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Study shows color change and light intensity affects biological clock in animals

Apr 20, 2015

University of Manchester- Researchers are affirming that the color of light could have a huge bearing on the internal clock of humans and animals, having studied how the neurological mechanisms measure the chan...

Marine Biologists prove Cope’s Rule of evolution of animals to obtain bigger body size

Cody Gash

Feb 20, 2015

Innovation

In his hypothesis, “Cope’s Rule,” the 19th century’s paleontologist, Edward Drinker Cope, had claimed that as species of animals evolve, they tend to obtain a bigger body size. Although the theory he proposed w...

Study reveals Infanticide is common among mammals, 119 out of 260 species practice it

Siddhant Ghatge

Nov 14, 2014

Innovation

New study has revealed that infanticide occurs largely in mammals, and is very common among them. Scientists had set out to identify if there exists any sort of common lines between mammals and infanticide. The...

Study finds lack of oxygen delayed animal life on earth until 800 million years ago

Jayaram Pawar

Nov 3, 2014

Innovation

New study suggests that it took very long for animals to develop life on earth. The atmosphere on earth lacked oxygen, and hence was not conducive to conceiving or growth of animals. It was only until 800 milli...

Researchers deploy Penguin chick rover to study behaviour of Penguin population in natural habitats

Charles Omedo

Nov 3, 2014

Innovation

Researchers at the University of Strasbourg in France have found a cool way to study penguin populations without necessarily getting close in person or causing them to panic in any intrusive manner. They achiev...

The world wildlife population is soon going to face a catastrophic future

Abby Smith

Sep 30, 2014

Innovation

The world wildlife population is soon going to face a catastrophic future. The universes of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes have decreased to only 48 percent of that was about 40 years ago. Fres...

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