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Empty circles are the nematocysts, or stinging cells, of jellyfish that have been packed together and wrapped tightly into packages of feces in the beginning of the lobster's digestive tract. The membrane, which can be seen extending off to the right side of the image, is a mechanical adaptation to prevent lobsters from being killed by their venomous food. Credit: Kaori Wakabayashi, Hiroshima University

Lobster Young Clingwrap Jellyfish Stingers for Dinner

Janaki Lenin 04/09/2016

While the lobster young seem to successfully ward off...

Migratory birds at a restored wetland in Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Delhi. Credit: Neha Sinha

Who is Responsible for Wetlands in India? Many and No One

Pushp Jain 03/09/2016

While several civic bodies are responsible, wetlands have been...

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Policy Change Needed in Bundelkhand to Prepare For Drought-Flood Cycles

Bharat Dogra 02/09/2016

Farmers must be equipped with low cost technologies to...

Death Toll in Bihar Floods Rises to 172 Even As Water Level Recedes

Two fresh deaths were reported in Begusarai and one...

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The Indo-Gangetic Basin is Getting Dirtier Faster Than it is Disappearing

T.V. Padma 02/09/2016

Groundwater levels are falling in 30% of the basin's...

Ethiopia’s New Dam May Cause Trouble With Downstream Neighbours

Jennifer Drake 01/09/2016

The Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam will bring more power...

A fimbriated moray eel. Credit: elevy/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Moray Eels Knot Themselves to Pry Prey

Janaki Lenin 31/08/2016

The tricks moray eels use to hunt may mean...