Gossiping involves being able to read social codes and pick up a host of other signals.

Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.

Over the past 16 years, Florida has successfully returned over 500,000 tons of shells to the Gulf, providing vital surfaces for young oysters to settle and mature. These oyster reefs create important ...

The Nagas have sought the return of the remains for years, with formal talks with Pitt Rivers Museum, which holds the varsity’s collection, beginning in 2020.

Donkeys are more than just packs of animals and load carriers; these herbivores have the capacity to contribute more to the environment than most humans. Over four decades ago, authorities in Israel r...

The Indian Ocean’s geological history and climate have shaped its unique biodiversity, from microscopic plankton to the largest whales.

Scientists say system to treat contaminated wastewater offers a model for ensuring food security in a fast-warming climate

A new field of “tokenomics” has emerged to measure the return on all the money companies are pouring into artificial intelligence.

How much is the drive to be "AI-native" changing the core of traditional consulting?

The Milky Way contains a fossil record of galaxies it has absorbed.

Is Immortality Possible? Nature has answered the same way for 3.5 billion years.

Bengaluru civic polls: The city could lose Rs 907 crore in 2026-27 without an elected council, after missing Rs 964 crore under the 15th Finance Commission. Experts warn delayed elections could hurt c...

Karnataka’s 314 missing heritage sites—temples, forts, caves—vanish from records due to urbanisation and neglect. Digital mapping locates 534 of 848 notified monuments, raising conservation concerns a...

The Pacific island nation of Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of ​Naoero, reverting to its traditional designation in a ‌move it said was aimed at strengthening national identity ...

Why a pile of unread books is not stressful, yet a pile of unread emails is.

The more confident our participants were about the political beliefs of someone they disagreed with, the more likely it was that they were wrong.

It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture.

New ASUSE data shows women-owned businesses are driving job growth for women, led by a surge in manufacturing sector

As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...

Qualcomm may have the open-platform answer to disrupt Nvidia's death grip on the AI ecosystem. The chip company, best known for its work in mobile devices, mad...

A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.

Padel’s rise has not been met with unbridled enthusiasm.

Explore how Adivasi youth express mental distress beyond clinical terms, revealing unique cultural narratives and the need for better understanding.

In Borpada village of Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, Bhil tribals revived the age-old practice of halma to desilt and restore a neglected public well after years of failed panchayat appeals, showin...

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Writer Aakriti Mandhwani writes about her trysts with India’s various independent bookstores.

The company has partnered with OpenAI's ChatGPT to power the feature, which aims to move users away from traditional keyword searches.

Fifty years ago, France was the undisputed leader in wine. The Judgment of Paris changed everything.

The "dark proteome" is much more exciting than we thought.

A decades-long search to identify a mysterious blood antigen has led researchers to a hidden genetic difference found in a tiny number of people.

TOI Correspondent from London: Two thousand Jain manuscripts bought by British pharmaceutical entrepreneur Sir Henry Wellcome, which had been held by the Wellcome Collection in London, a museum set up...

The Nagakunda stepwell in Sudi, Karnataka, dating to the 11th century, has been restored by the Deccan Heritage Foundation under the Adopt a Monument scheme.

As ions move within this structure during charging and discharging, they alter the material’s electronic configuration, producing a visible colour change.

Cleaner air is making marine clouds dimmer and oceans warmer, revealing a climate trade-off called the "clean air paradox."

A ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had thought of. Experts believe it may have further uses

Stolen history is heading home! The US has officially returned 657 ancient artefacts to India, worth nearly $14 million. From a $7.5M Buddha to a looted Ganesha, these treasures were rescued from inte...

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Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than lawmakers can regulate it, while global AI governance fragments in real time

Dr Rajendra Singh, the Water Man of India, believes that India’s traditional ecological wisdom is not nostalgic folklore but a living, scientific system rooted in culture. In an interaction with Abhij...

For many young people, climate change education is disconnected from what they see as helpful to everyday life.

We live in an age where our houses are more full of stuff than ever. Death cleaning is an act of love that helps makes things for those you leave behind a lot easier

As long as women continue to write, read and reimagine the world, novel reading will remain a vital site of feminist resistance and possibility.

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.