But to the scientists who excavate there, the site is known as something else entirely: the rat cave. “The first time I went to the excavations at Liang Bua, I remember watching the bones coming ...

AN origin story from the Nicobar Islands indicates that before people became ruthless towards forests, trees could walk and ...

Here are some cool facts we learnt from Nalini Ramachandran’s new children’s book, Once Upon a Beginning, which offers ...

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Rats and rodents pose significant health risks beyond mere annoyance, transmitting potentially fatal diseases like hantavirus and bubonic plague. These creatures spread bacterial and viral ...

Facing steep Himalayan slopes, the team initially used mules for transport until roads were built. The project highlights India's engineering prowess with innovative construction techniques and ...

Beating Mumbai’s scorching summer at Mahim Beach. (Vijay Bate/HT PHOTO) 192pp, ₹499; Speaking Tiger The Diamond-Encrusted Rat Trap: Writings from Bombay convinces the reader that when poets ...

In Brody’s vermin series, oversized black and white images of rats appear to pixelate behind street art tags. People are “either grossed out by them, or they are antagonistic toward them ...

The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), set to be inaugurated by PM Modi, symbolizes a monumental feat of engineering, connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Railway personnel faced immense ...

Rats and mice are also prominent in the actor’s artwork — an ode to Brody’s time in New York City. The actor’s collection is receiving mixed reviews, with some critics slamming his work as ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Saturday's Johnstown Mill Rats at Springfield Lucky Horseshoes game was canceled due to inclement weather. Johnstown (5-4) will travel to Champion City (1-9) at 4:05 p.m ...

A new-to-science Himalayan bat has blurred the India-Pakistan divide. A team of Indian scientists documented 29 species of bats during a series of surveys in the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand ...