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Researchers identify new frog species
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 20 (ANI): A team of researchers has recently identified and described two new frog species found in Ecuador.
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Dog breed believed to have helped US team that killed Osama to guard Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Khoj, a dog of Belgian Malinois breed, is all set to help the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed in Delhi Metro in ensuring safety of passengers. Belgian Malinois breed rose to prominence after reports that a dog of the same breed accompanied
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17-year-old, Siddharth Pillai's patented modular artificial reef to revita
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian marine ecosystem has been under threat for long due to climate change, pollution and destructive fishing practices. As a result, aquatic species find it extremely difficult to survive.
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Conifers species on road to extinction because of climate change: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): Climate change is expected to put many conifer species native to small islands around the world on the road to extinction by 2070, recent findings suggest.
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New species of lizard found in stomach of microraptor, named after Lord In
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered a new specimen of a microraptor -- volant dromaeosaurid Microraptor zhaoianus -- with the remains of a nearly complete lizard preserved in its stomach. The researchers have named the lizard after Lord Indra.
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500 species of fish change sex in adulthood: Researchers
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Five hundred species of fish change sex in adulthood, often in response to environmental cues, researchers have found.
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Researchers recommend keeping Cheetahs in zoological gardens to curb their
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): In a recent study pertaining to the decreasing amount of Cheetahs all around the world, researchers have found that the age of mothers' at the first pregnancy is the decisive factor which comes in way of their reproduction. In order to tackle that, resear
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Climate change, deforestation pushing tropical species towards extinction
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): Climate change and deforestation are two major phenomena that are pushing tropical species towards extinction.
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Some corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 7 (ANI): Out of many corals which face survival risk because of rising acidity of the oceans, Caribbean coral species can survive and grow under the rising carbon dioxide levels, found researchers.
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Honeybees responsible for decreasing population of bumblebees: study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], July 6 (ANI): There are several species that are staring at the risk of extinction. One such species is that of bumblebees that are on the verge of extinction because of diseases spread by domestic honeybees, reports a recent study.
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Event organised in CDM, Secunderabad to improve awareness level about snak
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], June 23 (ANI): NGO 'Friends of Snakes Society' organised an event in College of Defence Management here on Saturday with an objective of making young children become friends with snakes.
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Privately owned working landscape can support diverse bird species: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [ USA], June 5 (ANI): According to a recent study by a university in California, it has been found that the fragmented and privately owned forest cover in Costa Rica can be a home to many vulnerable bird species.
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