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Study predicts when reefs die, parrotfish thrive
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): In the wake of severe coral bleaching, new study finds that in contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrot fish populations are booming.
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Alarming decline in insect populations, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 1 (ANI): Various studies have earlier demonstrated that there are fewer creatures chirping, buzzing, creeping and fluttering in German meadows. And now a recent study reveals many insect species have decreased by one third, affecting the grasslands.
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Technology can make ageing a silver dividend for Asia's economies: ADB
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 13 (ANI): Ageing populations can be a boon to economies in the Asia and Pacific region if governments adopt technology policies that improve elderly people's health, extend skills and working lives, and facilitate job matching, according to a new report from the Asian Deve
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ADB underlines vast potential of fintech to bridge Asia's financial divide
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Nov 6 (ANI): Digital technologies can bring new opportunities to provide financial services to vast underserved populations in Asia and the Pacific, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono said on Wednesday.
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Warming waters, local differences affect lobster population: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): Recent studies reveal that increasing temperature of the ocean and local differences probably is the reason for falling lobster populations along the coast from southern New England to Atlantic Canada.
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Human activity probably affects giraffes' social networks
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): Researchers examined two adjacent giraffe populations in Kenya to determine whether human activities and high predation affect their social networks.
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Study identifies 27 genetic variants associated with disease in multiethni
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): A recent study has identified 27 new genomic variants associated with conditions such as blood pressure, type II diabetes, cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations.
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Shift in fishery harvesting practices offers significant conservation adva
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], April 26 (ANI): As over-harvesting and a steep decline in the population of fish pose a major threat to marine stock across the globe; it becomes imperative to improve fishery management practices to preserve fish populations, a study revealed.
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Cultural diversity in schools improve minority students' sense of belongin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 24 (ANI): The culturally diverse populations in schools might be a key factor in determining the grades and builds a sense of belonging among minority students, reveals a study.
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Joint action needed to bridge gap in SDG financing: IMF
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr 19 (ANI): Policymakers worldwide need to engage in collective action and support the goal of delivering education, health, power, roads, water and sanitation to growing populations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Bacteria found in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): The past few decades has seen a lethal disease wipe off populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide, even driving some species to extinction. Yet other amphibians resisted the epidemic.
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Dog burial, common practice in Neolithic populations: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): Dog burial was a common ritual in Neolithic populations of north-eastern Iberian Peninsula, recent findings suggest.
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