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Scientists discover why some people are mosquito magnets
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
It's impossible to hide from a female mosquito, she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body odor. But some of us are distinct "mosquito magnets" who get more than our fair share of bites. Blood type, blood sugar level, consuming gar
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Study reveals how insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As with most living creatures, bees carry an innate electric charge. Having found that honeybee hive swarms change the atmospheric electricity by 100 to 1,000 volts per meter, increasing the electric field force normally experienced at ground level, the team developed a model that can predic
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Study: Prescribed forest fire lowers tick population, pathogen transmissio
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
For a recently published paper, the researchers reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of fire on forest composition and structure and its influence on ticks and their wildlife hosts.
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Researchers find how 'junk' DNA can build different looking butterfly wing
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ithaca (New York) [US], October 22 (ANI): According to new research, butterfly wing patterns follow a basic plan that is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species.
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Conservatory developed in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli to create awareness
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tiruchippalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 22 (ANI): The Tropical Butterfly Conservatory has been developed in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli to create awareness among the public about the importance of butterflies and their ecology.
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Butterfly wing designs evolve from "junk" DNA from past: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 22 (ANI): According to a recent study, butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan that is altered by non-coding regulatory DNA to produce the diversity of wings found in various species.
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Study reveals brain evolution association with competition
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Texas [US], October 20 (ANI): Trinidadian killifish grow larger brains in response to a high-competition environment, enhancing their fitness and survival rates, according to a recent study.
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Insect pollination key for rare Wyoming sagebrush species
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): The Laramie chickensage is unusual among the hundreds of species of sagebrush, most of which are primarily pollinated by the wind.
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Research finds Neanderthals might have been carnivores
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The findings of a new study led by a CNRS researcher, for the first time, used zinc isotope analysis to determine the position of Neanderthals in the food chain.
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Research: New species of deep-sea fish discovered in Atacama Trench
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): A new small blue snailfish is changing our understanding of the world's deepest fishes.
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Invasive species from the past can help present conservation efforts: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Non-native species that invade and firmly establish themselves in new regions have staggering economic and ecological consequences. Recent studies estimate that, in the United States alone, invasive species now cause more than US$120 billion in monetary dam
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665 rare and exotic animals seized in an import consignment in Mumbai
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): In what was claimed to be one of the biggest seizures of rare and exotic wildlife species, 665 animals were recovered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit on Thursday, in an import consignment from Air Cargo Comple
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