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Researchers discover elephant extinction could have major impact on atmosp
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintaining the biodiversity of forests in Africa. If the already critically endangered elephants become extinct, rainforest of central and west Africa, the second largest rainforest
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Social reformist Wangchuk urges PM Modi for climate mitigation, says 2/3rd
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Sonam Wangchuk, the engineer from Ladakh whose life story inspired the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the safety and protection of Ladakh as studies suggested the extinction of nearly 2/3rd of the glaciers in the Union Territory.
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Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. The fossils represent the first record of theropods, a dinosaur group that includes both modern birds and their closest non-avian dinosau
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Extinct species of Himalayan Owl found in Kanpur, days after rare Himalaya
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Days after a rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture was captured by locals, an extinct species of Owl which is rarely found in the plains, was discovered in the city's new market, informed officials on Wednesday.
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Study reveals reduction in impact of prairie dog plague on other organisms
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal Ecological Applications,' when a sylvatic plague outbreak decimated black-tailed prairie dog populations in the Thunder Basin National Grassland in 2017, researchers saw an opportunity for a "natural experiment" to investigate the impact of the r
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Diving birds more prone to extinction: Scientists
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Diving birds like penguins, puffins and cormorants may be more prone to extinction than non-diving birds, according to a new study by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. The authors suggest this is because they are highly specialised and therefore less able to adapt to
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Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
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Study reveals diving birds are more prone to extinction
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Diving birds like penguins, puffins and cormorants may be more prone to extinction than non-diving birds, according to a new study by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. The authors suggest this is because they are highly specialised and therefore less able to adapt to
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Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The study offers a plausible explanation as to how at least 37 of these marine reptiles came to meet their ends in the same locality, a question that has vexed paleontologists for more than half a century. The research presents evidence that these ichthyosaurs died at the site in large numbe
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Distance between humans and nature is growing: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The idea that humans are facing a global extinction of experience of nature is popular, but there is poor empirical evidence of its reality. To shed more light on this, the scientists measured how the average distance from an individual's home to the nearest area with low human impact change
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Study: Extinct 'monkey lemur' shows similarities to fossil humans
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Analysis of teeth of extinct lemurs has revealed fascinating clues to the evolution of humans, a University of Otago study has found.
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Study finds dinosaurs were in their prime before downfall due to asteroid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A landmark study has revealed that dinosaurs dominated the world right up until a deadly asteroid hit the earth, leading to their mass extinction, some 66 million years ago.
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