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Study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to survive mass extinctions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 9 (ANI): The past always has always intrigued scientists, whether be it searching for answers on survival or questioning the existence of some species. Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London (United Kingdom), and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble
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New findings about mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vecto
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): The tiny looking mosquitoes that hum a tune every time they cross our ears are vectors of some of the most dangerous diseases known to mankind. Now, new research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species (aft
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Stress in intestine influences chromosome inheritance: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cologne [Germany], February 6 (ANI): In order for the preservation of all species, inheriting a normal and intact number of chromosomes in germ cells, egg and sperm, is essential. With increasing age, the risk of the egg cell not inheriting the normal set of chromosomes increases.
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Railway Protection Force recovers 235 turtles of rare species from railway
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 6 (ANI): As many as 235 turtles of rare species were recovered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) from Kamakhya Railway Station in Guwahati on Saturday.
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Study estimates that close to 9,200 tree species of Earth, yet to be disco
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet has assembled shocking estimates of there being 73,000 tree species on the Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.
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Study finds zoos might be able to improve lives of animals
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Exeter [UK], January 27 (ANI): A recent study has found that zoos and aquariums could improve the lives of a wider range of their animals.
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Africa's traditional Chinese medicine boom cause for concern: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 24 (ANI): Rise in the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products in a number of African countries in recent years is fuelling demand for endangered species whose body parts are used to make certain ingredients, according to a report from the Environmental
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Scientists identify new genus and species of legume, now mysteriously exti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oregon [US], January 22 (ANI): Researchers have described a new legume tree from flowers embedded in several lumps of amber, recovered from deep within an amber mine in the mountains of the Dominican Republic.
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Shifting ocean closures best way to protect animals from accidental catch
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seattle (Washington) [US], January 18, (ANI): Accidentally trapping sharks, seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles and other animals in fishing gear has been one of the biggest barriers to making fisheries more sustainable around the world. Marine protected areas -- sections of the ocean set
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Study finds 5 species of flying squirrels in Uttarakhand
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 8 (ANI): A study conducted by the Research Wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department has recorded the existence of five different species of flying squirrel in the state of Uttarakhand.
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Extinction of grazers led to global grassland fires: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], November 27 (ANI): From the past 50,000 to the past 6000 years, some of the world's largest animals like giant bison, woolly mammoth and ancient horses got extinct. According to a recent study, these were the grazing species and losing them has led to the global increase in
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Study suggests rapidly evolving species more likely to go extinct
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 14 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by the University of Bristol researchers suggest that fast evolution can lead to nowhere.
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