1+ day, 9+ min ago  (502+ words) Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue to prevail over central India till end of the month, India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Saturday. It also forecast isolated rainfall over peninsular India. The central met department said…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (533+ words) Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century's end as climate change becomes an increasingly important driver of species loss, according to scientists, reshaping and often shrinking suitable habitats that the plants need to…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (470+ words) Scientists have uncovered a hidden "sugar code" on the surface of human cells that could transform how diseases are detected. Using an advanced imaging technique called Glycan Atlasing, researchers at the Max Planck Institute mapped the tiny sugar structures coating…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (467+ words) To combat the relentless humidity in Singapore, the answer may be a special jelly-like material speckled on the underside of clothing. Mr David Tan, a delivery rider, wearing the gel-based clothing. He said it was comfortable and kept him cool…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (478+ words) Cold-stored plants in the laboratory are used for research on climate change. Researchers modelled future ranges for numerous species of vascular plants, a category that accounts for almost all the world's plants - those with water-and nutrient-carrying tissues. They looked at…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (360+ words) Officials at the University of South Carolina have described the US$1. 5 million (S$1. 9 million) partnership it signed last summer with Open AI as a path towards smarter research and around-the-clock learning support. Some college students in the US are resisting…...

19+ hour, 28+ min ago  (380+ words) Mesmerising or menaces - British seaside gulls may divide opinion, but recent research shows that these charismatic, and sometimes controversial, birds are struggling to survive in our modern world. Evidence published this week shows significant declines in the numbers of several…...

20+ hour, 7+ min ago  (430+ words) The increasingly urban lifestyles of seagulls in the UK and around Europe has made them experts at grabbing food from unsuspecting outdoor diners, writes Laura Kelley, associate professor at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter. -writes Laura…...

21+ hour, 55+ min ago  (392+ words) TAPS could run dry unless the Government takes action to shore up England's water supply amid the growing threat of droughts, a group of peers have warned. The country's water system is facing compounding pressures from climate change, population growth,…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (346+ words) RIVER barriers are causing major problems for wildlife and are also increasing pollution, campaigners have warned. Some barriers can prevent fish from moving freely More than 70, 000 weirs, dams, underwater gates and other barriers have been mapped across the UK, with…...