Ecology

20 Articles
Animal DiversityEcologyEthology

Brittle stars stealing from Jelly fishes!

Occassionally, brittle stars are seen in the body of jelly fishes. Interesting fact is the food sources of brittle stars seems to be...

EcologyMarine Biology

What is coral bleaching and how it happens?

Coral bleaching is one of the greatest problems that corals are facing. It is a result of increasing ocean temperatures due to global...

Animal DiversityEcology

Swire’s Snailfish: Deepest fish in the world

Pseudoliparis swirei is the deepest-dwelling fish in the world. This small deep sea creature can withstand more water pressure than 1,600 elephants standing...

Animal DiversityEcologyMicro Biology

Venus’s hair; Thiolava veneris

In 2011, the underwater volcano Tagoro erupted in Canary Islands. The eruption increased water temperature, decreased oxygen and released massive quantities of carbon...

Animal DiversityEcologyMicro Biology

Venus’s hair; Thiolava veneris

In 2011, the underwater volcano Tagoro erupted in Canary Islands. The eruption increased water temperature, decreased oxygen and released massive quantities of carbon...

EcologyGeneral Zoology

Everything you need to know about ivory poaching

A ban was imposed in 1989 banning the international trade in ivory to reverse a rapid decline in the population of African elephants....

Ecology

Bat-roost? To curb malaria!

110 years ago, one man set out to rid Texas of Malaria – with the help of what was then a very unlikely...