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How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover 'rules' for how neurons encode new information

New Delhi, April 21 -- Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain sto... Read More


Elevate yak to its rightful place in sustainable development agenda, says ICIMOD as Nepal observes first day dedicated to humble bovid

New Delhi, April 20 -- The yak, a ubiquitous presence in Nepal and the rest of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), must be elevated to its rightful place in the sustainable development agenda, Kathmandu-ba... Read More


Foragers discover wild foods in Indian cities

New Delhi, April 20 -- While living in Goa during the Covid-19 pandemic, Parveen Choudhury - now based in Bengaluru - took up regular, purposeful walks to pass the time. During these walks, she came t... Read More


Gobar Times: The Day Earth got angry

New Delhi, April 20 -- It was a fine morning with a bright sun in the sky and it looked as if it was staring at me. I got up and asked the Sun, "Why do you look at me and shine? It is just because of ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2025)

New Delhi, April 18 -- Army admits replacing invasive Kikar trees with indigenous species in Delhi Ridge In a reply filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Indian Army acknowledged that it... Read More


Study links climate change to rising arsenic levels in rice, increasing health risks

New Delhi, April 17 -- Warmer temperatures and higher carbon dioxide levels could increase arsenic concentrations in rice, according to a new study published in Lancet Planetary Health on April 16, 20... Read More


Most of West Bengal's Deucha coal project to be underground, claims state agency

New Delhi, April 17 -- A major portion of the Deucha-Pachami-Dewanganj-Harinsingha coal mining project in West Bengal's Birbhum district would be executed underground, without requiring the eviction o... Read More


Hints of life beyond Earth? James Webb telescope detects possible biosignatures on distant exoplanet

New Delhi, April 17 -- Astronomers at the University of Cambridge have detected chemical traces in the atmosphere of a distant planet - signs that, on Earth, are produced solely by living organisms. T... Read More


No kidding: goats prove brainier than sheep and alpacas

New Delhi, April 17 -- When we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren't usually the first to spring to mind. We may picture tool-using primates or puzzle-solving crows. But my recent resea... Read More


The world could stop central Africa's deadly mpox outbreak if it wanted to

New Delhi, April 17 -- The global outbreak of mpox in 2022-23 affected more than 100 countries and grabbed the attention of the scientific community. Research on mpox has intensified since. The virus... Read More