Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

National Science Day is observed on February 28 to mark the day one such Indian scientist and physicist, CV Raman, made the discovery called the ’Raman Effect’ ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler Conservation has long wrestled with a deceptively simple question: not whether to act, but where action will matter most. Forest restoration, protected areas, wildlife corridors, ...

Evolution is biology's powerful method of engineering. It works by generating many variants of DNA, RNA, and proteins inside cells and letting nature "select" the organism that performs best.

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discovery that contributes to a shifting view of how ...

In a study (DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2026.100677) published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology on February 12, 2026, researchers from Tsinghua University, the Kunming Institute of Zoology (Chinese ...

Discover 9 science museums in India every curious traveller should visit, from Bengaluru’s Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum to Kolkata’s Science City, offering interactive exhibits, ...

Plant biologist Molly Edwards started a science communication business called Science IRL to showcase the exciting and curious side of science.

Karthik Sankaranarayanan trained in two quite different scientific subfields as a graduate student and as a postdoctoral ...

Medicinal plants produce a wide range of bioactive compounds, yet the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms underlying their ...

From coral gardens in French Polynesia to rewilded forests in Romania, a new generation of conservation projects invites travellers to witness — and support — environmental restoration in action.