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A 1611 Renaissance painting captured a bat eating a bird 400 years before scientists fully documented itA 17th-century painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder may have captured a remarkable natural phenomenon centuries before science confirmed it: ...- Flowering plants may have recruited dinosaurs long before birds or mammals, with hundreds of fossil fruits revealing an ancient seed-spreading strategyFossil discoveries in New Mexico reveal that flowering plants were producing large, animal-attracting fruits millions of years earlier than...
- Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
- Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
- How did roses get their thorns?Scientists found that prickles in plants, including roses, evolved due to mutations in the LOG gene, which could be altered to remove these...
- Nipah virus outbreak renews calls to protect bat roostsThough Kerala's response to contain the outbreak drew international praise, the quick spread of the virus and its impact on tens of thousan...
- Bats are critical for a healthy ecosystem, their declining population can spell doomBats help cycle nutrients in the environment and pollinate plants.
- Noise is not nuisance! This is how it can boost signals and transform computersIf the key to creativity is the synergy between noisy and deterministic thinking, what are some consequences of this?
- James Cameron turns to Earth with a six-part series 'Super/Natural' before release of new 'Avatar'Cameron, an ardent environmentalist and vegan, sees 'Super/Natural' as a logical extension of his latest filmmaking, which includes the upc...
- COVID 19 : "Watch what you Eat : The Tipping Point !"
- View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
- Bats, unlike other mammals, do not show dependence on gut bacteria: StudyEarlier studies have established that in several mammals, including humans, gut bacteria, help in digesting food and maintaining healthy im...
- Why saying no to firecrackers will show that you care for your children and the animals you revereDuring Diwali, watch the behaviour and body language of the animals. Their tails are between their legs. Cowering in fear, they try to hide...
- Genetically modified mosquito could help fight ZikaGenetically modified mosquitoes that would help fight the Zika virus are getting attention from US regulators as health officials raise ala...
- Son of Bollywood's super Maa helps rescue an injured falconThe son of Bollywood's legendary `Maa', Nirupa Roy, has helped animal activists to rescue an injured falcon which had flown into his bungal...
- Eight controversial foods from around the worldMaggi is in the spotlight due to allegations of high lead content and (MSG). Here are some other food items that are controversial.
- 2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
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