Articles Posted in the Plants – Animals Category
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A New Wild Ginger Discovered from the Evergreen Forest of Western Ghats of South India
Intensive botanical explorations for taxonomic studies on the members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) in India by V.P. Thomas and M. Sabu of the University of Calicut, have resulted in the discovery of an interesting…
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There are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics
Large forest regions in Canada are apparently about to experience rapid change. Based on models, scientists can now show that there are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics. Large areas of…
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Wasps can memorize and remember figures of other wasps
Wasps have amazing ability to memorize and later recall the figures of other wasps, from native cluster. Findings add to other remarkable capacity of these social insects, providing new information on the specializations from the…
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Chimpanzees treat themselves with medicinal plants
Extensive research revealed that these monkeys know many plants with therapeutic properties, seek and use them with great precision and even transmit this knowledge to the group. A study conducted by specialists of the National…
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Seat belts for dogs advice
Americans who want to take dogs in the car are advised to equip cars with seat belts for animals. Many can not stand being separated from their pets, but dogs set free in cars can…
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Birds language contains grammar rules
Do not use these verbs, nouns and past participle, but birds, like people, respect the rules of grammar. This is the conclusion of a new study. To show how it works syntax in animals, Abe’s…
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Image survelliance of african widelife using small drone
Flying devices equipped with video cameras capable of capturing and transmitting moving images to a command centerno longer are, for some time, a novelty in the sphere of technology. Uses, however, are multiple and have…
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Precise structure of proteins, which allow certain bacteria to move electrical charges outside the cell membrane
Batteries of tomorrow might have a heart “alive”. A team of University of East Anglia (UEA) 1 in the UK, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S., presented the first precise structure of proteins,…
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Chimpanzees resolved Esop’s fable: Pour water into a tube to reach a peanut
In Esop’s fable, a raven stones used to raise water from a pitcher to control its thirst.After several experiments, chimpanzees were able to pull a peanut from a tube, using water from a nearby container.…
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Spiders have more legs than they need
After they have collected thousands of female spider in the wild, researchers found that over 10% from the arachnids were missing at least one of the eight legs. “We wondered if it represents a handicap…
