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Activity level of bats reduced at solar farm sites: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers have noticed a significant decline in the activity levels of six bat species near solar farm locations.
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Israeli study’s findings on parasites could protect endangered species
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Parasites have always had a bad reputation, and health professionals have warned the public for years about taking preventive measures to avoid mites, lice, ticks, mosquitos, tapeworms and more.
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Research reveals tropical trees use social distancing to maintain biodiver
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a square mile of tropical forest, scientists often struggle to grasp how such a diversity of species can coexist. Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin revealed new insights into the answer in a paper published in Science by discovering a fundamental property of the spatial d
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Researchers use monkey poop to learn reproductive patterns of endangered s
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers used muriquis poop to gain insight into how the primates choose their mates in order to better understand what goes on in their mating lives.
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Sea level rise alters habitat of endangered species: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The silver rice rat, an endangered species unique to the Florida Keys, prefers to live along the water's edge for easy access to its low-tide marine species diet.
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Major wildlife smuggling attempt foiled: DRI seizes 306 live exotic animal
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“Among the confiscated animals were rare species of Turtles, including the Yellow Spotted Turtle, Albino Red Eared Slider Turtle, Asian/Chinese Leaf Turtle, and Red Bellied Short Head Turtle. In addition, Tortoises like the Greek Tortoise, Red-footed tortoise, and Asian Spurred Tortoise were
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Study discovers new isopod species that feeds on fish
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a new species of marine cryptofauna in the Florida Keys. The majority of the biodiversity in the ocean is made up of microscopic, hidden species known as cryptofauna. There are 15 species of Gnathia in the region, including the nearly three-millimetre-long isopod.
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Scientists revive worm frozen 46,000 years ago
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The roundworm, of a previously unknown species, survived 40 meters (131.2 feet) below the surface in the Siberian permafrost in a dormant state known as cryptobiosis, according to Teymuras Kurzchalia, professor emeritus at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dr
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Arctic terns may navigate climate dangers: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Arctic terns, which fly the longest migrations of any species on the planet, may be able to navigate the threats posed by climate change, according to new research.
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Newly described fossil had armoured plates above its backbone
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A new species of armoured reptile that lived close to the time of the emergence of dinosaurs has been described by researchers. The study was published in the journal, the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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Rescue operation underway to save Florida’s coral species from extinction
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Coral experts told CNN that multiple reefs around the Florida Keys are now completely bleached or dead in a grim escalation that took place in as little as two weeks.
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Study discovers new isopod species in Florida Keys
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A new species of marine cryptofauna has been found in the Florida Keys by an international team of researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Water Research Group from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management at the
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