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Study shows how turtles fared decade after oil spill
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research confirms that turtles rehabilitated in the aftermath of the disaster had high long-term survival rates.
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Noida imposes Rs 10,000 fine for mishap caused by pet animals from March 2
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid rising cases of menace caused by dogs, the Noida authority has formulated a policy regarding pet animals.
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Entomologists warn about how insects will be affected by climate change
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists warned that climate change affects insects in ways that will 'drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems' if no action is taken.
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Researchers find experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animals
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Investigators have reported an experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumor regression in mice.
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Study: Flies smell motion of odours to navigate
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The survival of all animals and insects, from wolves to bees, depends upon their ability to find the source of odors, which is a challenge when wind disperses and obscures their source. Past research has shown that animals and insects navigate their way to these targets by sensing the inten
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Researchers discover a rare fossil clam alive
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Discovering a new species is always exciting, but so is finding one alive that everyone assumed had been lost to the passage of time. A small clam, previously known only from fossils, has recently been found living at Naples Point, just up the coast from UC Santa Barbara. The discovery appea
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Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from the consequences of climate change, it will "drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems."
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Chemotherapy efficacy can be significantly increased using new treatment:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
To decipher these adverse effects, the researchers examined the animals' lungs at an intermediate stage - when tiny micro-metastases may have already developed, but even advanced imaging technologies like CT cannot detect them.
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Delhi air pollution: Simple dos and don'ts to stay healthy when there's sm
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The smoke in the air due to industrialization and scenarios like farm fires when merged with fog, especially in winter create smog that comes with a bundle of severe conditions in humans, and animals and has the capability to kill plants. Smog has a direct effect on the respiratory system
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Arjun Chopra's The Helping Hand NGO has reached a critical milestone of 5K
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI/PNN): The Helping Hand, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that works for the health and nutrition of impoverished children, education for the poor, and animal welfare, has reached a significant milestone by strengthening its network in India and interna
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500 million-year-old fossils unearth answers to many evolutionary riddles
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealing what the first animals to make skeletons looked like.
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Assam: Kaziranga National Park take steps to help animals survive harsh wi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The authority of the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Kaziranga National Park in Assam has taken steps to help the animals survive the harsh winter, as North East India face cold waves.
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