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Plants have many tricks in their hat to attract pollinators—vivid colours, attractive scents, exciting shapes and patterns, heat and also electric potential. But what is fascinating is how these pollinators process these attractive cues from various plants to pick which flower to visit. If you love chocolates, which one would you choose in a big bag of assorted chocolates? Well, most pollinators must have a similar dilemma. Now, a recent study throws some insights into how insects process so many cues from flowers.

थर्मोइलेक्ट्रिक उपकरणों की नई अभिकल्पना से शक्ति और कार्यक्षमता दोनों बढ़ाई जा सकती हैं

A recent study presents a success story of controlling the spread of Kala-azar in Bihar.

_{ಏಷ್ಯಾದ ಮರಿಯಾನೆಯು ತನ್ನ ಬಾಯಿಯ ಬಲಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಲ್ಲು ಇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವುದು [ಚಿತ್ರ ಕೃಪೆ: ಟಿ. ರೇವತಿ]}

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells found to favour the survival of tuberculosis bacteria, instead of fighting it, shows a recent study.

^{प्रकाशचित्र : अनस्प्लॅश द्वारा एरफान अफशारी}  

घन पदार्थांच्या स्फटिक रचनेतील दोषांचा उपयोग इलेक्ट्रॉनिक उपकरणांचा वेग वाढवण्यासाठी कसा करता येईल ह्याचा शोध संशोधकांनी घेतला

In a recent study, a team of international researchers have analysed how defects in hexagonal boron nitride can help in boosting the performance of electronic devices.

A recent study shows how a smartphone-based tool can be effectively turned into an eye-examination device. This device can take not only retinal photos but also detect early signs of diabetic retinopathy.

ಮನುಷ್ಯ ತನ್ನ ನೂರಾರು ಆಸೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧುನಿಕ ಜೀವನಶೈಲಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುವ ಭರಾಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಣ್ಯಗಳು/ಕಾಡುಗಳು ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ತಾಪಮಾನ ಏರಿಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಇದನ್ನು ತಗ್ಗಿಸಲು ಇರುವ ಪರಿಹಾರೋಪಾಯವೆಂದರೆ  ಗಿಡಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಿ ಅವನತಿಗೊಳಗಾದ ಕಾಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವುದು.

The big, bright, green-coloured Andaman day gecko is a sight to behold; only that, you have to go all the way to the Andaman Islands to get a glimpse of it. Endemic to the islands, these geckos live in trees and are active during the day. Thanks to cash crops grown on these islands today, they can be found in plenty, feeding on bananas, coconuts and betel nuts. They belong to the genus called Phelsuma, believed to have evolved from Madagascar, an island about 6000 km away from the Andamans! A new study has traced their evolutionary history and has thrown some light on how they differ from the other geckos in the Andamans.