Indian subcontinent, land bridges between the landmasses may have served as 'freeways' of biodiversity exchange that flowed in both directions, says a research led by Grismer.
Mar 25, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Smaller species may go extinct without fossil trace
The fossil record is much more durable than any human record, says researcher.
Mar 22, 2016, 12:16 PM IST
New golden frog species found
Researchers have discovered a new species of pale-gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia.
Mar 18, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
Mystery `hobbits` not humans like us: Study
Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but a different species, according to a study published Monday that dives into a fierce anthropological debate.
Feb 16, 2016, 04:02 AM IST
Size does matter when it comes to animal brains
A mammal's brain size predicts its problem-solving ability, says a study.
Jan 28, 2016, 17:07 PM IST
Researchers find, name rare dinosaur from Appalachia
The species, found in the US state of Alabama in marine sediment, is the most complete, primitive duck-billed dinosaur ever to be discovered in the eastern US.
Jan 26, 2016, 22:03 PM IST
Birdsong helps scientists discover new species in Arunachal Pradesh
Scientists named the new bird species as Zoothera salimalii.
Jan 21, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
How new genes emerge during evolution
The chance appearance of certain combinations of elements in the genome can lead to the generation of new genes that drive evolutionary innovation.
Jan 02, 2016, 17:15 PM IST
New shark species can light up the sea
Researchers have discovered a new species of lanternshark that can light up the dark and deep sea for its benefit.
Dec 30, 2015, 17:08 PM IST
New species of anthropoid primate found in Libya
The scientits performed the research at the Zallah Oasis, a promising site for unearthing fossils from the Oligocene period, roughly 30 million years ago.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:43 PM IST
New species of duckbilled dinosaur found
The discovery helps explain an evolutionary transition from an earlier duckbilled species to that group's descendants.
Nov 13, 2015, 16:30 PM IST
'Illegal trade threatening survival of Indian star tortoise'
WAP discovered evidence of a thriving international criminal operation, with tortoises smuggled in boxes hidden under food items such as vegetables or fish.
Nov 10, 2015, 20:54 PM IST
New link in humans, apes evolution found
Researchers have identified a new species of small ape that existed before the evolutionary split of humans/great apes (hominids) and gibbons (the 'lesser apes' or hylobatids).
Oct 31, 2015, 00:33 AM IST
76-million-year-old pig-snouted turtle found in US
The turtle discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is one of the most complete skeletons of a turtle found from the age of dinosaurs.
Oct 26, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
New giant tortoise species discovered in Galapagos
The discovery of the new species is likely to help focus attention on the newly named Eastern Santa Cruz Tortoise.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:56 PM IST
Bats important for survival of rare frog, other species
A rare frog species found in remote caves hidden in densely forested mountains near the border between Russia and Georgia depend on bats to survive, a study has found.
Oct 22, 2015, 15:09 PM IST
