New research from India reveals that, contrary to long-held scientific beliefs, feeding on trees and shrubs does not provide Asian elephants with more protein than grazing on grass.
Padubidri V. Shivaprasad was awarded the prize for pioneering an out-of-the-box solution to the global food crisis: teaching rice to be wild again.
Researchers have developed a computer model using the agent-based simulation framework, BharatSim, to simulate a potential H5N1 bird flu outbreak in a realistic South Asian community.
Researchers have identified a new species of giant deep-sea squid, Taningia silasii, from the southeastern Arabian Sea.
India's poorest students are closing the STEM gap, but a strong gender bias and the high cost of private colleges continue to block equitable access to 'high-value' science and technology degrees.
Researchers found that urban female sparrows invest more time and energy into parental care than their rural counterparts, yet have significantly lower reproductive success.
Deep learning models applied to drone images offer a fast, accurate, and scalable alternative to costly manual tree surveys.
Six young researchers have been named the winners of the Infosys Prize 2025, celebrating their extraordinary contributions to science and scholarship in India. The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the laureates, all under 40, who are being honoured for research that tackles some of the world’s most pressing challenges and complex theoretical problems. Their work ranges from creating absurdly fast algorithms to pioneering sustainable fertiliser production.
New study on India's four most medically important snakes—the spectacled cobra, Russell's viper, common krait, and saw-scaled viper—has revealed that a snake's age, or life stage, is the dominant factor determining the amount of venom it produces.
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown species of the unique aquatic insect known as the water-penny beetle, marking the first-ever record of its genus in Tamil Nadu. The discovery, made in the fast-flowing Kurangani stream of the Bodi hills, introduces Jaechanax kuranganiensis to the world.
