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Researchers discover new method to create tailored odors and fragrances wi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 6 (ANI): One of the most basic senses of animal species is the sense of smell. It is essential for finding food, recognising attractiveness, and detecting danger. Humans detect odorants using olfactory receptors found in olfactory nerve cells. These odorant sensory
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Study reveals clues on what makes human brain different from all other ani
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): In an analysis of cell types in the prefrontal cortex of four primate species, researchers identified species-specific particularly human-specific features, they report.
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Research at Yale University reveals how human brain is different
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], August 26 (ANI): What distinguishes the human brain from all other animal brains, even those of our closest primate relatives? Researchers from Yale University discovered species-specific characteristics in the prefrontal cortex of four different primate species.
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Centre undertakes Project Cheetah to re-establish endangered species in it
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Under the ambitious project of the Indian government - Project Cheetah - the reintroduction of wild species particularly cheetah is being undertaken as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) guidelines, said an official statement on
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Study reveals how bats communicate and work together for efficient foragin
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): When prey is spread in an unpredictable way over the terrain, several animal species have developed social hunting methods. For the first time, researchers have shown that animals, in this case the common noctule bat, construct a mobile sensory network in or
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Passenger with DeBrazza Monkey, other rare species of animals intercepted
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13 (ANI): The customs team of Chennai airport intercepted a male passenger carrying species of rare animals, said the officials on Friday.
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Bats communicate and work together for more efficient foraging
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Social hunting strategies are already well documented in many animal species when prey is distributed in an unpredictable way across the landscape. Researchers have now demonstrated for the first time that animals in this case the common noctule bat join tog
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Climate change predicts a southward shift of New Zealand's great whale spe
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Palmerston North [New Zealand], August 8 (ANI): A new study sheds light on the effects of climate change on the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters.
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Study: Genetic variation within and between species to affect animal menta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): Our cognitive and emotional processes depend heavily on monoamine neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Their evolutionary ancestors were metazoans, and while related genes' functions have remained mostly unchanged over time, genetic variation within a
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India to import Cheetahs from South Africa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Cheetahs, widely known as the planet's fastest animal, could soon make a comeback in India. The centre is planning to import Cheetahs from South Africa for the reintroduction of the species in the country.
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Viral Video: Villagers applaud Elephant's extreme efforts to pluck Jackfru
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Elephants are considered to be the strongest and most loving species within the entire animal kingdom and one will surely believe this thing after watching a new heartwarming video of an elephant trying level best to get Jackfruits from a tree.
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Lok Sabha passes Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to insert a new chapter for proper implementation of the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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