Tapeworms aren't just harmful to your brain. These tiny parasites can turn ordinary worker ants into long-living, queen-like survivors and make them live longer, study findsA tapeworm infection dramatically alters worker ants, making them live much longer. These infected ants exhibit physiological changes that ...
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Why Woodpeckers Don’t Get Concussions: The Surprising Science Behind Their SuperpowerWoodpeckers peck trees up to 20 times a second. Experts once believed they had built-in shock absorbers. New research reveals their skulls ...
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Time for them to say cheers and get re-rated? 4 not so well known smallcap breweries and liquor stocksIn the last three years, many sectors and companies which have been in the dumps for years have made a comeback. There are two kinds of com...
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With over 400 species of birds, the Dudhwa National Park is a twitcher's delightYou can chance upon species like the drongos, silver-bill munia, baya weaver, cattle egret, cinnamon bittern, falcons, kites, owls and phea...
26 Apr, 2018, 05.19 AM IST
- Mumbai bird race: Ashy Minivet spotted after 47 years
It was last reliably spotted in 1965. But on Sunday, the Ashy Minivet was spotted once again in Karnala Bird Sanctuary by the team that won...
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- Keoladeo Sanctuary: Plethora of fauna
Interestingly, apart from the few special buses allowed inside, the best way to go round the park is in a rickshaw.
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- Nilgiri brew: The ineffable charm
Kurumbadi in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu welcomed us with bouquets of flowers. Wild sunflower blooms painted the thick green shrubs on both ...
07 Feb, 2008, 12.09 AM IST
- Blooming dales
For a photographer, the Himalayas are a rare treat during the monsoon. The steep cliffs and mountain sides are covered with lush green vege...
04 Oct, 2007, 01.53 AM IST
- It’s a forget-me-not experience
As the winter snow melts in April, the flowers spring to life and the valley is at its best from mid-July, through August upto mid-Septembe...
04 Oct, 2007, 12.08 AM IST