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It is the 21st century, and human beings have transcended their lives far from ordinary. And yet, the origin of life on Earth is still one of the greatest mysteries of all times. Until now, biology explained the origin of life as the formation of the cell, ultimately creating every living organism on the planet.

Researchers from NCBS, NHM, WII, Mizoram University, Pachunga University College, and IISc have documented a new genus and species of Natricine snake from Northeast India. 

காற்று - நாம் உயிர் வாழ முதன்மைத் தேவை.

Researchers from Bose Institute, Kolkata, investigated the effect of air circulation and the varying climatic conditions on the mustard aphids that migrate across the Indo-Gangetic Plains in Northern India. The authors traced the pests’ exact origin by studying the backward courses of air movement along known migratory routes.

वैज्ञानिकों ने सुपरबग के खिलाफ अस्पतालों को इससे निपटने के लिए अनुशंसित कार्यों का एक समूह प्रस्तावित किया है।

Every year, the 5th of June is observed as the World Environment Day to “encourage worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment”. For 2019, the theme is ‘Air Pollution’, and the host country is China. On this occasion, Research Matters caught up with three leading scientists from the country that are actively pursuing research on different aspects of air pollution. The three researchers, Prof. A R Ravishankara, Prof. S K Satheesh and Prof. Navakanta Bhat shared their work and thoughts on the ‘burning’ problem of air pollution.

Researchers from the IIITD, CSIR-IMT and DU designed NeuroPIpred, a web-based tool that uses machine learning techniques to craft insect-specific pesticides.

कर्करोगाच्या पेशींपर्यंत औषध पोहोचवण्यासाठी आयआयटी मुंबई येथील संशोधकांनी प्रथिने असलेला वाहक तयार केला आहे. 

Researchers from the Nature Conservation Foundation, explored organisation of plants and fruit-eating bird communities of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. They observed 43 plant species and 48 bird species in the region, and have identified the different networks formed between the trees and their avian seed dispersers.

हाल ही में हुए अध्ययन में शोधकर्ताओं ने केरल के पश्चिमी घाट में मेंढक की एक नयी प्रजाति खोजी है। माइक्रोहाइला डरेली नामक यह प्रजाति माइक्रोहाइला जीनस  से संबंधित है जिसे आमतौर पर संकरे-मुँह वाला मेंढक कहा जाता है क्योंकि इसका शरीर त्रिकोणीय-आकृति और नुकीले थूथन वाला है। इस प्रजाति  के मे