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Mealworms Can Eat Plastic, But Study Shows Limited Impact on Pollution Crisis
Research published in Biology Letters has examined the ability of mealworms to break down plastics, including disposable face masks. According to the study, it takes 100 mealworms about 138 days to consume a single polypropylene mask. The findings indicate that while insects like mealworms can eat and degrade plastics, their slow consumption rate m...
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These Snakes Put On Award-Winning Death Show To Fool Predators
Recent research published in Biology Letters explores the unique defence mechanism of dice snakes on Golem Grad Island, North Macedonia.
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Woman Tweets Letter Her Mother Sent To Her Biological Mother. It's Heartwarming
Amy also shared a childhood photo of herself with her mother and brother, in addition to the image of the letter.
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Scientists' Open Letter After NCERT Drops Evolution From Class 10 Textbook
A group of more than 1,800 scientists, science teachers and educators has written an open letter raising concerns about the chapter on "Theory of Biological Evolution" being dropped from the NCERT textbook for Class 10.
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India Backs Ban Of Biological Weapons At UN Security Council
India at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) advocated the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) saying that it is important to ensure its implementation in letter and spirit.
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Academicians Write To PM Modi To Recruit Science Graduates In Fight Against COVID-19
Eminent academicians have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to recruit unemployed science graduates in the fight against COVID-19 and use biology laboratories to test the samples of persons suspected to be infected with the virus.
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50 Million Year Old Sperm Found in Antarctica: Report
The world's oldest sperm cells preserved in a tiny cocoon in Antarctica for a whopping 50 million years have been recovered by researchers, a scientific journal has reported.
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In Letter to UN, North Korea Claims US targeted it With Anthrax
North Korea has accused the United States of targeting it with anthrax and asked the United Nations Security Council to investigate Washington's "biological warfare schemes" after a live anthrax sample was sent to a US base in South Korea.
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Martial arts instructor linked to ricin letters charged with biological weapons use
A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was sent to President Barack Obama earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Mealworms Can Eat Plastic, But Study Shows Limited Impact on Pollution Crisis
Research published in Biology Letters has examined the ability of mealworms to break down plastics, including disposable face masks. According to the study, it takes 100 mealworms about 138 days to consume a single polypropylene mask. The findings indicate that while insects like mealworms can eat and degrade plastics, their slow consumption rate m...
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These Snakes Put On Award-Winning Death Show To Fool Predators
Recent research published in Biology Letters explores the unique defence mechanism of dice snakes on Golem Grad Island, North Macedonia.
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Woman Tweets Letter Her Mother Sent To Her Biological Mother. It's Heartwarming
Amy also shared a childhood photo of herself with her mother and brother, in addition to the image of the letter.
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Scientists' Open Letter After NCERT Drops Evolution From Class 10 Textbook
A group of more than 1,800 scientists, science teachers and educators has written an open letter raising concerns about the chapter on "Theory of Biological Evolution" being dropped from the NCERT textbook for Class 10.
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India Backs Ban Of Biological Weapons At UN Security Council
India at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) advocated the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) saying that it is important to ensure its implementation in letter and spirit.
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Academicians Write To PM Modi To Recruit Science Graduates In Fight Against COVID-19
Eminent academicians have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to recruit unemployed science graduates in the fight against COVID-19 and use biology laboratories to test the samples of persons suspected to be infected with the virus.
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50 Million Year Old Sperm Found in Antarctica: Report
The world's oldest sperm cells preserved in a tiny cocoon in Antarctica for a whopping 50 million years have been recovered by researchers, a scientific journal has reported.
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In Letter to UN, North Korea Claims US targeted it With Anthrax
North Korea has accused the United States of targeting it with anthrax and asked the United Nations Security Council to investigate Washington's "biological warfare schemes" after a live anthrax sample was sent to a US base in South Korea.
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Martial arts instructor linked to ricin letters charged with biological weapons use
A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was sent to President Barack Obama earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
