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Tardigrades or water bears as called are chubby eight legged microscopic organisms have superpowers when it comes to surviving very harsh conditions. The survival...

Even after your heart ceases to beat, a vital part of your body continues to thrive long after you're gone – your microbes. In a fascinating study exploring the field of necrobiology, researchers have discovered that the microbes residing within you during your lifetime not only persist postmortem but also play a crucial role in recycling your body to facilitate new life. This is life after death.

In the modern lifestyle, we are exposed to many chemicals in our everyday life to meet our escalating material demands. As per an estimate, we come across about 500 chemical compounds daily, several being synthetic and toxic in nature. Many of these toxic chemicals have the potential to bring about severe health impacts not only in human beings but also in other living organisms existing in nature. Release of these chemicals into our environment also causes pollution of soil, water and air and these ultimately again reach the human body through the food chains.

A groundbreaking ecological experiment led by the University of Oxford on Borneo Island demonstrates the remarkable potential of replanting logged tropical forests with diverse seedlings in expediting their recovery. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study underscores the significance of biodiversity preservation in pristine forests and its restoration in recovering logged forests.

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have genetically modified a marine microorganism with the capability to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic in...

In a sweeping global analysis encompassing thousands of animal and plant species, a concerning trend has emerged: species across the board are shrinking in size. Researchers have pinpointed this phenomenon most prominently in fish, which are undergoing significant reductions in size.

Paper cups, believed to be benign, harbour toxic chemicals that can inflict harm on ecosystems and living organisms much like their plastic counterparts, according to a latest study.

Challenging Your Body Clock: Unravelling Disruptions with Mathematics

In a groundbreaking revelation, scientists have unveiled Earth's most diverse ecosystem, and it's not the vast oceans, lush rainforests, or sprawling swamps. Surprisingly, it's the unassuming soil (earth) beneath us that teems with life, shaping the very essence of our planet. Recent research by ecologist Mark Anthony and his team has spotlighted the astonishing biodiversity within this unexplored realm.

Around 1.1 million years ago, a substantial cooling of the climate in southern Europe led to the extinction of early human populations on the continent, according to a recent study led by researchers from UCL. The findings, published in the journal Science, reveal the existence of previously unknown extreme glacial conditions during that period, driving the climate to levels unsuitable for archaic humans and ultimately causing their disappearance from the continent.