Report by Mohd. Omar Malik Sikkim, Sep 21: ‘Neolissochilus Hexagonolepis’ commonly called ‘Katley’ or ‘Copper Mahseer’ has been declared State Fish by Sikkim government. The…
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Category: Nature
New Device Generate Electricity from Raindrops, Ocean Waves
New Device Generate Electricity from Raindrops, Ocean Waves New Delhi, Sep 18: IIT Delhi researchers have designed a device that can generate electricity from water…
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Silkmoth wingtips act as an “Acoustic Decoy” against Bat
The researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that the wingtips of some large and strong winged silkmoths (saturniid moths) were rippled and folded.
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Animals Start to “Shapeshift” with Climate Change
Climate change is not a human-only problem; animals have to adapt to it as well. Some “warm- blooded” animals are shapeshifting to regulate their body temperature.
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Comedy Wildlife Photography 2021 finalists announced
The names of the 42 finalists were announced, and voting has been opened for the Affinity People’s Choice Award for the audience to select their favouritefunniest photo of them all.
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Giant 400-years-old Coral Reef Discovered
Belongs to coral genus coral genus Porites, known for large coral groups Australia, Sep 2: Scientists and members participating in a marine citizen science course…
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First blue whale songs recorded in Indian waters
Marine mammal scientist Divya Panicker in the year 2019 in the Lakshadweep Islands was listening to recordings taped on underwater sound recorders when she came across low blue whale moans.
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Dragonfly Day on August 18th!
The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF-India) recently performed a dragonfly census in New Delhi and its surrounding areas, in conjunction with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), and celebrated Dragonfly Day on August 18.
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New species of cascade frog found in the Adi Hills of India
By Shuchi Giridhar and inputs from Alka Singh Himachal Pradesh, August 20: A new species of the cascade frog has been discovered in the Adi…
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Three species of primitive ungulate ancestors identified
By Hima Sutha August 20: Palaeontologists and researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder identified three new species of primitive ungulate ancestors. An ungulate is…
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