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Did you know snakes can hear and react to airborne sounds?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A study done by the University of Queensland discovered that, in addition to ground vibrations, snakes can hear and respond to aerial sound.
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Snakes can hear more than you think: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A study by the University of Queensland discovered that snakes can hear and respond to airborne sounds in addition to ground vibrations.
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Haryana CM Khattar plays snake charmers flute, Vice Prez Dhankhar tries ha
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Khattar and Dhankhar inaugurated the 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad on Friday. The Mela will continue till February 19.
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Joint team to review Bengal Mid-Day Meal scheme
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Following the case of a snake being found in a mid-day meal, Union Minister of State for Education Subhash Sarkar launched a joint mission along with 13 central team members to conduct a review of the mid-day meal scheme in West Bengal starting Monday.
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital: A Complete Guide to Manage Day-to-Day Life Emerg
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, most people are aware of first aid tips for heart attack and stroke-related concerns, yet there is not much awareness of the emergencies one may face daily. The emergency specialists at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital prov
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Snake in Bengal primary school's midday meal, students fall sick
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With Bengal government set to introduce chicken in midday meals in late January, the appearance of a small snake in a pan of lentils at a Birbhum school was no less than "horror".
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Pakistan has put the world in a precarious situation, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A quote often attributed to the famous ancient Indian strategist Chanakya says, "If you feed a snake milk you increase its capacity to produce venom, not nectar."
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Study confirms notion of birds building complex nests to protect their off
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from Durham University, the British Trust for Ornithology, and Princeton University confirm the notion that birds build elaborate nests to protect their young ones from nest invaders like brood parasitic cuckoos.
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Flying snakes help scientists design new robots
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Robots have been designed to move in ways that mimic animal movements, such as walking and swimming. Scientists are now considering how to design robots that mimic the gliding motion exhibited by flying snakes.
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Snake found in Air India Express plane, DGCA orders probe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Air India Express Boeing B-737 flight from Calicut to Dubai took off as scheduled and after landing at Dubai airport, the staff reported a snake on board the aircraft.
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Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates the group of reptiles that includes lizards, snakes and worm lizards to the Jurassic
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Venom in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Snakes, some lizards and even a few mammals can have a venomous bite. Although these lineages split more than 300 million years ago, their venoms have evolved from the same ancestral salivary protein, reported scientists today in BMC Biology.
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