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Fastest swimming insect could serve as inspiration for uncrewed boat desig
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Whirligig beetles, the world's fastest-swimming insect, achieve astonishing speeds by using a tactic shared by fast marine animals and waterfowl, according to a study.
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Pheromones impact fake behaviour in beetles: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Predation is a driving force in the evolution of anti-predator defences, and death faking, or immobility in reaction to dangers is a widespread defensive strategy shared by many animal species.
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2 held in Assam's Goalpara for smuggling 'supari' from Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
During the probe, it was revealed that the apprehended persons were involved in money laundering with Bangladeshi businessmen via cash transactions and payments through suspected bogus Indian Bank accounts, the DIG Partha added.
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To harvest fresh water out of vapour in air, researchers take inspiration
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A group of scientists is developing cutting-edge technology to capture water vapour in the air and turn it into liquid. Professor Michael Tam of the University of Waterloo and his PhD pupils Yi Wang and Weinan Zhao have created sponges or membranes with a sizable surface area that continuou
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150-pound statue, other items stolen from ‘Beetlejuice 2’ set
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The film set for 'Beetlejuice 2' in Vermont was burglarized recently.
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‘Blue Beetle’: Xolo Mariduena starrer superhero film's official trailer ou
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
DC Comics has finally unveiled the official trailer of the upcoming superhero film ‘Blue Beetle.’
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Willem Dafoe joins star cast of 'Beetlejuice 2'
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The most anticipated sequel 'Beetlejuice 2' has added another member to its star cast and it's none other than actor Willem Dafoe.
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Researchers find how ambrosia beetles identify their food fungi by their s
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Active agriculture is practised by several species of ambrosia beetles. They cultivate and look after food fungi in the wood of trees as social groups and control the growth of so-called weed fungi.
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Ambrosia beetles can distinguish between different species of fungi by the
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A study has found that ambrosia beetles can recognise their food fungi by their scents
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Jenna Ortega to star in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice 2? Find out
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Jenna Ortega is interested in playing a part in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice 2". The actress who played Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series spinoff "Wednesday" is currently in talks to take on the part of Lydia Deetz, who was played by Winona Ryder in the original movie. Burton, who served a
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Research helps to resolve evolutionary origins of the 'platypus of fungi'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never quite found a fit along the fungal family tree has been shown to have a common ancestor, according to a University of Alberta-led research team that used genome sequencing to give these peculiar creatures their own classification home.
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Microbial enzymes are the key to pectin digestion in leaf beetles: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): A research team shows in a new study how leaf beetles could successfully use new and previously indigestible food sources in the course of evolution. The insects acquired enzymes from microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer that enabled them to degrade p
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