Anesthetic drugs can make plants faint the same way they mysteriously knock us out

Researchers have found that anesthetics can temporarily cause plants to go still and unresponsive like humans and animals.

Dec 13, 2017

Illuminating plants may replace electricity soon as researchers transform trees into light source

Researchers at MIT have come up with a method to transform trees into light source through plant nanobionics.

Dec 13, 2017

Jurassic Park to turn into reality? Study finds ticks in amber that fed on DINOSAUR BLOOD!

In latest discoveries, scientists have found dinosaur's bloodsucking ticks inside a piece of amber which is supposedly a hundred million years old.

Dec 13, 2017

Here's how humans pose a jumbo problem for captive elephants

Elephants face a harrowing time in captivity, leading us to the question: Should their presence in temples be done away with?

Dec 12, 2017

Scientists may one day clone the Tasmanian tiger and bring it back from the dead

The DNA sequencing of the Tasmanian tiger was done based on a 106-year-old genome of a pup preserved in a jar.

Dec 12, 2017

Excitonium exists: Scientists discover mysterious new form of matter theorised half a century ago

The discovery of a new form of matter called "excitonium" can help scientists better understand the weird world of quantum mechanics.

Dec 11, 2017

Viral video of a polar bear starving to death is breaking hearts on social media [PHOTOS]

Speaking to National Geographic, Paul Nicklen, a wildlife photographer, said: "We stood there crying, filming with tears rolling down our cheeks."

Dec 11, 2017

52,000 year old Lonar crater lake: 10 interesting facts [VIDEO]

The Lonar Lake of Maharashtra is considered a mystery. The lake is alkaline and saline at the same time, which is unheard of, and, the water in this lake never dries up!

Dec 9, 2017

Discovery of strange Antarctic air-eating bacteria can change the way we search for alien life

Strange Antarctic bacteria that live on air can be key in the search for alien life on other planets.

Dec 9, 2017

Air pollution can damage a child's brain forever: UNICEF [VIDEO]

The UNICEF report noted that air pollution-related ailments has led to the deaths of over 920,000 children under the age of five every year.

Dec 7, 2017

Spectacular rainbow lasting 9 hours in Taiwan all set to break 23-year-old record [VIDEO]

The rainbow lasted for eight hours and 58 minutes – from 06:57 am local time to 3:55 pm.

Dec 6, 2017

Samsung fuelling climate change by using 'dirty, old-fashioned fossil fuels' to make gadgets, says Greenpeace

Samsung still relies on dirty, old-fashioned fossil fuels like coal to make gadgets, according to Greenpeace.

Dec 6, 2017

Astronomer reveals 13% of sky covered by mysterious fast-moving gas in a map

Astronomers across the world will have free access to the map; it would aid the researchers in learning more about high-velocity clouds as well as the local Universe.

Dec 5, 2017

2 yrs to Swachh Bharat deadline, 62% districts not open-defecation free [VIDEO]

About 400 of India's 640 districts are yet to declared open-defecation free (ODF), according to the latest government data.

Dec 5, 2017

Yellowstone Supervolcano more likely than Nibiru to cause doomsday, say conspiracy theorists

A major super eruption is likely to occur at the Yellowstone in the US but they are not sure when exactly it would take place.

Dec 4, 2017