A soil bacterium discovered in Bengaluru could play a key role in building structures on Mars, according to a new study led by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in collaboration with ...

Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human well-being across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Water scarcity ...

Scientists are exploring how graphene-based materials could help solve one of the most pressing environmental challenges of ...

Snow is an insulating blanket, is a thorough source of ground moisture and reflects solar energy back into space that cools ...

Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not make it in the alien lands of Mars. A potential deterrent is perchlorate, a toxic chlorine-containing chemical discovered in Martian soil during various space ...

Scientists have discovered that perchlorate, a chemical previously thought harmful to Martian life, can actually strengthen bacteria-made "space bricks." Researchers found that under specific ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have investigated how bacteria that can mould Martian soil into brick-like structures fare in the presence of perchlorate, a toxic ...

King’s lomatia is a single clonal plant that has survived for over 43,000 years. Here’s how it’s outlasted ice ages, climate ...

Project stands as a compelling reminder that environmental conservation is not an abstract ideal but a practical tool for ...

In a significant step towards promoting fair and equitable sharing of biological resources, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs 17 lakh to the Biodiversity Management Committee ...

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have been like. As an organism that appeared to grow up through Earth’s crust in ...