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Researchers discover how fungus helps destroy harmful food toxin
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Patulin, a mycotoxin generated by various fungi, is harmful to a wide range of creatures, including humans, mammals, plants, and microbes. Many of these fungi species tend to grow on damaged or decaying fruits, specifically apples, and even contaminate apple products such as apple sauce, app
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Himachal Pradesh bans felling of Mango and five other tree species
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a significant move aimed at addressing the issue of timber and fuel wood thievery from Himachal Pradesh, the state government has taken decisive action by imposing a ban on the felling of Mango and five other tree species, with immediate effect.
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Researchers finds seven new species of leaf insects
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
An international research team including the University of Göttingen has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves.
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Carnivore birds declining more rapidly than omnivores in India: Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the second edition of State of India’s Birds Report 2023 released recently assessed 942 bird species across the country birds that feed on fruits and nectar are doing well, because these resources are readily available even in heavily modified rural and urban landscapes
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Homi Lab : Giving wings to young dreams
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26: "I think we'll be on track to become a multiplanetary species, a space-bearing civilization, if we can send large numbers of people, and if there are enough people who want to go. I'm optimistic about the future on Earth, but it's important to have life insuranc
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Whale shark health dependent on habitat, nutrition, and right mix of micro
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Loss of habitat and human activities like fishing and shipping represent serious threats to species, but diseases caused by the smallest organisms in the water are a lesser-known aspect of marine conservation.
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Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in Amazon
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Yasuní National Park park spans around 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) at the meeting point of the Amazon, the Andes and the Equator. Just one hectare of Yasuní land supposedly contains more animal species than the whole of Europe and more tree species than exist
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6 exotic Black Palm Cockatoos rescued in Assam
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“During patrolling, police personnel of Dholakhal Border Outpost on Saturday observed that some people were carrying suspicious items. When the police personnel reached the spot, the people fled from the area, leaving behind three cages containing six birds,” Cachar ASP Subrata Sen said.
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Can soil microbes thrive in a changing climate?
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Climate change, habitat degradation, and other human-caused environmental changes are putting organisms around the world under unprecedented stress. Predicting and mitigating the impacts of growing stress on organisms and the environmental services on which we rely involves knowing why some
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Researchers reveal mechanism underlying bacterial resistance to antibiotic
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a recent investigation, pathogenic bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly improve their resistance by up to 1,000 times through a gene amplification process.
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Even treated wastewater may affect rivers
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Some species vanish due to wastewater treatment plant effluents, whereas other species gain. Larvae of some insect orders, such as the stonefly and caddisfly orders, are particularly badly affected. In contrast, some worms and crustaceans have the ability to proliferate. This was supported b
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Categorization of cats likely to remain problematic: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Experts have warned that the categorization of domestic and wild cats will likely remain problematic for the foreseeable future, endangering current efforts to protect and restore native biodiversity.
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