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Some spiders may transfer mercury contamination to land animals: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Many spiders sit patiently in their webs, waiting for prey to come to them. Arachnids that live near lakes and rivers eat aquatic insects like dragonflies. However, if these insects live in mercury-contaminated streams, the metal can be passed on to the spiders that feed on them. Researchers
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Sanitized ready-to-eat salad may contain disease-causing bacteria: Researc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A review paper published in the journal Foods describes a study that provides an overview of studies on minimally processed vegetables (MPVs), with a particular focus on the Brazilian market.
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Study finds how virovory is enough to fuel physiological growth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that a type of Halteria, which are tiny ciliates that live in freshwater habitats all over the world, may consume large quantities of infectious chloroviruses. For the first time, the team's laboratory tests have also demonstrated that a virus-only diet, or "virovory,"
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Study reveals what ancient underwater food webs can tell us about the futu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Have humans wreaked too much havoc on marine life to halt damage? New analysis challenges the idea that ocean ecosystems have barely changed over millions of years, pointing scientists down a new path in conservation efforts and policy.
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Study finds climate change lowers nutrition, increases toxicity at base of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): According to research from Dartmouth College and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, climate change impacts on freshwater systems can lower nutrition and increase toxicity at the base of the food web.
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