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TopicMammals

Topic: Mammals

Why do women live longer than men? German anthropologists have an answer

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Scientists develop most accurate 3D map of mammal brain yet. It’s like ‘having access to a Google map’

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Why newfound ancient marine invertebrate has been named after Zelenskyy

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Fossil leads to discovery of sabre-toothed predator & how fallen meteorites can be found using AI

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Scientists find first direct evidence that venom glands evolved from salivary glands

The study sheds light on how oral venom systems evolved and proposes that mammalian salivary glands could be repurposed to produce venom under the right evolutionary circumstances.

Bonobo, the ‘make-love-not-war apes’ whose mothers meddle in their sons’ sex lives

For Bonobos, sex is really a family affair with mothers protecting their sons’ mating attempts from interference by other males.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.