Cyanobacteria thrive in warm, sunny lakes and ponds that contain excess nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients derived from fertiliser, manure and sewage. When conditions are right, cyanobacteria multiply ...

A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

The team headed to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum in Cambridge, where they were granted permission to collect the yeast ...

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Shukla says Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma -- the first Indian to travel to space --has been ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

Dr Jitendra Singh is the minister of state for science and technology and earth sciences Exclusive Interview/ Dr Jitendra Singh, minister of state for science and technology and earth sciences IN ...

Abhinav Singh In August 2024, the Union cabinet approved the BioE3 policy-Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and ...

Tucked away on state Route 18 is a trail where hikers meander through pinyon-juniper forest, braving rocky and sandy conditions to get to a single point — one of the ...