United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has counted more than 1,900 insect species that are edibleEspecially in Asia and in Africa, the tiny creatures are touted as delicacies packed with vitamins, minerals and energy
1 min read2 Oct 2019When a Veromess or pergandei ant gets stuck in a spider web, others rush in to the rescue. They dismantle the web and take the trapped ant back to the nest
7 min read13 Jun 2019Human memories emerge from the way individual neurons interact, just like an ant colony's collective memory is created by behaviour of its members
7 min read4 Jan 2019Sujatha Gidla's book Ants Among Elephant is an account of growing up in an 'untouchable' family in modern India
2 min read19 Oct 2018Sujatha Gidla, author of a book on untouchability, on the pervading caste discrimination in the country
7 min read25 Nov 2017'Ants Among Elephants', New York train conductor Sujatha Gidla's searing memoir of life as a Dalit, which is creating a buzz internationally, is really the story of India through the eyes of the 'untouchables'
5 min read8 Sep 2017US ant lab names a new species of ants found in Venezuelan Amazon after English rock band, Radiohead to honour their contributions to music, conservation efforts
1 min read26 Apr 2017Much like human soldiers in combat, African Matabele ants march in formation into battle and afterward retrieve wounded comrades and carry them back home to recover
2 min read13 Apr 2017Indian scientists have discovered an ant species that kidnaps others, behaviour seen for the first time in the tropics
6 min read9 Apr 2017Did you know that an ant, for its size, scurries along nearly four times faster than Usain Bolt at his fastest?
5 min read7 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared