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Plant worlds in remote locations
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Oceanic islands can be used as models for ecology, biogeography, and evolutionary studies. Many groundbreaking discoveries, including Darwin's theory of evolution, have resulted from the study of island species and their interactions with their living and non-living environments. An internat
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Study finds earth's volcanic hotspots are cool
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): A new research has found that the hotspots that create volcanic islands like those of Hawaii, Iceland or the Galapagos are surprisingly cool, and may not originate from active lava plumes in earth's deep mantle.
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Couple adopts Galapagos Giant Tortoise at Nehru zoo in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 28 (ANI): A Hyderabad-based couple along with family members has adopted the 121-year-old Galapagos Giant Tortoise at the Nehru Zoological Park.
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Reports of over 300 Chinese vessels near the Galapagos deeply troubling: M
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of over 300 Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands disabling tracking systems are 'deeply troubling'.
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Climate change may affect giant tortoise's ability to migrate
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 19 (ANI): Climate change is a factor that might affect the Galapagos or giant tortoise's ability to migrate at the right time, reveals a study. The creatures are known to take the migration routes to look for the right temperature and the right food quality, the
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Galapagos giant tortoise thought 'extinct' found after 100 years
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): A living member of a species of giant tortoise long thought to be extinct has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Ferdinandina.
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