Science

Mysterious baby ghost shark found by New Zealand scientists

<p> <strong>A team of marine biologists from New Zealand’s National institute of Water and Atmospheric Research accidentally struck gold when…

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Remains of a 95 million years old giant crocodile shows that it hunted dinosaurs!

<p> <strong>Recently scientists in Australia found remains of an ancient crocodile which was different from other finds in one respect…

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240 million years ago, Tanzania’s ancient crocodile was the largest predator that roamed the planet

<p> <strong>Thousands of years in the past – 240 million to be precise – a spine-chilling archosaur roamed Tanzania. What…

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Climate change enables Gentoo Penguins to expand their habitat in the Antarctica

<p> <strong>New York’s Stony Brook University (SBU) team of researchers were in for a surprise when they spotted gentoo penguin…

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Single-minded male elephant seals eat to mate and not live!

<p> <strong>The huge body size the male northern elephant seal aspires for is reflective of not eating to live but…

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Flying dinosaurs of Jurassic era discarded undigested food via mouth just like modern-day owls

<p> <strong>Scientists in China were amazed when they found that the extinct species of pterosaur – the flying reptile of…

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White-Cheeked Macaque new addition to India’s mammals found in Arunachal Pradesh

<p> <strong>A team of nine scientists found the presence of White-Cheeked Macaque in the central part of Arunachal Pradesh, marking…

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Clever parrots use golfing skills to get a treat!

<p> <strong>The capability of using simple tools to accomplish a job is not limited to primates and one creature which…

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Arctic’s amazing sponges feed on the remains of ancient extinct creatures

<p> <strong>The will to survive is vital and for that living beings can go to any extent. Take for example…

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Scientists observe how Chimpanzees help each other to heal injuries

<p> <strong>Treating oneself is understandable but medicating others is a behaviour rarely expected from non-human beings and this is what…

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190 years old Jonathan continues to be the world’s oldest tortoise

<p> <strong>He is a star in his own right as he celebrates his 190th birthday in 2022 and remains the…

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Listen carefully as fishes have been talking for the last 155 million years

<p> <strong>Who would have thought that the sounds made in the depths of water by varied creatures could be conversation…

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Secret of squirrels’ long winter hibernation can help astronauts go to faraway planets

<p> <strong>Even though hibernation may seem a good idea in these cold wintry days, during this long spell when metabolism…

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Scientists unravel mystery of why poison of King Baboon spider causes so much pain in humans

<p> <strong>No one thought that studying of poison would one day help in understanding pain and that is what has…

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Study confirms killer whales hunt in packs to feast on Earth’s biggest creature – the blue whale

<p> <strong>As one of the top marine predators, scientists always wondered if the killer whales or orcas hunted the largest…

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Scientists celebrate finding of a new species of leafhopper after 50 years

<p> <strong>The world of entomology was in for good news recently as a new species of leafhopper insect was found…

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Europe ramps up coal power generation in 2021, reduces gas usage by 1pc: IEA

<p> The use of coal in energy generation in Europe rose over 11% last year, while gas-fired generation dropped by…

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Study of solar flare which struck earth more 9,000 years ago points to the helplessness of the Earth and its people

<p> <strong>Buried deep under the Antarctica and Greenland ice is evidence of a cataclysmic event that shook the planet more…

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Indian researchers reveal the hunting secrets of the elusive fishing cat

<p> <strong>The elusive fishing cat has all the attributes of an expert predator, stealth and self-restraint, when hunting for its…

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Scientists find new ‘spooky’ spinning object in Milky Way

<p> Australian scientists have discovered an unknown “spooky” spinning object in the Milky Way that they claim is unlike anything…

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Aggressive hippos far more tolerant to neighbours they know than strangers, reveals a new study

<p> <strong>While hippopotamus look menacing and are reckoned to be far more threatening to humans than big grizzly bears, the…

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