The study, published April 26 in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens. It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean.
At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger.
Researchers from the University of Iowa have determined the origin of that response to a threat. According to a recent study, a neural circuit connecting two distinct brain regions controls how animals, including humans,
Queensland [Australia], October 24 (ANI): According to a University of Queensland-led study, some of Asia's largest creatures, like tigers and elephants, are living with people despite trends toward extinction that date back 12,000 years.
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Marine protected zones protect the oceans, seas, and estuaries. These zones aid in the preservation of the plants and animals that live in these waterways, but the advantages of protected areas extend well beyond their borders.
Cachar (Assam) [India], October 19 (ANI): As many as 13 exotic animals were recovered in Assam's Cachar district along the Assam-Mizoram border, officials said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the occasion of World Food Day, World Animal Protection urges its supporters, stakeholders and partners to join their movement to transform the food systems that fuels animal abuse and is one of the top four contributors to the current publ
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): According to new research, oxygen levels in the Earth's atmosphere are likely to have "fluctuated wildly" one billion years ago, creating conditions that could have accelerated the development of early animal life.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Amid the rising number of lumpy skin diseases, Prabhu B Chavan, the Minister of Animal Husbandry in the Karnataka government on Thursday assured the farmers and cattle owners that, the government is banning the animal slaughter and transport t
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 12 (ANI): Intensifying its efforts to curb the spread of the lumpy virus among animals across the state, the Yogi Adityanth-led government in Uttar Pradesh has completed the vaccination of almost 100 per cent of cows in seven districts and more than 8
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): A new study shows how development disrupts deer movements, resulting in the animals losing their ability to match their foraging with the wave of the most-nutritious springtime plants.