Canadian killer warned British tabloid in email sent from Holland
June 2nd, 2012 - 3:42 am ICT by BNO News
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (BNO NEWS) -- A Canadian man suspected of killing a man and mailing parts of his victim's body to the headquarters of political parties in Ottawa is believed to have ... Read more...
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Indian peacekeepers treat 15,000 animals in South Sudan
May 31st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 31 (IANS) Indian peacekeepers have treated over 15,000 animals in conflict-hit South Sudan since 2011, the head of its veterinary unit said.The veterinary unit of the United ... Read more...
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Apex court mulling total ban on plastic (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it will consider whether to completely ban the use of plastic in the interests of animals and the environment.A bench ... Read more...
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Camper loses his pet boa constrictor at County Park
June 21st, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Addison Oaks County, Mich., June 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Park officials at the Addison Oaks County Park are on the lookout for a 5-foot boa constrictor. The animal escaped from its owner last ... Read more...
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Alert crabs outwit predatory birds
April 19th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 19 (IANS) Fiddler crabs would all end up as dinner for seagulls but for their sophisticated threat detection system.
Researchers at the Vision Centre of the Australian National ... Read more...
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430 dogs to be sold as meat rescued in China
April 18th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) More than 400 dogs, including golden retrievers, on their way to be served as meat in restaurants in northeast China were saved after animal rights activists ... Read more...
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Extinct rabbit ‘didn’t hop and had no enemies due to hefty size’
March 22nd, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): A massive bunny that lived three to five million years ago on the Spanish island of Minorca was so hefty that it had lost the ability to hop ... Read more...
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Orchid wears the scent of death to attract flies for pollination
March 15th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Orchid Satyrium pumilum lures flies into its flowers by mimicking the smell of rotting flesh, according to a new study.The orchid S. pumilum is found in sandy, moist ... Read more...
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Now, a wildlife park that allows ‘live’ feeding (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Jan 24 (IANS) In a first of its kind, a wildlife park in China is offering a "live feeding service" to attract more visitors and increase revenue, though education experts have ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Now, a wildlife park where you can feed live animals
January 24th, 2011 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Jan 24 (IANS) In a first of its kind, a wildlife park in China is offering a "live feeding service" to attract more visitors and increase revenue, though education experts ... Read more...
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Cat Survives Ride In Car Engine
December 13th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The cold winter months certainly have small animals running to the warmest of places to crawl and keep themselves warm enough. So was the case ... Read more...
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Over thousand wild animals killed in Madhya Pradesh
December 9th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 9 (IANS) Over a thousand wild animals, including seven tigers and 22 leopards, died in Madhya Pradesh in the last four years even while Rs.100 crore were spent to conserve ... Read more...
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Our ancestors were pioneers of colonisation
October 5th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) Archaeological investigation of campsites up to 50,000 years old in Papua New Guinea gives a glimpse of how highly adaptable humans at the forefront of global colonisation were. ... Read more...
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100mn-year-old cat-like croc fossil found in East Africa
August 5th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 5 (ANI): Ohio University researchers have uncovered the skeleton of an ancient crocodile with mammal-like teeth in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania."If you only looked at the teeth, you ... Read more...
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UK police issue warning as boa constrictor goes on the loose
August 1st, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 1 (ANI): Police in the UK issued a warning to the residents to be on their guard after a two-metre long boa constrictor escaped from its owner's house in Essex.The ... Read more...
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Growling dogs could merely be depressed
July 19th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): Dogs that growl and bite people might not be naturally hostile, but are merely depressed, says a new research. Scientists, who studied badly behaved pets concluded that they ... Read more...
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‘Magical thinking’ about islands ‘just an illusion’
July 9th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): The perception that islands have different and 'magical' evolutionary processes is nothing but an illusion, say scientists.Conventional wisdom has it that creatures like Komodo dragons, dwarf elephants, Hobbit-sized ... Read more...
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World Snake Population Decline Could Have Serious Consequences to Ecosystems
June 15th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A study which was recently released by the British Royal Society has shown an 'alarming' decline in the world's population of snakes, which could lead to serious ... Read more...
