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Fossil site reveals giant arthropods dominated seas 470 million years ago
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Discoveries at a major new fossil site in Morocco suggest giant arthropods - relatives of modern creatures including shrimps, insects and spiders - dominated the seas 470 million years ago. Early evidence from the site at Taichoute, once undersea but now a desert, records numerous large "fre
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Study explores effect of carbon dioxide on bumble bee reproduction
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Even though a beekeeper puffing clouds of carbon dioxide into a hive to calm the insects is a familiar image to many, less is known about its other effects on bees.
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Study shows superbugs in the environment rarely transfer over to humans
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An international team of scientists investigating transmission of a deadly drug-resistant bacteria that rivals MRSA, has found that whilst the bugs are found in livestock, pets and the wider environment, they are rarely transmitted to humans through this route.
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Study finds that honey bee life spans are 50 per cent shorter today than t
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study by entomologists shows that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50 per cent shorter than it was in the 1970s.
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Entomologists warn about how insects will be affected by climate change
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists warned that climate change affects insects in ways that will 'drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems' if no action is taken.
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Study: Flies smell motion of odours to navigate
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The survival of all animals and insects, from wolves to bees, depends upon their ability to find the source of odors, which is a challenge when wind disperses and obscures their source. Past research has shown that animals and insects navigate their way to these targets by sensing the inten
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Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from the consequences of climate change, it will "drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems."
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Researchers explain how some fireflies flash in sync
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stake out in Pennsylvania's Cook State Forest at the right time of year and you can see one of nature's great light shows: swarms of fireflies that synchronize their flashes like strings of Christmas lights in the dark.
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Why parents in their prime produce the best offspring: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Parents face a trade-off between putting resources into their offspring versus using resources to enhance their chances of survival so they can have more offspring. The best allocation of resources depends on age. More experienced parents are better at getting food, so they can pass on more
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Scientists discover how insects play keystone role in ecosystems
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
We need to stop thinking of insects as 'creepy crawlies' and recognize their keystone role in the ecosystems.
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Study: Novel insecticides have devastating effects on honey bee health
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to recent study, insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have a devastating effects on honey bee health.
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Study reveals how insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As with most living creatures, bees carry an innate electric charge. Having found that honeybee hive swarms change the atmospheric electricity by 100 to 1,000 volts per meter, increasing the electric field force normally experienced at ground level, the team developed a model that can predic
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