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In July 2019, scientists watched mayflies mistake solar-like glass for water; females landed and deposited eggs on the dry surfaceFemale mayflies are confusing solar panels for water surfaces, which is causing difficulties with their reproduction. This issue, termed po...- In 2010, researchers tested solar panels with white lines; the modified surfaces were up to 26 times less attractive to polarotactic insectsSolar panels, with their shiny surfaces, can inadvertently attract insects seeking water. This phenomenon leads to ecological harm, disrupt...
- In 2001, Denmark turned a 19-km straight river into a 26-km winding one, but decades later researchers found nature was still struggling to rebuild what humans had destroyedDenmark's Skjern River restoration has skillfully reshaped a once-straight channel back into a meandering waterway. This innovative initiat...
- From 1877, officials stocked over 33 million fish in Yosemite for anglers, altering fishless lakes and reducing habitat for native yellow-legged frogsYosemite's lakes, once fishless, received over 33 million stocked fish between 1877 and 1990. Introduced trout preyed on native species and...
- Scientists found a tropical butterfly that appears to slow its own aging, and one species can live for 348 days as a resultScientists have discovered tropical butterflies, Heliconius, that live much longer and age slower than their relatives. These butterflies, ...
- International Jazz Day 2023: Check list of Mumbai shows, venue, timingsAs International Jazz Day nears, Mumbai is all set to make it yet another year to witness musical shows chirping around the city of dreams.
- Martin Compston discloses he auditioned to play Thomas Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders’Martin Compston claimed that he tried out for the role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.
- New species of mayfly discovered in IndiaScientists have discovered a new species of mayfly in the southern Western Ghats, a mountain range along the west coast of India.
- No-fly zoneThe most decisive move that US President Barack Obama has made.
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