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Sewage discharge is worse for rivers than agriculture: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New research from the University of Oxford, published ahead of World Rivers Day (September 24), finds that sewage flow into rivers has a bigger influence on water quality and the animals and plants that live in rivers than surrounding land development. The findings were published in Global
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Study sheds light on the origin of complex life forms
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have succeeded in cultivating a special archaeon and characterizing it more precisely using microscopic methods. This member of the Asgard archaea exhibits unique cellular characteristics and may represent an evolutionary 'missing link' to more complex life forms such as animals
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Research finds ice-free Antarctic area growth leads to unbalanced biodiver
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study into the impact of global warming on the biodiversity of the Antarctic has identified how the predicted expansion of ice-free areas will impact native animals and plants, paving the way for the invasion of non-native species in Antarctica.
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ASU study: Over 1.1 million sea turtles poached in past 3 decades
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Arizona [US], September 7 (ANI): The unlawful killing and trafficking of animals and plants, together with the climate issue, is one of the biggest dangers to wildlife biodiversity. The illegal wildlife trade is one of the world's most valuable clandestine enterprises, despite numerous laws
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Study finds gravitational action of sun, moon influence animals, plants
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A team of international researchers has shed light on the fact that the rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants, and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
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Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behaviour of animals and p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 5 (ANI): The rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. This truth has been somewhat neglected by scientific research but is
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