2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (300+ words) The Times of India Kolkata: Scientists have discovered a new species of rare, subterranean, legless amphibian in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, adding to the known biodiversity of one of India’s richest yet poorly explored regions.The new…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (978+ words) Humans consistently walk heel-first, a unique walking style that saves energy but creates higher impact forces on bones and joints. Walking is so familiar that the first moment of each step rarely gets much attention. Humans normally place the heel…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (259+ words) It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards – and it very nearly ended life on our planet entirely BBC Wildlife Magazine It wiped out 90% of life on Earth, turned the oceans into graveyards – and it very…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (441+ words) A team of French researchers has produced a previously unconfirmed type of ice that forms not in the cold, but under crushing pressure and heat exceeding 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit. The findings, published in Physical Review Letters, add detail about conditions deep…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (128+ words) FPREN | By Leslie Hudson Across Florida lots of people head to the sand and surf. But as summer winds down, Fall shark migration is just beginning — and this year, it coincides with a strengthening El Niño. And this year’s El…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (679+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 07:05 pm IST Archibald V. Hill and Otto Meyerhof studied how muscles use chemical energy to contract and recover. Hill measured the heat produced by working muscles, while Meyerhof traced the relationship between oxygen consumption and lactic acid metabolism. Their…...

56+ min ago   (576+ words) Fig. 1. Eukaryotes have their DNA enclosed in a nucleus but prokaryotes do not. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A recent headline suggested a breakthrough: “First Contact” That May Have Led to Complex Life on Earth Finally Witnessed by Scientists.1 Have…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (45+ words) GIGAZINE 'Ptree' is an interactive tree of life that allows you to trace the lineage of animals, plants, bacteria, and viruses. Sep 13, 2026 23:00:00 in Science, Posted by log1h_ik...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (133+ words) According to @CNBC, Stanford researchers report some Character AI users see worsened wellbeing when treating chatbots as friends. Developers can monetize AI companions through tiered pricing that includes wellbeing check-ins and crisis redirection features. Integration with telehealth services offers another…...

7+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1708+ words) Dyna Robotics builds deployable robot foundation models. On-slide demos: kitting, circuit board assembly, box folding, package flipping The talk is organized around three questions the field still does not agree on: What is the right source of pre-training data for…...