Report by Shuchi Giridhar A certain alga known as Braarudospaera bigelowii has been found that makes use of a certain bacterium called UCYN – A…
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Category: Wildlife
Know your World: Hyacinth Macaw
The Hyacinth Macaw, scientifically known as Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, is a species of parrot native to central and eastern South America. It is easy to recognise…
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New species of Fungi discovered
Report by Swasti Sharma Cairngorms mountain in Scotland is home to many fungi species that were undiscovered earlier. A new fungal species named Squamanita was…
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New species of gecko discovered
Report by Shuchi Giridhar Back in the year 2017, in Visakhapatnam, a gecko was found. The gecko was earlier mistaken to be a known species…
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Scientists discover new species of snake in Paraguay
Report by Shuchi Giridhar A new species of non- venomous burrowing snake has been discovered in Paraguay, South America. The snake has been described as…
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Tropical forests have the ability to recover quickly
Tropical forests are forests located in tropical regions. Tropical regions lie betweenthe Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn latitudes, which include parts of North…
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New Species of Butterfly found in Sikkim
A new species of butterfly identified in Sikkim, through the efforts of an amateur nature photographer, the NCBS, and other specialists.
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Cat Census in Washington D.C.
According to a famous Akbar – Birbal story, one day, Emperor Akbar asked Birbal to tell him the number of crows in Agra. “1,41,786, Jahanpanah!”…
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First 100-million-year-old crab found preserved in amber
Amber is a phenomenal product for preserving fossils
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New Species of Moth with Longest Tongue in Madagascar
Xanthopan morgani praedicta (Wallace’s sphinx moth) moth species, found in the Madagascan rainforest, has the longest tongue (known as proboscis or the feeding organ), amongst any known insect.
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