New Delhi, Aug 19: A new species of algae (very simple plants that grow mainly in water) with an umbrella head has been discovered in…
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Category: Nature
Invasive spotted lanternflies spreading across Eastern US!
By Aarya Krishnan Bugs come in different shapes and sizes. Butterflies, mosquitos, and house flies are more commonly found. Most of them are harmless to…
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Kaziranga National Park to become first equipped with satellite phones
-News inputs from Swasti Sharma Guwahati, Aug 14: Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam has two-thirds of world’s total one – horned rhinoceros…
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India crosses 100 Giga Watts (GW) of renewable energy generation capacity
India, being the third largest consumer of energy, is expanding its renewable energy generation capacity.
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Landslide in Himachal Pradesh – ITBP and others rush to help
At about 1240 hours IST (Indian Standard Time), a landslide occurred on NH5 (National Highway 5) in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
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New Carnivorous Plant Discovered
Scientists were aware of 11 types of carnivorous plants. In a recent discovery, a 12th type of carnivorous plant has been discovered.
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Seed Libraries Preserving Genetic Diversity
In the vast Welsh woods and meadows of wildflowers exist uncommon varieties of fruits and vegetables. These fruits and vegetables have been brought back from the brink of extinction by the work of ‘Seed Detectives/Guardians’.
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Twin Baby Pandas born at the Beauval Zoo, France
In the Beauval Zoo, France, a giant panda has given birth to a pair of twins. The mother, Huan Huan, and the father, Yuan Zi, were on a loan for ten years from China.
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Heat wave causes massive meltdown of Greenland’s ice sheet
Denmark, Jul 3: Global warming is causing the average temperatures to rise across continents.Greenland’s ice sheet has melted by about 8 billion tons a day…
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Water vapour found in Ganymede’s atmosphere
By Aarya Krishnan Stockholm, Aug 1: Did you know Jupiter has 79 known moons, not including many moonlets (minor moons)? Ganymede is Jupiter’s largest moon…
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