Off the coast of the Maldives, a new species of fish has been found by researchers. The fish is new to scientists, and has been…
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NIWA scientists discover newly hatched Chimaera (ghost shark) off the coast of South Island
Inputs by Smayra Mehta Scientists from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research (NIWA) have discovered a baby chimaera (also called ghost shark)…
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World Wetlands Day 2022
On February 2nd, 1971, the historic Convention of Wetlands of International Importance was adopted at Ramsar, Iran. To commemorate (remember with respect), the World Wetlands…
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What are wetlands?
A wetland is an area in which water covers the land wholly or partially. They are home to unique ecosystems and are protected under a…
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Arctic hare breaks record by traveling more than 388 km in 49 days
News by Shuchi Giridhar When we think of a world record, we remember all the big records set by many people. But people are not…
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New species of unusual and rare leafhopper discovered by British entomologist
Report by Shuchi Giridhar In the Ugandan Rainforest, a species of a new insect has been found. The rarity of this insect is confirmed by…
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Gut microbes help hibernating squirrels survive cold weather.
Report by Hima Sutha In living organisms, gut microbes are the microorganisms that live in the gut (a passage like an organ that starts from…
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New Frog species discovered in Panama forest named after Greta Thunberg
Report by Aarya Sinha An international team of Scientists led by Dr Abel Batista, from Panama, and Konrad Mebert from Switzerland, has discovered a new…
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Goldfish can learn to navigate
Report by Aarya Krishnan Scientists in Israel have done something truly unusual- they taught a goldfish to drive a small robotic car on land! The…
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Kaliveli Wetlands become a bird sanctuary
The Kaliveli wetlands, South India’s second-largest brackish water lake after Pulicat, have beenrecognised as a bird sanctuary. The Villupuram district administration, where the lake is…
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