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In 2025, scientists discovered a new “zombie” fungus in British caves; it appears to manipulate spiders before killing them |

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A new species of fungus capable of manipulating spiders before killing them has been formally identified in...

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Tomato plants grown in space switched thousands of genes; Nasa study reveals how light helps replace gravity as a growth signal |

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A tomato plant carries thousands of genes that stay largely quiet under normal growing conditions. Send that...

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In 1992, Nasa put live frogs and their eggs aboard the Space Shuttle; the eggs were fertilised and developed in microgravity |

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For a developing frog embryo, gravity is more than the force that keeps it on the ground....

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Bheem Habitat Mars: Living beyond Earth: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla unveils BHEEM concept for setting up habitat on Mars, Moon, other planets

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The habitat concept emerged from research undertaken during the Indian leg of Shukla’s astronaut training in Bengaluru...

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In 1816, a Barbados-born doctor used dogs and cats to test blood transfusion; his forgotten experiments showed why animal blood could not replace human blood |

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Human blood was used in an attempt to revive exsanguinated dogs. Image Credit: National Library of Medicine...

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Meet Hu Jiahao, the 17-year-old Chinese student who spent 40 nights searching for a snake and helped identify a species new to science |

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​Representative Image of an adult female snake with distinctive scales crossing a mountain road after being discovered...

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Scientists found a fungus that turns ants into ‘zombies’, forcing them to bite leaves and die so the parasite can spread |

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PC: Natural History Museum of Utah A fungus can turn an infected ant into what scientists describe...

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Older than dinosaurs and Himalayas: Why Bengaluru’s 3-billion-year-old Lalbagh Rock is in the news; history of city’s ancient landmark and why citizens are fighting to protect it

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On August 30, thousands of Bengalureans gathered at Lalbagh and marched towards the iconic rock. It has...

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Scientists discovered Mars’ southern interior is 200-400°C hotter than its northern half; the planet may be partly molten beneath the surface |

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Scientists have found that Mars is not the geologically uniform ball of rock it might appear from...

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Scientists released up to 45,000 cubic feet of water per second from Glen Canyon Dam for 8 days in 1996; the artificial flood rebuilt Grand Canyon sandbars

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Glen Canyon Dam (Image Credit: Canva) For eight days in 1996, the Colorado River through the Grand...

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