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How whales have changed over 35 million years
May 30th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Using molecular and computational techniques, UCLA evolutionary biologists and a colleague, have reported how in the last 35 million years-since the ancestor of all living whales appeared-have fast ... Read more...
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Oz granddad’s shock over pic of granddaughter wrapped by snake
May 28th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 28 (ANI): An Australian man has revealed how he was left shocked when upon asking his daughter for a picture of his granddaughter he received one with the baby being ... Read more...
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Deer mice at greater extinction risk from global warming than thought
May 24th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): The deer mice, which survived previous climate change about 12,000 years ago, may not be able to withstand the current global climate change, warn experts.Excavation of fossils spanning ... Read more...
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Aliens have been visiting Earth for decades: Canadian expert
May 3rd, 2010 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 3 (IANS) Accusing world famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking of spreading misinformation about threats from aliens, former Canadian defence minister Paul Hellyer claimed Sunday that extraterrestrials have actually been visiting earth ... Read more...
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New species of monitor lizard discovered in Indonesia
April 27th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new species of monitor lizard, a close relative of the Komodo dragon.Sam Sweet, a professor in the department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology ... Read more...
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Russian Farmer Convicted For Placing Explosives In Garden
February 14th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is quite commonplace to see people trying out various measures to protect their gardens and beloved plants from unwanted trespassers and also from animals like ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Dinosaurs may have descended from birds, not the other way around
February 10th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A new study has provided further evidence for the theory that birds did not descend from ground-dwelling theropod dinosaurs, and it actually might be the other way around.In ... Read more...
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Manual issued for animal experiments in research
January 15th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Friday, his ministry has issued a Standard Operating Procedure manual for various institutes on the ... Read more...
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‘Modern’ living was invented by Homo Erectus, not Homo Sapiens
January 14th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Modern living may have originated roughly 500,000 years earlier than it is believed and was actually invented by Homo Erectus-our hairy, heavy-browed ancestor species- and not the ... Read more...
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Scientists reveal secret disposal system of frogs
January 6th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 6 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that frogs can absorb foreign objects from their body cavities into their bladders and excrete them through urination, thus revealing the secret disposal system of ... Read more...
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Coral reefs may be affected due to sea warming
December 24th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Coral reefs, the most diverse marine habitat that support half-a-million species, may start losing dominance from Indian seas starting 2030 following increase in sea temperature, says a ... Read more...
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Scientists unearth fossil of 150 mln yr old squirrel-sized dino
October 25th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, October 25 (ANI): Scientists have unearthed the fossil of a 150 million year old tiny dinosaur, which would have weighed less than a kilogram and measured around 70 centimetres long, about ... Read more...
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Can sunscreen nanoparticles cause Alzheimer’s disease?
August 25th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 25 (ANI): Researchers at University of Ulster are all set to probe whether some man-made nanoparticles, such as those found in sunscreens, are linked with Alzheimer's disease.Led by professor Vyvyan ... Read more...
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Archaeologists to explore how prehistoric Italians made their living at end of the Ice Age
August 25th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 25 (ANI): Archaeologists at the University of Bradford are all set to lead an exploration into how prehistoric people made their living in Italy at the end of the Ice ... Read more...
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Discovery confirms partial use of bricks in ancient Maya settlements
August 12th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered remains of prehispanic domestic architecture and an offering of ceramic and marine elements at Jonuta Archaeological Zone, in Tabasco, Mexico, a discovery that confirms partial ... Read more...
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The censor board is the necessary evil: Ram Gopal Varma
August 7th, 2009 - 1:10 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
As his Agyaat gears up for a release, Ram Gopal Varma was in full candid mood revealing to us all about his film and much more.
What was the reason behind going ... Read more...
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Smallest swimming animals have huge impact on large-scale ocean mixing
July 30th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that the ocean's smallest swimming animals, such as jellyfish, can have a huge impact on large-scale ocean mixing.John Dabiri, a Caltech bioengineer, along with Caltech ... Read more...
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