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Wind patterns might mask effects of global warming in ocean

Wind patternsWashington, Feb 8 : Scientists at the University of Liverpool have f

Shrews are highly sophisticated predators, not simple and primitive

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Young ‘boomerang’ adults at home 'strain family life'

Young ‘boomerang’ adults at home 'strain family life'L

Studying locusts may provide key to understanding human migraines

Human MigrateWashington, Feb 8 : Biologists have suggested that studying how locusts react to stress may be the key to understand the cause behind human migraines.
They also insist that this knowledge may lead to improved migraine drugs for people, and thus help in reducing its painful effects.
Mel Robertson, Biology professor at the Queen’s University in Canada, is making use of insect models to examine how breathing is controlled by the nervous system when stress is induced through high temperatures and oxygen deprivation.

Madagascar’s turtles and tortoises face threat of extinction

TortoiseWashington, Feb 8: A new study has indicated that Madagascar’s turtles and tortoises are faci

Natural Ocean "Thermostat" might protect some coral reefs

Natural OceanWashington, Feb 8: A new study has found evidence that a natural ocean “thermos

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