The study from IISc found a previously unidentified yeast-like symbiont inside the lac insect Kerria lacca, which gives the insect its distinctive red colour and, may also provide other nutrients in return for shelter.

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Odisha

Researchers have developed an integrated method to combine ocean and river system computer models into a smart model able to predict floods accurately

Pune

Research has delved into lightning in North India (NI) and North-East India (NEI), discovering how land use and topography might predict when and where these electrical bursts will occur.

Bengaluru

Researchers at IISc set out to test the hypothesis that well-fed animals are risk-averse by studying how rock agamas (Psammophilus dorsalis) make foraging decisions.

Jodhpur

Data from a centre treating snakebite victims in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, show that many patients bitten by the saw-scaled viper weren't responding well to the standard Indian polyvalent antivenom.

Belagavi

The specimen was collected and sent to ZSI who confirmed that this was the first-ever record of Euthyrrhapha pacifica in India

California

New research from Stanford University has discovered a distressing link between coal-fired power plants and the harm they can cause to two of India's most important crops - Rice and Wheat.

Bengaluru

Research uncovers how worldwide weather trends contribute to the rise of simultaneous heatwaves and droughts in India, stressing the urgency for better weather forecasting and climate preparedness.

Calicut

Researchers have discovered two new species of dragonflies from the Western Ghat - Merogomphus aryanadensis from Kerala and Merogomphus flavoreductus from Maharashtra.

Mumbai

Combining two electrochemical techniques, hydrogen permeation-based potentiometry (HPP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), the researchers efficiently measured the coating degradation rates on the industrially relevant metal.

Bengaluru

Researchers have shown how subtle nanoscale changes to the spacing between cancer cells can enhance ultrasound treatments' effectiveness in killing those cells.

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