New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century. The cat, called Tilcayo by local communities, is part of a group called tiger cats found across much […]
Biotechnology and healthcare: where we are in India, and where we need to go
Biotechnology, when I was a student in the early 1970s, was test tubes, pipettes, culture plates and microscopes. Today, however, biotechnology is no longer just a laboratory discipline. It is a platform for technologies that power healthcare, agriculture, industrial manufacturing and environmental solutions. Biotechnology today is an integrated inter and multi-disciplinary science where biology has […]
New Wild Cat Species: Meet Tilcayo: The tiny wild cat discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests after more than a century
A Leopardus tilcayo cat walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia (Picture credit: Reuters) Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of wild cat in Bolivia’s cloud forests, marking the first time in more than a century that a new living cat species has been formally named and described.The cat, […]
Let’s work to keep our students while we still have them
Key points: School leaders must act before more students slip away from the classroom Attendance is the scoreboard–connection is the game Chronic absenteeism isn’t the problem–it’s the signal For more news on students and school attendance, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub According to research I recently saw , About 16% of young people ages 18 […]
Assam Government Announces ₹194.55 Crore Scholarship for 1.66 Lakh Tribal Students, ETEducation
The Assam government on Wednesday announced scholarship assistance worth Rs 194.55 crore for 1,66,124 Scheduled Tribe (ST) students. Guwahati, The Assam government has announced scholarship assistance worth Rs 194.55 crore for 1,66,124 Scheduled Tribe (ST) students pursuing higher education, as part of a special initiative aimed at promoting educational opportunities and digital literacy among tribal […]
Rattlesnake blood could reinvent the fight against deadly venoms
Herpetologists first discovered in 1933 that rattlesnakes are immune to their own venom. Native to the Americas, rattlesnakes are pit vipers, a family of vipers with a heat-sensing pit organ between each nostril and eye. Venom resistance in snakes comes in two forms: either the targets in their bodies have evolved such that the venom […]
Why are moths attracted to bright lights?
For an insect flying at night, the brightest part of the natural environment is usually the sky, including the moon and stars. | Photo Credit: Max Kleinen/Unsplash — Delin Paul Recent research has actually suggested that this description is misleading. Many moths may not be deliberately flying towards the lights but because artificial lights interfere […]
As AI marches on math research, scholars ponder the future
On July 20, mathematician Levent Alpöge, who works at the artificial intelligence company (AI) Anthropic, dropped a casual tweet on X. He claimed the company’s advanced large language model Claude Fable 5 had produced a counterexample to an 87-year-old open problem in algebraic geometry called the Jacobian conjecture. By working on it during the FIFA […]
El Niño arrived early. Why its impact was felt from India to the Panama Canal
Parts of the world experience impacts of El Niño differently. The same broad climate phenomenon can contribute to drought in one region and unusually heavy rain in another. Many people expected El Niño to become a major factor later in the year, particularly as it strengthened towards the winter months.But signs of the phenomenon had […]
Over 90% of education budget spent on salaries: Minister, ETEducation
Basavaraj Rayareddi Mysuru: More than 90% of Karnataka’s Rs 55,000 crore education budget for the year 2026-27, is spent on salaries, said higher education minister Basavaraj Rayareddi. Speaking after inaugurating the silver jubilee celebrations of JSS Speech and Hearing Centre, Rayareddi said govt alone could not provide education and healthcare to everyone and stressed the […]