New book on Pandas seeks to unravel their emotional world

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 19:18

A new book launched today on China`s giant Pandas has put forward little-known details about the cuddly endangered animal, unravelling their emotional world.

Females prefer `multitasking` males

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 15:32

Like humans, female frogs also prefer males who have the ability to multitask effectively, a new study has revealed.

Bright coloured birds make better mothers than duller counterparts

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 13:25

A new study suggests that female blue tits with brightly coloured crowns are better mums than duller birds.

Scientists amazed by how much dolphins remember

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 18:45

A scientific study shows that dolphins are the animals with the greatest memory-storage capacity after humans, according to the British magazine Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Mussels` grip secret unveiled

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 15:17

Researchers have tried to unravel the secrets of mussels` clinginess, which could help develop better glues.

Sharks slap prey into submission

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 14:34

Thresher sharks resort to sharp overhead "tail slaps" to stun or kill several of the smaller fish at once, a study has revealed.

Lemurs detect predators by listening to alarm calls of birds

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 16:16

An endangered specie of Madagascan lemur has been found to listen to alarm calls of birds and other lemurs to warn it about the predators’ presence, a new study has revealed.

Females play key role in determining paternity in fruit flies

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 16:36

Biologists have found that female fruit flies play a larger role in determining paternity than previously thought.

Left-pawed dogs more aggressive to strangers: Study

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 14:30

Left-pawed dogs are more likely to act aggressively towards strangers than their right-pawed counterparts, a new research has claimed.

Spider species share prey with younger siblings

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 14:25

Cornell University researchers studying Australian social huntsman spiders have discovered that younger siblings thrive when raised in nests with older siblings.

Birds and babies learn to `talk` similarly

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 20:34

Scientists have found compelling evidence that birds and human infants learn to string syllables together in roughly the same way: through stepwise improvement.