Subject: Plant and Animal Science

Inspired from plants, a new catalyst has been developed by researchers from University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. The catalyst effectively converts electrical energy to chemical energy at 64 percent efficiency which is Read More

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy. This energy is used by the organisms to fuel their activities. Now scientists have succeeded in harnessing the power of photosynthesis in Read More

Dogs have always showered humans with unconditional love. But have you ever wondered why dogs have this distinct personality that complements human nature? Research finally tells us why dogs crave human contact and are so Read More

In what was possibly the most memorable piece of cinematic history, Stephen Spielberg’s Jurassic Park has a scene in which an injured Jeff Goldblum is chased by an agile Tyrannosaurus rex. The scene managed Read More

Harsh Bais, a botanist at the University of Delaware, and a high school student collaborated to understand how plants behave when they feel threatened. They studied about a thousand Arabidopsis thaliana or mustard weed plants Read More

Researchers have been trying to understand why and how mosquitoes get attracted to humans as their prey by studying their odor sensor system. However, biologists at Vanderbilt University have discovered that female mosquitoes of Anopheles Read More

To study the effect of exotic plants on the ecosystem, a group of researchers led by PD Dr Christopher Kaiser-Bunbury, member of the Ecological Networks Study Group of the TU Darmstadt Biology Department, conducted a Read More

The incubation period of dinosaur eggs has been a subject of interest to researchers. A team of researchers led by Gregory Erickson, a Florida State University professor of biological science, found out through extensive research Read More

To understand behavioral responses of animals to fast and slow rise in temperature, researchers at the University of California – Santa Barbara conducted a study on fruit fly larvae. They found that a quick rise in Read More

Contrary to popular belief that eggs from small local enterprises are safer than those produced commercially, researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences found that eggs from small flocks of birds are more Read More