Plastic pollution in sea reaches alarming levels
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 5 (IANS) Plastic pollution is reaching alarming levels off the coast of Pacific Northwest, which is just as bad as the notoriously polluted North Sea.University of British Columbia ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
World’s biggest trees face dire future
February 9th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) The world's biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation, pest invasions and effects of climate change.William Laurance, professor at ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Sex or nice weather - the agonizing choice some birds face
April 7th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): A new University of Guelph study has found that some birds find themselves having to make a choice between migrating and mating, opting for either survival or breeding.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ants, termites can boost wheat yields
March 31st, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 31 (IANS) Allowing ants and termites to flourish on farmlands can boost wheat yields by more than a third, a finding that has a direct bearing on food ... Read more...
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‘Lucy’ walked on two feet with human ancestors 3.2 mn-yrs ago
February 11th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A new study has found that 'Lucy' or Australopithecus afarensis, a species that lived more than three million years ago, walked on two feets just like Homo Sapiens.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
1 in 5 horses overweight or obese: Study
January 19th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): A pilot study has found that rates of obesity among horses are likely to be just as high as they are among humans.At least one in five horses ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Feeding the birds can delay their chorus at the crack of dawn
January 9th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the growing phenomenon of feeding wild birds with food such as sunflower seeds and fat balls is altering their behaviour.It has also ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Mari’ - engrossing tale of romance in times of war (Book Review)
January 1st, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Shubha Singh
Book: "Mari"; Author: Easterine Kire; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 171; Price: Rs.250"Mari" is a gentle love story set in the midst of violence - the violence of a forgotten battle ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Feeding birds impact male mating chances
December 27th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Feeding birds can delay their dawn chorus, says new research, which pointed out that the extra food could have a major impact on male mating chances.Scientists have discovered ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How animals handle fear to obtain food
November 30th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Like humans, animals too are capable of making instinctive safety decisions and judge when is it safe to move out of their safety zones to get food, suggests ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gangster birds running protection racket shed light on co-evolution
November 19th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): A new research on Kalahari Desert drongos, which act like gangsters running a protection racket for other birds in order to steal a cut of their food catch, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Birds learn migratory destinations from parents
November 17th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A six-year study on migrating geese has discovered that they learn their migratory destinations from parents.The findings suggested young light-bellied Brent geese return to the same spots ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Honeybees may have evolved to be ‘cleverer’ in the morning
August 8th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 08 (ANI): A new study has found that honeybees are cleverer in the morning.The study found that the earliest rising bees catch the best flower and ultimately the best meal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
What makes a bee grow up to be a queen?
July 15th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Putting a new piece into the puzzle of what makes a bee grow up to be a queen, researchers have found that a key protein in the insulin ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why some termites become queens and others don’t
July 9th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new research explains which specific chemicals are used by some termite queens to prevent other termites in the colony from becoming mommies like themselves.NC State's Dr. Ed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study shows crocs dive less in warmer waters
July 7th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): A study on the diving behaviour of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) has shown that they dive less in warmer waters.A team led by Dr Hamish Campbell, from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
The social roach loves to dine in groups
June 11th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Cockroaches are social insects and like to swarm on food than to dine alone, a new study reveals.Mathieu Lihoreau of Queen Mary, University of London, and his colleagues ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Like humans, roaches too ‘recommend eating joints’ to each other
June 5th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Research suggests that cockroaches, just like humans, share their local knowledge of the best food sources and follow 'recommendations' from others.Assumed to forage for their own food till ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Net beats newspapers as news source, US study finds
March 2nd, 2010 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, March 2 (DPA) More Americans get their news from the internet than from either newspapers or radio. But television is still the most popular news source, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Being ‘too sexy’ can be a curse
December 9th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): In the world of fruit flies, being sexy can be a curse, especially for the ladies.A new research has shown that the most attractive female fruit flies are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ancient Nazca civilization brought about its own demise by destroying forests
November 2nd, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 2 (ANI): In a new research, archaeologists have determined that the ancient Nazca civilization, which once flourished in the valleys of south coastal Peru, brought about its own demise by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How orangutans excel in moving through tree-tops
October 13th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) Movement through a complex meshwork of small branches at tree-top levels can be quite challenging for animals wanting to forage. But scientists have found out that the bulky ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Chimps use ’specialised tool kits’ to catch army ants
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that chimpanzees in Congo use "specialised tool kits" to catch army ants.Published in the American Journal of Primatology, the study suggests that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Eavesdropping helps termites evade predatory kin
August 27th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Eavesdropping helps dry wood termites avoid their more aggressive kin as a mode of survival, according to scientists.
Both species eat dry wood and can co-exist in the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Radio telemetry used to track movement of the roadrunner
August 2nd, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 2 (ANI): A team of scientists, using radio telemetry, has tracked the movement of the roadrunner and studied its ecology and habitat.The study was lead by Dr. Dean Ransom, AgriLife ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Human impact could save endangered bird
July 27th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Human impact on one of the world's most threatened bird species could save it from extinction, says a new study.
The study by University of East Anglia (UEA) ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists discover pot-bellied dino that had claws like ‘Wolverine’
July 16th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the most complete skeleton of a type of pot-bellied dinosaur, a therizinosaur, in southern Utah, US, which had claws like that of the fictional ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pesticide may be to blame for melamine’s presence in American infant formulas
June 4th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): Scientists suspect that the insecticide cyromazine may be responsible for the presence of melamine, a toxic constituent of plastics and other materials, in infant formulas purchased from stores ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Changing climate make mockingbirds better singers
May 22nd, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Mockingbirds tend to sing fancier tunes with changing climate, say researchers.The research team from the National Evolutionary Synthesis Centre (NESCent), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and McGill University ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cape grey squirrels fight for survival caught on camera
December 11th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): A vicious fight for dominance between two Cape grey squirrels was captured on camera, showing the pair going all out in their furious fight for survival.The pictures ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Social interactions spur gene expressions in brain to influence behaviour
November 7th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 7 (ANI): A review of recent studies on social animals like birds and bees suggests that social interactions can alter gene expression in the brain to influence behaviour.
University of ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Bats can detect rustling sounds of prey despite highway background noise
September 20th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): Bats, known for their sharp-hearing, can easily pick up rustling sounds produced by its prey, even against the background noise of a highway, according to a new ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Birds have a great sense of smell
July 17th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Theyre known for their excellent vision and hearing abilities. Now, a group of researchers have established that birds are good smellers too.By studying bird DNA, researchers at ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Use of native grasses in roughs benefits golfers, golf courses
June 13th, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 13 (ANI): While golfers prefer a well-manicured golf course with short and green grass, two new studies at University of Illinois have suggested that the use of native ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mammal from Mongoose family hones hunting skills in its young ones
May 1st, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin
London, May 1 (ANI): A new study has indicated that meerkats - small mammals and members of the Mongoose family, which are not thought to have any great levels of intelligence, ... Read more...
Posted in National |