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In 1958, the US launched Gordo the squirrel monkey 300 miles above Earth; he endured 8.3 minutes of weightlessness and 40 g during re-entry, but died after his capsule sank at seaIn the historic space flight of 1958, Gordo, a courageous squirrel monkey, faced intense conditions that ultimately validated human surviva...- On STS-51B, NASA flew 24 rats and 2 squirrel monkeys with Spacelab-3; one monkey showed space sickness while the rats returned with muscle lossIn 1985, Challenger carried rats and monkeys to study microgravity's effects. One monkey experienced space sickness, mirroring human astron...
- Scientists found that childbirth can be harder than humans thought, as many primates have babies much bigger than birth canal; some species even dislocate pelvic bones to get through itA recent study challenges the long-held belief that humans uniquely face difficult childbirth. Researchers found that many primate species,...
- A Cave Discovery Is Changing What We Know About Early Human HuntingEvidence from Sri Lanka's Fa-Hien Lena cave reveals 48,000-year-old bone arrowheads, the oldest outside Africa, suggesting advanced bow-and...
- Numbers matter in peace or war, but more doesn’t always mean merrierfertility, firepower, and what we’re really multiplyingWhile global fertility declines and military arsenals expand, modern warfare evolves rapidly. Sri Lanka grapples with a different challenge...
- Sri Lanka begins census of monkeys, peacocks and squirrels amid agricultural damageSri Lanka began a wildlife census to count monkeys, peacocks, and giant squirrels to manage their populations due to their threat to agricu...
- Nine monkeys die mysteriously in a Hong Kong zoo, and no one knows whyHong Kong's oldest zoo is investigating the sudden deaths of nine monkeys, including three critically endangered species, over two days. Th...
- Indian coffee growers cheer as robusta production drops globally, prices hit record highIndia's robusta coffee prices skyrocket to Rs 10,080 per 50 kg, a historic high. Growers face challenges, but the surge brings relief. Supp...
- Monkeypox Virus: Time to know five myths about the ailmentA viral disease called Monkeypox Virus has been spreading extensively around the world nowadays. It was earlier found in the primates but n...
- Centre holds meeting with health experts to revisit existing guidelines for monkeypoxThe meeting, which was headed by Dr L Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief, was attended by officials from the National Aids ...
- Monkeypox: WHO outlines five preventive measures to stop human-to-human transmissionA zoonosis disease, which is transmitted from animals to humans, monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus that causes a disease with symptoms similar,...
- Monkeypox: Health ministry issues advisory for international passengersThe "Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease" issued to the states and Union territories include an annexure -- advisory for internat...
- Govt guidelines on monkeypox stress on surveillance, rapid identification, isolationThe guidelines proposed a surveillance strategy to rapidly identify cases and clusters of infections and the sources of infections as soon ...
- Gujarat Statue of Unity attracted 29 lakh tourists, earned Rs 82 croreThe Gujarat government will be tabling Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Bill, 2019 on Wednesday in the Assembly as i...
- If you are an adventure lover, try Durshet in Maharashtra this monsoonStroll through the extensive plantations of fruit trees, casuarinas and acacias in Durshet. The forest is a wonderful place to go insect wa...
- Youngster Kiran Kumar DS rescues animals in concrete junglesKumar spent weekends during his growing-up years in & around the Bannerghatta National Park, started rescuing wildlife since 2010.
- Quick getaway destinations: Amboli, Chail, Bandipur National ParkAmboli is a hill station in the Sindhudurg district and is situated at an altitude of 690 m. The hill station lies in the Sahayadri Hills o...
- Nandankanan zoo ready to beat heatThe Nandankanan zoo authorities are trying their best to make the coming summer comfortable for the zoo inmates.
- Spot a Tiger: Three major reserves where you are bound to face TigerTiger sanctuaries in India are the flavour of the season as most tiger sightings happen during summers.
- Verdant IIT-M in Chennai worth a dekkoIIT Madras was actually carved out of the Guindy National Park and is a forest reserve area which means it cannot be tampered with!
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