New research reveals that a unique Indian skink species arrived on the subcontinent by rafting across the ocean from Southeast Asia millions of years ago, a journey made possible by fluctuating sea levels.

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Dehradun

Researchers undertook a comprehensive snow leopard survey covering 59,000 square kilometres of Ladakh's terrain using camera traps and field surveys.

Hyderabad

Researchers designed a new molecule called compound 7c that targets a specific HDAC called HDAC3, known to play a key role in the development and spread of aggressive breast cancer.

Bengaluru

Scientists from the ALICE collaboration at the LHC have announced the first evidence for antihyperhelium-4 nucleus detection.

Roorkee

Researchers model a non-ideal magnetic gas filled with tiny dust particles to find how shockwaves travel through them.

Bengaluru

New research shows how tiny saliva, hair, or scat traces can accurately identify individual carnivores, paving the way for smarter conflict resolution.

Bengaluru

Researchers study how auditory epithelial cells in chicks simultaneously coordinate position and orientation to arrange themselves lining the inner ear.

Bengaluru

Researchers studied how these highly arboreal (tree-dwelling) primates, who are under pressure from human activity, actually use the space around them.

Bengaluru

New research addressed the Tungsten Diselenide clumping problem by introducing a polymer, Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP), into the mix.

Bhopal

Researchers create a cleaner and greener bio-based proton exchange membrane for fuel cells made of plant and animal materials.

Pune

A new study identifies a unique signature for detecting magnetic black holes and places a strict upper limit on their number.

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