Washington, June 17 : Scientists have determined that Kudzu, which is one of the most invasive plants of America, is a potential source for obtaining biofuel.

According to a report in Discovery News, the kudzu vine, also known as “the plant that ate the South,” was brought from eastern Asia in 1876 and can grow more than 6.5 feet a week.

Its starchy roots plunge deep into the soil, and just a fragment of the plant remaining in the ground is enough to allow it to come back next season.

“Kudzu is just a large amount of carbohydrate sitting below ground waiting for anyone to come along and dig it up,” said Rowan Sage of the University of Toronto and colleagues at the US Department of Agriculture.

London, June 17: Scientists have suggested that in the absence of geographical barriers such as mountains and oceans, parasite “wedges” can keep populations of the same species apart, providing the opportunity for populations and even new languages to evolve separately.

According to a report in New Scientist, this theory has been put forward by Corey Fincher and Randy Thornhill of the University of New Mexico in the US.

Fincher and Thornhill say their hypothesis explains the longstanding ecological debate about why it is that biological diversity decreases as you move away from the equator and towards the poles.

“Individuals must balance the benefits with the costs of contacting other members of the same species,” said Fincher.

London, June 17 : The presence of a wiggling tongue-like knob on the genitals of some birds, is what helps them attract females of their species, revealed scientists from University of Chicago.

Washington, June 17: A scientist of Indian origin has led an international research team to demonstrate an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen

Washington, June 17 : Scientists will take the help of single person submersibles to retrieve samples from a lake (Pavillion) in northern British Columbia that may hold vital clues to the history o

Washington, June 17: Researchers in the US have discovered a novel compound that might lead to an inexpensive, easy-to-take treatment for diarrhoea, a major cause of child deaths in developing nati