Cambridge scientists synthesize mother of pearl
July 25th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Scientists have synthesised the strong, shiny coating known as the mother of pearl or nacre, found on the inside of some molluscs, by mimicking nature's way ... Read more...
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Jurassic era squid ink composition still unchanged
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Two ink sacs from 160-million-year-old giant cephalopod fossils, discovered in 2010 in England, contain the pigment melanin, identical to the melanin found in the ink sac ... Read more...
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Evidence from octopus hints at ice sheet collapse
May 10th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 10 (IANS) Genetic evidence from an Antarctic octopus indicates that the West Antarctic ice sheet - one of the world's major ice sheets - could collapse if temperatures ... Read more...
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How kids believe anything they see on the Internet!
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Today's children are gullible to just about anything they read on the Internet - a study has revealed.Apparently, they didn't find it hard to believe that ... Read more...
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Is Lady GaGa The Present Day Saint Francis Of Assisi?
December 7th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The nude statue of Lady GaGa stands above the BP logo carrying two frogs and two octopuses on each shoulder and a fighting pelican perched above the statue’s head. The US ... Read more...
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Researchers tap into Antarctic octopus venom
July 27th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Scientists have, for the first time, collected venom from octopuses in Antarctica, making a huge leap forward in our understanding of the properties of venom as a potential ... Read more...
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Australian octopus predicts Gillard’s poll victory
July 17th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 17 (IANS) So what if Octopus Paul has retired after the FIFA World Cup -- Australia's own psychic devilfish has staked claim to being its successor predicting the victory of ... Read more...
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Paul the psychic octopus ‘could transfer to Spain’ after bidding war
July 16th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): Paul the psychic octopus may be heading for Spain after having correctly predicted the result of the 2010 World Cup final.Madrid Zoo announced a transfer bid for the ... Read more...
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PETA demands release of psychic ‘Octopus Paul’
July 10th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, July 10(ANI): Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is demanding the release of Paul, the psychic octopus, who has become a global star for his World ... Read more...
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500m-year-old squid-like carnivore no more a mystery
May 27th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): A research by Canadian palaeontologists has shed new light on a hitherto unclassifiable 500 million-year-old squid-like carnivore known as Nectocaris pteryx.Martin Smith of University of Toronto's Department of ... Read more...
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Argonaut octopuses use shells as flotation devices
May 19th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): Australian researchers have found that unique, free-swimming octopuses called argonauts, use their stunning white shells to remain neutrally buoyant beneath the sea surface.For the first time, Dr Julian ... Read more...
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Animals can be gay: Study
May 19th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) New research suggests that animals can be gau too, defying Darwin's theory that the sexual impulses of animals are designed to cause reproduction and are therefore necessarily heterosexual.
The ... Read more...
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Octopus is the Jekyll and Hyde of the ocean
March 13th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 13 (ANI): A new study using high definition television (HDTV) has revealed that the Octopus may be the Jekyll and Hyde of the ocean, as it is aggressive one day, ... Read more...
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Atlantic longarm octopus is ‘master of disguise’ in the seas
March 4th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): New observations suggest that the Atlantic longarm octopus is the master of disguise in the seas, as it has evolved a unique skin system that can instantaneously change ... Read more...
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Top ten smartest species revealed in 2009
January 2nd, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 2 (ANI): A report from BBC's Earth News has outlined ten of the smartest species revealed in 2009.At number one is the albatross, which is smart enough to associate with ... Read more...
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Cinderella cake in Bangalore
December 25th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec 25 (ANI): At an exhibition in Bangalore, a huge cake, which is a replica of the Cinderella Castle in the famous Magic Kingdom theme park in US, has become a ... Read more...
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Locusts perform complex tasks even with dot-sized brains
December 25th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Locusts perform complex tasks even with pinhead-sized brains, says a new study.
Take, for instance, climbing a ladder. We rely on our vision to find the successive rungs. Similarly, ... Read more...
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Even bugs use vision to find footholds
December 25th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Just like mammals, insects too use vision rather than touch to find footholds, a new study found.The first of its kind discovery was made, thanks to high-speed video ... Read more...
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‘Tool user’ octopus carries and hides in coconuts
December 15th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): After humans, other primates and birds, octopuses have joined the growing list of tool users-they carry coconuts.The veined octopus under study manages a behavioural trick that the researchers ... Read more...
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All octopuses are venomous
April 16th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Contrary to the belief that only blue-ringed octopuses are venomous, scientists have now found that all octopuses are poisonous.Scientists from the University of Melbourne, University of Brussels, and ... Read more...
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Octopus venom can treat allergies, cancer
April 16th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 16 (IANS) An understanding of the structure and mode of action of venom found in all octopuses, cuttlefish and some squid can help design drugs for conditions like pain management, ... Read more...
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95 million year old fossils reveal earlier origin for modern octopus
March 18th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have found five specimens of 95 million year old fossils of Cretaceous octopuses, which reveals a much earlier origin for the modern octopus.The five specimens have ... Read more...
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Worlds octopuses share a common living ancestor
November 10th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): A new study has shown that many of the worlds deep-sea octopuses evolved from a common ancestor that still exists in the icy waters of the Southern ... Read more...
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Octopuses have only six arms, the other two are actually legs!
August 13th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): People who think that an octopus is an eight-armed creature need a reality check, for scientists have now claimed that octopuses effectively have six arms and two ... Read more...
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Are octopuses partial to a certain tentacle?
July 7th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): Scientists have planned a study to determine whether octopuses have a favourite tentacle for picking things up, much like humans are right- or left-handed.Claire Little, a ... Read more...
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Study on octopus sheds new light on how the brain stores, recalls memory
June 18th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A study on octopuses conducted by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has provided new insights into how the brain stores and recalls memory.Dr. Benny ... Read more...
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Octopuses take the cake in kinky sex!
April 4th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
London, April 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that octopuses have love lives far more intricate than previously known, by finding that the animals exhibit behaviour ... Read more...
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UK Sea Life Centre has a Hexapus
March 4th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar.4 (ANI): The Blackpool Sea Life Centre in north-west England has a Hexapus or, a "six-legged octopus".
Henry the Hexapus - as he has been christened by his keepers - is ... Read more...
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