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Study suggests venom contributed to formation of new fish, insect species
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Swansea [UK], August 8 (ANI): Venom contributed to the extraordinary diversity of insects and fishes, the most species-rich invertebrate and vertebrate groups in the animal kingdom, according to the findings of a recent study.
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Venom contributed to formation of new species of insects, fishes: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Swansea [UK], August 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that venom contributed to the extraordinary diversity of insects and fishes, the most species-rich invertebrate and vertebrate groups in the animal kingdom.
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Stem cells can use same method as plants, insects to protect against virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day
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Wasps valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health just like bees: St
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): According to a new review paper led by UCL and University of East Anglia researchers, wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more.
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Study suggests improving water quality could help conserve insectivorous b
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 26 (ANI): A new study is one of the first to find evidence for a causal link between the decline of insectivorous birds (i.e. birds preying on flying insects), the decline of emergent aquatic insects, and poor water quality.
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Researchers find why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brighton [UK], February 10 (ANI): During summers, bumblebees and honey bees can be seen foraging on the same flower species, whether in Britain or many other countries. Now, researchers at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) at the University of Sussex, have found that dif
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Novel study reveals litter provides habitat for diverse animal communities
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nottingham [England], January 25 (ANI): While a heap of litter lying in a river may be mistaken as a pollutant by some, however, in a novel study of local rivers, experts at the University of Nottingham in the UK have discovered that more invertebrates - animals without a backbone, such as
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Chicco offers Anti-mosquito Gel and spray for babies and children
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Not only in the summer, but also in the mild months, rarely do we get any respite from being exposed to different mosquitoes and insects.
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Police sirens being used to scare away locust swarms in MP's Panna
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Panna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Swarms of locusts are being scared away by the district administration in Panna, using police sirens on Wednesday. These insects were seen in Panna Tiger Reserve yesterday where they attacked wild plants and trees.
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Scientists develop non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Feb 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed a non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes with a simple hack that uses ordinary baker's yeast and orange oil to eliminate the nasty insects while they are still in their larval stage.
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Researchers build annoying indestructible robotic insects
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 2 (ANI): If flies and mosquitoes weren't enough, researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a new type of robotic insects, which remain functional even if you squash them with a fly swatter.
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Unable to tackle locust swarms, Sindh minister suggests Karachiites to mak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 12 (ANI): Karachiites are witnessing swarms of locusts descending upon their city from Balochistan's coastal areas. Taking a jibe over the situation, Sindh minister of agriculture Ismail Rahu has asked the people to take advantage of the situation calmly by preparin
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