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ISRO satellite images reveal the scale of Dharali's destruction: A fan-shaped deposit of sediment and debris

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Summary ISRO satellite images have unveiled the devastating impact of the flood in Dharali village, Uttarakhand, showing a fan-shaped deposit of sediment and debris. The flood al... Read More


Why did Napoleon's Grand Armee perish in the 1812 retreat from Moscow? Study identifies new culprits

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Summary A new study suggests that Napoleon's Grand Armee perished during the 1812 retreat from Moscow due to a combination of fatigue, cold, and diseases like paratyphoid fever an... Read More


As 'Bangladeshi language' controversy sparks outrage, here is how linguists have classified Bengali dialects

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The controversy over a police officer's letter to the Banga Bhawan in Delhi, calling Bengali a 'Bangladeshi language', has bowled into a full-fledged political fracas. "Translati... Read More


Tigers turning maneaters? Why do big cats hunt and eat humans in the country of the 18 tides?

New Delhi, July 31 -- Summary In the Sundarbans, tigers are notorious for attacking and consuming humans, a behavior not seen in other regions. Experts suggest environmental factors like brackish wat... Read More


How did early humans successfully colonise beyond Africa? Their spread in various African climes gave them a unique 'ecological flexibility', says research

New Delhi, June 25 -- For years, scientists have pondered the reasons behind humanity's successful spillover from Africa to Eurasia and beyond. Various hypotheses have been suggested, ranging from int... Read More


IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024

New Delhi, June 24 -- The IBAT Alliance, a collaboration between four of the world's largest and most influential conservation organisations announced on June 23, 2025, that its 2024 investment in bio... Read More


Crossing continents: Oxford study reveals how pre-Columbian dogs moved slowly across the Americas, alongside farming societies

New Delhi, June 20 -- Prior to the arrival of Europeans, native dogs slowly spread southward across the Americas alongside early farming societies, mirroring the rhythms of human migration, agricultur... Read More


Ayahuasca: US tourist's death in Peru highlights how Amazonia's sacred hallucinogenic ceremony continues to be the poster child of indigenous knowledge's misappropriation

New Delhi, June 19 -- The death of a United States (US) tourist in Peru earlier this month again brought issues of traditional knowledge's misappropriation, lack of regulation as well as Access and Be... Read More


World Crocodile Day 2025: How a saurian became the island of Timor

New Delhi, June 17 -- An organism that hunted the dinosaurs, the crocodile (and its cousins like the alligator, caiman and gharial) has changed little in design from that time. It is this body design ... Read More


In Delhi, the air is clean, and temperatures are comfortable for just 259 hours in a year: Study

New Delhi, June 17 -- Air pollution and urban heat cancel out 88 per cent of Delhi's 'thermally comfortable hours' in a year, according to a new study conducted by CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Respi... Read More