Kangaroo babies grow up in the pouch of the parent because kangaroos and other marsupials lack an active placenta.
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Spiders can distinguish between living and non-living objects
A new study published in PLOS Biology of Harvard University shows jumping spiders use their peripheral vision to distinguish between objects and living creatures.
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Why do we get hiccups?
Do you ever get irritated with that ‘HIC’? And you must have heard people saying that you’re getting hiccups because someone’s missing you?
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Draft of Drone Rules 2021 for ease of flying drones in India by Aarya Krishnan and Padma Priya
The draft version (proposed version that will be accepted later) of the Drone Rules 2021 has been released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
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Ancient Wing- Based Communication seen in Insects from 310 Million Years Ago
Acoustic communication is well-known in insects. The present-day insects communicate within themselves by wings (eg. grasshopper), by producing flashes of light (eg. butterfly), and by sound emission (eg. cricket).
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Transparent Glass Octopus Spotted
Marine scientists while analysing the Phoenix Islands Archipelago of the central Pacific Ocean spotted a very rare glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi).
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A question about water!
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A new detergent-like protein which kills bacteria has been discovered
A group of researchers from Yale University discovered a new soap-like substance formed by a few cells when they come in contact with new pathogens.
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New wearable device that harvests power from sweat at fingertips
Researchers at the University of California in San Diego created a thin, flexible piece of foam made out of carbon nanotube material and a hydrogel that is to be worn on the fingertip.
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Why do our muscles ache after exercise?
Most of us must have felt an ache in the muscles after strenuous and tiring exercise, especially when we have exercised after a long period of not doing such activities. But why does this happen?
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