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26 Jul 2023

This Japanese Cafe Has Insect Cuisines On Its Menu And It's Often Fully-Booked

A UN report in 2021 stated that with the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and limited resources in agricultural land and freshwater for farming, insects are fast emerging as a viable food group.

09 Mar 2021

Viral Video: इस सुनहरे झिंगुर को देखकर आप भी कहेंगे Pure Gold !

अमेरिका और एशिया के कुछ हिस्सों में पाए जाने वाले सुनहरे झिंगुर के बारे में जानते हैं ?

14 Sep 2018

Novel insect-inspired flying robot developed

Scientists say they have developed a novel autonomous flying robot that mimics the rapid flight of insects.

Adarsh Residential School

05 Mar 2018

Daily life challenges for students of Adarsh Residential school

06 Feb 2018

Alien species numbers on the rise, could pose threat to biosecurity: Study

Insects, molluscs and other invertebrates have the highest proportion of emerging alien species.

18 Nov 2017

This is how 'zombie fungus' takes over ants

The parasite controls the behaviour of carpenter ant workers, compelling them to climb vegetation and bite into the underside of leaves or twigs, where they die.

06 Sep 2017

Insects can see with much higher resolution than thought

The team found that photo receptors resolve small moving objects, even at high speeds, far better than predicted by compound eye optics and reveal the mechanisms behind this remarkable hyperacuity.

15 Mar 2017

Spiders beat humans, whales by consuming upto 800 million tones of prey each year

Researchers have revealed that spiders wipe out an estimated 400-800 million tonnes of prey every year, compared to an estimated 280-500 million tonnes of prey that the world's whales eat.

18 Feb 2017

Good looks, attractive scent, both carry equal weightage in insects

It could explain why, when looks are deceiving, the insects are still able to show a preference for mates from the same species ?

07 May 2016

Indian Premier League 9: Tenacious Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by 5 wickets

Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten 47 off 40 balls was a typical opener's knock, with Hyderabad chase revolving around his innings.

24 Apr 2016

Read: How insects spot virus-infected plants?

The leaves of the diseased or virus-infected plants reflect light differently to attract the attention of disease-spreading greenfly.

07 Mar 2016

Watch: Why nasty mosquitoes bite some humans more than others

Mosquitoes can easily smell any human within 100 feet because they have excellent scent receptors so it entirely depends on how your smell.

31 Jan 2016

Two vector-borne diseases that pass from mother to child

The US researchers have identified two life-threatening vector-borne diseases that can be passed from mother to child through the placenta.

10 Jan 2016

Small males have more sex appeal

The research found that while small male beetles were more successful at attracting female mates to the breeding ground of an animal carcass than larger males, they did not make better parents.

23 Sep 2015

Men with low-quality partners at early death risk!

New fathers please take note! You can learn a lot about good parenting from insects and save yourselves from an early death, especially if you are in the company of a low-quality partner!

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