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Sydney, Oct 19 : Different species of coral on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef spawn at the same time because their genes sense moonlight, say researchers.

These genes, which synchronise spawning over a couple of days each November, are of the same kind that regulates the human body clock, they say.

“They're timing the spawning, it appears, using the cue of the lunar cycle,” said Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland.

“The mystery is how they detect moonlight without eyes,” he said.

Gurgaon (Haryana), Oct 19 : Police in Haryana are undergoing etiquette lessons to improve the image of the state police force in the public eye.

London, Oct.19 : Radioactive material has been dug up on the site of the Olympic Park as contractors cleared a 100-year-old waste tip, it emerged on Thursday.

London, Oct.19 : Passengers will soon be allowed to use their own mobiles on British-based airlines.