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পিয়াঁজ (বৈজ্ঞানিক নাম এলিয়াম চেপা) আৰু নহৰু (এলিয়াম চেটাইভাম) একেই গণ এলিয়ামৰ অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত আৰু একে ৰাসায়নিক গঠনযুক্ত হ’লেও ইহঁতে বেলেগ বেলেগ বিক্ৰিয়া দেখুৱাই। এই পাচলি দুবিধৰ প্ৰায় আটাইবিলাক লক্ষণীয় বিশেষত্বৰ কাৰণ হৈছে ছালফাৰযুক্ত কিছুমান বিপাকীয় দ্ৰব্য়ৰ (মেটাবলাইট) ফলত হোৱা কিছুমান ৰাসায়নিক বিক্ৰিয়া।

In an exciting recent study, researchers have reported, for the first time, an accidental encounter of a male praying mantis (Hierodula tenuidentata), eating a guppy fish  (Poecilia reticulata) in Karnataka.

Researchers from the IISc, Bengaluru, BNHS, Mumbai, OSU, USA, and NHM, London, have discovered two new species of lizards in the Western Ghats.

200 scientists and 73 research institutions from 20 countries have sequenced the entire genome of the bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), it took them 13 years to accomplish.

The banks of the river Krishna, an iconic river in South India, is a sight to behold! As you gaze through its vastness, have you ever wondered how the river is, and since when it is flowing? Here is a trivia—the rivers that flow in Karnataka are, in fact, older than the mighty Himalayas!

Researchers provide insights into the potential of developing a novel insecticide to control mosquitoes and filarial parasites.

“Ecology is boring for the same reason that destruction is fun”, said Don DeLillo, an American novelist and playwright. This saying resonates very well with road ecology. Road kills are soon forgotten till the next one happens, reckless driving in protected areas is ubiquitous and polluting ecologically sensitive area is an act of no shame. And, this is not fun!

Scientists are always on the lookout for novel chemical compounds with medicinal properties to fight many of the diseases we know.

Researchers from RRI, Bengaluru, used an electric field to turn laponite nanoclay suspensions into a gel-like solid to study of the deformation and flow of matter.

Researchers studied how aged garlic extract can help fight cancer and repair damaged liver.