25 million years of error

Scientists got the origin of flowering plants wrong

Rare microbial predators with voracious appetite form a new branch in ‘tree of life’: Study

Learning more about these undiscovered branches of life can help shed more light on the foundations of the living world and how evolution works

Tracking Tigers

The pugmark method of counting tigers in the wild is a tedious exercise. But this method really works amidst all modern criticism and technology

Farm fatale

Rise in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other forms of cancer cases linked to farming activities

Cloned dilemma

Researchers try to find the reasons for failing cloning experiments

ANDi the modified

Raising the first genetically modified monkey rekindles debate

The generation gap

Offspring of GM organisms are unable to survive till adulthood

Sleep aids in learning and memory

Science puts fruit flies to bed

Micro-organisms can detect minute changes in their environment

How they detect minute changes in their environment

Appearances can be deceptive

Humanity's puzzling past

The 4.5 million year blind leap from "almost human" to Homo sapiens continues to baffle palaeontologists, but 2 new finds offer a new …

DNA at play

Gene editing has taken the scientific world by storm. We take a look at the science, techniques and long-term ramifications

What makes us so?

This is no longer a question for philosophers. Evolutionary biologists also dwell upon it. Manuel Massot from Laboratoire Ecologie & Evolution,…

Lone ranger

Rare flower gives clues to evolution of flowering plants

Study explains why human brains is three times larger than simians

How fish survive in freezing Antarctica waters

How a fish species keeps from freezing

Stinking tree treats cancer

Survey to find best specimens for cloning

LIFE STRATOSPHERIC

In fits ‘n’ starts

An obstinate frog tells the tale of Himalayan rise

Humanity's puzzling past

The 4.5 million year blind leap from "almost human" to Homo sapiens continues to baffle palaeontologists, but 2 new finds offer a new …

Did scientists just discover the world’s oldest fungi?

It is an indication that life-forms evolved to survive deep under the sea, without access to either light or oxygen

Unhearthed

Human encroachment has created imbalance in the avian ecology. Better management practices are needed for the conservation of species diversity

New Genesis

The mapping of human genes opens up new frontiers and also gives rise to fresh fears

Walking whales

Recently found fossils provide evidence that mammals were predecessors of whales

Malefactor!

Passive smoking adversely affects lung function of females