Animals fake death for long periods to escape predators: Study ANI | Updated: Mar 03, 2021 10:34 IST
Bristol [England], March 3 (ANI): A recent study by researchers from the University of Bristol has found that many animals fake death to try to escape their predators. with some individuals in prey species remaining motionless, if in danger, for extended lengths of time.
The study was published today in the science journal Biology Letters.
Charles Darwin recorded a beetle that remained stationary for 23 minutes - however, the University of Bristol has documented individual antlion larvae pretending to be dead for an astonishing 61 minutes.
Of equal importance, the amount of time that an individual remains motionless is not only long but unpredictable. This means that a predator will be unable to predict when a potential prey item will move again, attract attention, and become a meal.
ANI | Updated: Feb 27, 2021 21:38 IST
Bristol [England], February 27 (ANI): A high sugar fructose diet might prevent the proper functioning of peoples immune systems in ways that have, until now, largely been unknown.
The study led by Swansea scientists in collaboration with scientists at the University of Bristol and the Francis Crick Institute in London has been published in the journal Nature Communications .
Fructose is commonly found in sugary drinks, sweets, and processed foods and is used widely in food production. It is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its intake has increased substantially throughout the developed world in recent years.
Study sheds light on correlation between allergy seasons, pollens ANI | Updated: Feb 28, 2021 16:03 IST
Munich [Germany], February 28 (ANI): A recent study has shed light on how the length of allergy seasons in Germany are affected by pollens traveling far distances.
Allergy sufferers are no strangers to problems with pollen. But now - due to climate change - the pollen season is lasting longer and starting earlier than ever before, meaning more days of itchy eyes and runny noses. Warmer temperatures cause flowers to bloom earlier, while higher CO2 levels cause more pollen to be produced.
The effects of climate change on the pollen season have been studied at length, and according to some scientists, has grown by as much as 20 days in the past 30 years, at least in the US and Canada. But one important element is often overlooked - Pollen is meant to fly, said Dr Annette Menzel, Professor of ecoclimatology at the Technical University of Mun
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The gut microbiome is an integral component of the body, but its importance in the human aging process is unclear. A team of researchers and their collaborators have identified distinct signatures in the gut microbiome that are associated with either healthy or unhealthy aging trajectories, which in turn predict survival in a population of older individuals.
Here s how zinc could help with fertility during pandemic ANI | Updated: Feb 14, 2021 11:20 IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): During the coronavirus pandemic, men and women who are attempting to conceive can get assistance in reproduction by zinc supplements, suggest the findings of a novel study. Zinc may help prevent mitochondrial damage in young egg, and sperm cells.
The study was published in the journal Reproductive Sciences . The COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken a toll on the physical and mental health of people, has also reportedly affected fertility among men and women. The new study has found a way to combat the ill-effects of the pandemic, on fertility.