Category: Wildlife

Common Bluebottles butterfly has 15 classes of light-detecting cells

Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Japanese researchers have discovered that a species of swallowtail butterfly from Australasia has at least 15…

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Evolution from fins to legs didn’t trigger much anatomical change

London, March 9 (IANS) Overturning long held views that the origin of vertebrates with legs triggered an increase in the…

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2,561 people still missing five years after Japan quake

Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) As many as 2,561 people remain missing five years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated…

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Japan felt over 12,000 aftershocks since 2011 quake

Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Over 12,000 aftershocks were felt in the coastal areas of Japan since a powerful earthquake struck…

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Opposition raises stink over Sri Sri’s Yamuna event

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Clamor grew louder on Wednesday against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's cultural mega-extravaganza on the ecologically…

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Birds bid early adieu to Kashmir as temperature rises

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Hundreds of migratory birds are bidding an early adieu to Kashmir this year…

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Humans responsible for record-breaking hot years since 1930s: Study

Sydney, March 9 (IANS) Humans have triggered the past record-breaking hot years experienced on the Earth since 1930s, says a…

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Foggy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The national capital experienced shallow fog on Wednesday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at…

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Chinese shares open lower

Beijing, March 9 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 2.14 percent, at…

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Solar eclipse in India on Wednesday

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India will witness a solar eclipse on Wednesday morning, the first in 2016 but it…

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Beijing promises more vehicle-charging stations

Beijing, March 8 (IANS) Beijing is planning to build thousands of charging stations in 2016 for electric vehicles. Around 15…

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Green concerns dog Sri Sri’s Yamuna event as tribunal hearing is deferred

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A green court in Delhi on Tuesday deferred its decision on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's…

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Another tigress found dead in Bihar reserve

Patna, March 8 (IANS) Another tigress was found dead in Valmiki tiger reserve in Bihar's West Champaran district on Tuesday,…

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Didn’t conduct any environment impact study: Art of Living to NGT

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Art of Living Foundation on Tuesday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it…

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Jharkhand legislators concerned over elephant menace

Ranchi, March 8 (IANS) Legislators in Jharkhand on Tuesday expressed concern over the rising menace of the wild elephants in…

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Army assisting Art of Living programme for public safety

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Indian Army's decision to make pontoon bridges for the Art of Living Foundation's upcoming…

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Scientists use micro-organisms to produce ‘green’ plastic

Seoul, March 8 (IANS) Korean researchers have developed a unique biorefinery system to create non-natural polymers from natural sources, allowing…

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Measuring fish DNA in seawater may lead to quicker survey

Tokyo, March 8 (IANS) Opening the door for quicker and more effective surveys of fish distribution, Japanese researchers have found…

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Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at…

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President not to attend Sri Sri’s event in Delhi

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will not attend the World Culture Festival to be organised by spiritual…

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