16+ min ago   (436+ words) Guwahati: Scientists from two leading research institutions in Assam have developed a promising “smart” cancer drug that can switch itself on in the presence of conditions commonly found inside cancer cells, potentially offering a more targeted approach than conventional chemotherapy,…...

3+ day, 3+ min ago   (398+ words) Guwahati: A plant previously thought to be confined to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been recorded in the hills of Assam’s Dima Hasao district, marking the first reported occurrence of the variety on mainland India. Researchers have recorded Trigonostemon…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (556+ words) Guwahati: India had developed a detailed body of knowledge on elephants centuries before the emergence of modern wildlife science, with ancient texts documenting their behaviour, health, training and welfare, according to a new commentary published in the Journal of Wildlife…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (665+ words) Guwahati: A 15-year search through the forests and fast-flowing hill streams of Northeast India has led scientists to the discovery of three new species of Cascade Frogs, including one named in memory of a Kerala social worker who was fondly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) Guwahati: Scientists have developed a novel technique that can reveal the age, sex and even reproductive status of tigers and leopards by analysing the chemical signatures in their urine and scat, offering conservationists a powerful new way to monitor India’s…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (485+ words) New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday said it has released Rs 342.63 crore to Assam over the past five years for flood management and anti-erosion works, while outlining a multi-pronged strategy combining infrastructure development, riverbank protection and wetland restoration to improve…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (434+ words) Guwahati: India’s conservation roadmap for the clouded leopard has placed the Northeast at the heart of efforts to save one of Asia’s most elusive big cats, identifying 14 priority landscapes across the region that stretch from the Himalayan foothills to the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (642+ words) Guwahati: A village well in Assam’s Goalpara district has yielded an extraordinary discovery—a blind, blood-red eel that has spent its entire life hidden beneath the ground, offering fresh evidence that Northeast India’s aquifers may harbour a wealth of undiscovered…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (873+ words) Dr Amrita Gogoi, Asst. Professor at Dibrugarh University recalls how a flood once interrupted her school examinations. Her narration lacked a crescendo. She remembers sitting at her desk writing while she could hear the waters gush. Soon after, the floodwaters…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (454+ words) Guwahati: A new study led by researchers from Nagaland University has found that seasonal climate variations significantly influence soil microbial communities and biological activity in Assam’s tea plantations, offering fresh insights that could help make tea cultivation more sustainable and…...