Washington, March 26 : In a new study, scientists have found that insects known as aphids can evade parasitic wasps by snuggling close to their dead comrades.
A parasitic wasp typically lays its eggs inside an aphid. After hatching, the young wasp eats the aphid from the inside out before breaking free and flying away.
Normally, when a non-predator, like a deer or a rabbit, encounters a bunch of dead animals, its instinct is to flee.
Washington, Mar 26 : A significant minority of psychotherapists are attempting to help "cure" gays and lesbians of their homosexuality without any evidence that such methods work, says a new research.
Washington, Mar 26 : Conservatives in America have embraced Louisiana's Indian origin Governor Bobby Jindal as their 2012 GOP hopeful, and he played to the gallery by warning at a Republican fund raising dinner that President Barack Obama is engaged in the greatest expansion of government.
Washington, March 26 : Scientists have solved the mystery of arsenic-poisoning crisis in Asia, by discovering how arsenic enters the groundwater below the Himalayas.
Washington, March 26 : An international team of researchers have come up with a new anti-cancer agent that is about 200 times more active in killing cancer cells than other drugs used in clinical trials to date.
Washington, Mar 26 : Energy drinks may prove harmful for people with hypertension and heart disease, says a new study.
