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5 longest living animals on earth (Some are almost immortal!)
April 26, 2025 5:26 pm
These longest-living animals have the remarkable quality of regenerating their cells infinitely, thus reversing the ageing process.
Why do dogs love to play with trash?
April 02, 2025 5:21 pm
Searching and digging around for food is natural for dogs because it provides some of the thrill of the hunt, even if they just ate and aren't hungry.
We are witnessing onset of Sixth Mass Extinction, says study
January 20, 2022 12:25 pm
The paper stressed that "humans are the only species able to manipulate the Earth on a grand scale, and they have allowed the current crisis to happen."
A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth
January 19, 2022 2:15 pm
The new information will help us understand how complex life evolved, how it functions, and how biodiversity can be protected.
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change
January 17, 2022 1:59 pm
The impact of past seed disperser declines has been greatest in areas including North America, Europe and the southern part of South America.
Mexican fish extinct in wild successfully reintroduced
January 03, 2022 4:27 pm
In 1998, conservationists from the Chester Zoo in England and other European institutions arrived to help set up a laboratory for conserving Mexican fish.
Over 30 alien species found in Kerala’s water bodies: Study
November 22, 2021 3:44 pm
The fish surveys were conducted in 44 rivers and 53 reservoirs of the state. The most common invasive species recorded were Mozambique tilapia and common carp.
How human exploitation dwindled Caribbean shark communities, a study finds out
October 01, 2021 6:42 pm
Coastal development, land clearing, and agriculture have all had their share of the blame, leading to the low oxygen content in water, disease, bleaching – a pattern observed across the Caribbean.
US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct
September 29, 2021 12:33 pm
Climate change is making species recovery harder, bringing drought, floods, wildfires and temperature swings that compound the threats species already faced.
Exotic brown trout threatening native Himalayan fish species: study
September 25, 2021 11:00 am
The research team found that the invasive brown trout was forcing the native species to move upstream towards headwaters or the source of the river.
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