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Study explores whether total number of living vertebrates' species can be
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 15 (ANI): During a recent study, professors in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences explored whether or not the scientific community will ever be able to settle on a 'total number' of living vertebrates' species, which might help with species preservation by
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Rare biotic ecosystems should be identified in Bengaluru, declared as heri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): The biodiversity register is being conducted by the Biodiversity Board in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits must be carried out swiftly and completed soon, said Ananth Hegde Ashisara, Chairman, Karnataka Biodiversity Board on Monday
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Uttarakhand develops biodiversity garden with 26 tree species
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Forest Department has developed a park, ''Bharat Vatika'', over a one-acre land in Haldwani Forest Research Center in the Nainital district, showcasing different tree species from across the country.
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Butterflies, moths have difficulty adjusting to changing climate: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 13 (ANI): Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute indicates that the few moth and butterfly species (Lepidoptera) capable of adjusting
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Switch to Green Cement for a better tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI/Mediawire): Not even in the wildest dreams could one have ever imagined what the human race has been through since novel Coronavirus surfaced in 2019. That a pandemic of this scale could not only disrupt lives, but also leave millions gasping for life-giving ox
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Study confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along Brazilian coas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): A study led by the researchers at the California Academy of Sciences confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along the Brazilian coast; management is critical to protecting local biodiversity.
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Researchers find declining biodiversity in wild Amazon fisheries threatens
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): While dozens of wild fish species are commonly consumed in the Peruvian Amazon, the people there could suffer major nutritional shortages if ongoing losses in fish biodiversity continue, as per the findings of a new study.
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Study shows which mammals live most successfully alongside people
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California- Santa Cruz analyzed data from 3,212 camera traps to show how human disturbance could be shifting the makeup of mammal communities across North America.
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World Biodiversity Day: Earth Anthem by Indian poet-diplomat translated in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Earth Anthem penned originally in English by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar has been translated into 100 languages on World Biodiversity Day, May 22.
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Study indicates global warming could reduce biodiversity in tropics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): New research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln suggests that temperature can largely explain why the greatest variety of aquatic life resides in the tropics but also why it has not always and, amid record-fast global warming, soon may not again.
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Report highlights nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): A new report highlights planting urban trees, increasing community green spaces, utilising brownfield sites and building sustainable drainage systems as effective nature-based solutions in cities to improve wellbeing, bring economic benefit, increase biodiversity
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Short-lived plant species are more climate-sensitive, claims study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Bern [Germany], March 23 (ANI): Short-lived plant species are more sensitive to climate change than long-lived ones, a collaborative study by researchers of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Helmholtz-Centr
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