Internal bacterial makeup of three major life stages of butterfly sequenced

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 14:22

A research team has sequenced the internal bacterial makeup of the three major life stages of a butterfly species.

Types of Kisses

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 21:28

Kisses can be of different types. Often the kiss can imply different emotions. Tenderness, care, love, and just plain affection is hidden in a kiss. So here are 5 types of kisses that you may know of, but may not know what they imply.

Rare butterfly sub-species discovered in Arunachal sanctuary

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 18:38

A rare sub-species of butterfly has been discovered by two scientists at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, much to the delight of in the country.

New butterfly-inspired device for faster communication

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 16:21

By mimicking microscopic structures in butterfly wings, researchers have developed a nanodevice smaller than the width of a human hair that could make optical communication faster and more secure.

India’s second private butterfly park unveiled in Karnataka

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 18:55

The park is the state’s first and India’s second privately-owned and is built by Sammilan Shetty, a hospital management lecturer.

Le Clos claims 100m butterfly gold

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 14:26

Chad Le Clos of South Africa claimed the 100 metre butterfly gold at the World Swimming Championships.

Ottesen Gray wins women`s 50m butterfly gold

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 13:29

Jeanette Ottesen Gray of Denmark won the gold medal in the women`s 50 metre butterfly at the World Swimming Championships.

Striking green-eyed butterfly discovered in US

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 16:42

US scientists have identified a new butterfly species, with a striking olive-green eye colour, in Texas.

A mistake gave India a new species of butterfly

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 12:56

The mistake of shipping weed to India along with a consignment of wheat from the USA during the 1950s inadvertently gifted India a beautiful species of butterfly.