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Scientists at Queen Mary University in London discover a new species of pterosaur
Scientists at Queen Mary University in London has recently discovered a new species of pterosaur – Cryodrakon boreas – which flew over North America 77 million years ago and was one of the largest flying animals that ever lived. This plane-sized reptile has a wingspan of 10 m and weighs 250 kg. In Greek, its ..
Topics: Animals • Azhdarchids • Biology • Boreas • Cryodrakon • Flying and gliding animals • Organisms • Pterosaur • Pterosaur size • Reptile
World Coconut Day (WCD) Observed on 2nd September, 2019
The World Coconut Day (WCD) is observed every year on 2nd of September to increase coconut farming with focus on productivity and product diversification. The day is also celebrated to commemorate the formation day of Asian Pacific Coconut Community (APCC). In India, the day is celebrated every year under the aegis of Coconut Development Board ..
Topics: APCC • Asian and Pacific Coconut Community • Coconut • Organisms • Plants • Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
Report titled ‘Skin and Bones Unresolved: An Analysis of Tiger Seizures from 2000-2018’
The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network “TRAFFIC” has recently revealed a new report titled ‘Skin and Bones Unresolved: An Analysis of Tiger Seizures from 2000-2018’. As per new TRAFFIC analysis, India topped in the trafficking of tigers and tiger body parts over 19 years since 2000. Apart from tiger skin and bones, live tigers are also ..
Topics: Environmental conservation • Felids • National symbols of India • Organisms • Panthera • Tiger • Tiger bone wine • Tiger conservation • traffic • Wildlife trade
Injambakkam beach in Chennai and Besant Nagar’s Eliot’s Beach notices a blue shimmer on waves
On 18th August 2019, visitors to the Injambakkam beach in Chennai and Besant Nagar’s Eliot’s Beach noticed a blue shimmer on the waves i.e. Popularly known as ‘Sea Tinkle’. According to marine experts, the Noctiluca algae were behind this blue glow phenomenon. The algae exhibit the phenomenon of bioluminescence (or biologically produce light when disturbed). ..
Topics: Algae • Algal bloom • Aquatic ecology • Biological oceanography • Bioluminescence • Eukaryotes • Firefly • Fisheries • Fishing • Luciferase • Noctiluca scintillans • Organisms
Valentina Elangbam appointed as green ambassador of Manipur
The Manipur government has appointed a 9-year-old girl Valentina Elangbam as the State’s green ambassador after a video of her crying over felled trees goes viral. Hence, the state government issued an order in recognition of her immense love and affection for trees and for generating mass awareness on conservation of the environment for a ..
Topics: Delonix regia • Kakching • Organisms • Plants • Thoubal
Plan Bee wins Indian Railways ‘s Best Innovation Award
The Plan Bee initiative of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has won the Best Innovation Award in Indian Railways for the 2018-19 fiscal. The initiative helps in preventing trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks. The Plan Bee is an amplifying system imitating the buzz of a swarm of honey bees to keep wild elephants away ..
Topics: Animal migration • Animals • Apis • Beekeeping • Behavior • Branches of biology • Crowds • Honey bee • Organisms • Swarm behaviour