A new study has claimed that lack of a heatgenerating tissue may have contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs. A team of researchers at New York Medical College came to the conclusion after discovering why birds, unlike mammals, lack a tissue that is specialised to generate heat, the
ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Bats use a magnetic substance in their body called magnetite as an ‘internal compass’ to help them navigate. The researchers monitored movements in bats by using radio
In response to information about a mysterious illness that has been associated with the deaths of more than 8,000 bats, conservation groups have asked the us Fish and Wildlife Service to close
The king penguin, a species that rebounded from near extinction over the past century, could be wiped out in coming decades because of global warming. The king penguin, a species that rebounded from near extinction over the past century, could be wiped out in coming decades because of global warming. If the surface temperature of the Southern Ocean rises 0.26 degrees Celsius
Experience in scientific committees for the assessment of environmental and health risks of GMOs, and in biological, biostatistical research and medicine, allowed us to review and criticize mammalian feeding trials with GMOs, and make new proposals.
Though there have been very many reports on illegal trade, this is the probably the first on Trade in Nilgiri Bio Reserve Area. This report is the result of an extensive study conducted at odd hours for six months. No word of this report can be challenged as Vatavaran has photographic proof of the ongoing illegal trade in NBR.
new evidence suggests that evolution of birds and mammals in the temperate zone is faster than in the tropics, contrary to an earlier theory that said tropics were more favourable. It has been
The first assessment of European mammals by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (iucn) says one-sixth of them are facing the threat of extinction
