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Digging Deep: What the discovery of Ostrich fossils in Himalayas reveals about our climate

September 03, 2022 5:28 pm

A rather unexpected and striking find has been that of an ostrich eggshells in the Upper Siwaliks and it holds important clues for climate research.

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Digging Deep: The impact of climate change on boreal forests

August 27, 2022 9:55 am

While certain plants that need more moisture may bear the brunt of a warming climate, those that more drought tolerant, may end up thriving and colonising newer warm areas that open up to them

Digging Deep: Multiple comparisons exist between modern and ancient human genomes, reveals study

August 26, 2022 3:13 pm

New study shows multiple comparisons between modern and ancient human genomes to show how evolutionary vestiges impact psychiatric disorder risk. Read more below in today's edition of Digging Deep.

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Digging Deep: Deltas losing land due to rising sea levels and rivers changing course

August 13, 2022 1:08 pm

Rising sea levels and human intervention in rivers are rapidly changing river-dynamics across the world. Read more below in today's edition of Digging Deep.

Higher temperatures do not necessarily mean darker wings, study on Australian moth species shows

August 08, 2022 2:34 pm

A study found that temperature had no effect on wing colour in either wild or laboratory moths. Populations under examination continued to maintain their wing pattern variation.

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Digging Deep: How mangroves are affected by climate change

July 29, 2022 4:24 pm

Mangroves are tropical forest ecosystems that occupy shallow, warm water in the intertidal region between land and sea. Like many plants that rely on water-based seed-dispersion, they're also affected directly by rising temperatures.

Digging Deep: The deserts of the world are spreading further North

July 22, 2022 10:53 am

The study showed that over the course of the last two-three decades, the precipitation and temperature profiles characteristic of a desert biome have spread further east and north.

Digging Deep: Study reveals 100-year-old virus genomes responsible for Spanish Flu

July 16, 2022 5:25 pm

A study published in Nature Communications sheds light on the genome of the H1N1 influenza A virus that was responsible for the pandemic outbreak back in 1918.

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Study shows high diversification rate in plants does not necessarily translate into species richness

July 15, 2022 3:25 pm

In this week's science column, we look at whether species richness is determined by environment via diversification rate in plants and what researchers found.

Digging Deep: What new research shows about the genetic diversity of India's Gibbons