It is no more only the century-old fact that a beehive buzzing changes when the queen bee is removed. Scientists have discovered a ‘living’ alarm system to warn against toxins in the honeybees!
The honeybees are found to be highly sensitive to…
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The majestic ivory-billed woodpecker, believed extinct for more than 60 years, still exists. To prove this, a sharp-eyed robot is on job for about four months.
The camera-lined robot has been mounted to a power line high above the bayou in eastern.
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There are various parameters to measure the impact of global warming at the Arctic – one of these is the reclusive spider living there, besides the better-known predators such as polar bears, according to a researcher.
Though the effects of…
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The suspicion that extremely heavy rainfall events are increasing has been confirmed by NASA with the help of a new technique. Two-thirds of the Earth is covered by oceans. Thus, it has been estimated that oceanic rainfall relies on satellite remote..
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Can you guess, what is the most instantaneous known muscle in the animal kingdom? Its tongue! Yes, it is the powerful tongue of the giant palm salamander of Central America, which can be shot out more instaneously than any muscle ever known,…
It is well known that the blue whales, deep below the surface of the ocean, sing. But why? It is for the first time, scientists think they have an answer to this — As they feed, the whales send out calls to let each other know where they are! Each group.
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With China’s economy expanding continuously at a red-hot pace, the country is also highly likely to takeover the United States this year or the next as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases!
It is just recently, the emissions of…
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The Brazilian President is scheduled to meet the United States counterpart later this week. Both the presidents are expected to forge a proposed ethanol alliance in the meeting. Though this alliance may bring in foreign economy and other…
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With the increase of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, leading to global warming has been predicted with several devastating effects on the living earth. To add to the list of predicted destructions, global warming will have, or rather is already…
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With the people of Indonesia not still being recovered from the loss and grief gifted to them in 2004 by the ‘killer tsunami’ that killed 160,000 people on the northern tip of Sumatra, Tuesday was another disaster day for the Indonesians, which may…
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