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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...- In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...
- Meet the 2-billion-year-old giant that stretches 14km long, towers nearly 3km into the sky, and hides a hairy carnivoreMount Roraima, a flat-topped mountain on the Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana border, is an ancient and otherworldly place. Its isolation has ...
- New tree genus discovered in South America turns out to be a distant relative of tomatoes and potatoesAfter over two decades of study, scientists have officially named Daturodendron absconditum, a new genus of tree discovered in the Colombia...
- Canada AI project hopes to help reverse mass insect extinctionCanadian researchers are employing AI and camera traps to monitor the rapid decline of insect populations. The project, called Antenna, aim...
- Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study findsA study led by the University of Birmingham reveals that human-induced bird extinctions over 1,30,000 years have dramatically reduced birds...
- Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enoughClimate change threatens plants and animals as temperatures rise. Some species adapt, like dragonflies getting paler and mustard plants flo...
- Giant bug found in Arkansas by university scientist is a rare Jurassic-era insect. See detailsA giant flying bug discovered on the side of a Walmart in Arkansas by Michael Skvarla, director of Penn State University's Insect Identific...
- Monarch butterflies a step closer to extinction, now listed as endangeredThe iconic orange-and-black insect is one of the most recognisable butterflies in the world.
- How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?If you've ever seen a cockroach, you've probably noticed that their bodies are very flat. This is not an accident.
- 3 species from India among 10 to be on global endangered listTen endangered species of migratory animals/birds from across the globe, including three from India (Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant a...
- Dinosaurs enjoyed perfume fragrances: StudyNew York, Aug 8 (IANS) The compounds behind the perfumes and colognes that you enjoy today have attracted even dinosaurs 65 milion years ag...
- This ancient wasp has been named after David Bowie's alter agoThe species name, astropulvis, translates from Latin to 'star dust'.
- A case of creeping nutritional over-roachNo doubt before this century is out, insects will have developed an entirely new relationship with the only other species on the planet tha...
- Malaria may have evolved 100 mn years ago & even affected dinosaurs, says studyMalaria is often thought to be of more modern origin- caused primarily by one genus of protozoa & spread by anopheline mosquitoes.
- Elton John has been honoured by a type of shrimp being named after himSir Elton John’s music inspires important scientific research, but the fact that a new species of crustacean has been named Leucothoe elton...
- Rare 'Velvet Spider' species found in Maharashtra's MelghatA rare spider species which was believed to be extinct, has been found in the jungles of Melghat in Maharashtra's Amravati district.
- Cockroach from dinosaur era was fearsome night-time hunterAccording to the study, an analysis of the ancient specimen, named Manipulator modificaputis, suggests that it was a predatory insect, like...
- Insect discovery sheds light on climate changeThe researchers have named the new family the Eorpidae, after the Eocene Epoch, the age when these insects lived some 50 million years ago.
- Peanuts, potatoes feel the heat of climate changesGlobal warming may drive many wild varieties of plants such as potatoes and peanuts to extinction by mid-century, wiping out traits that mi...
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