TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers developed an on-chip integrated polarization photodetector (pol-PD), drawing inspiration from the unique polarization vision of desert ants.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Experts from a technological company in Iran used ‘Biofloc’ technology to increase water quality for aquaculture activists to raise fish even in rainwater.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian experts at Islamic Azad University’s Lahijan branch succeeded in using new technologies to extract caviar and produce leather from sturgeon skin.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The installation of beehives with live honey bees on fences around smallholder farms in Kenya repelled elephants by more than 86 percent during peak crop season, according to a study released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The black widow spider’s α-latrotoxin disrupts nerve signaling by creating a calcium channel in nerve cells, causing muscle spasms and a research from the University of Münster revealed its complex mechanism using advanced microscopy, with potential applications in medicine and biotechnology.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company have produced a veterinary vaginoscope with a hydrophobic antibacterial coating and capability for more rapid and accurate artificial insemination.

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian researcher at the University of Tehran succeeded in producing a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) diagnosis kit by using the CRISPR-Cas technology.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Bottlenose dolphins use an “open mouth” facial expression during social play to signal playfulness and this expression is mimicked by playmates 33% of the time, suggesting its role in dolphin communication.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Australia is one of the world leaders in mammal extinctions and 10 species have been identified as among the most imperilled, the country's national environmental organisation said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Head of the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Iran Hassan Moslemi Nayeeni announced that a center for studying the primates will be launched by the end of the current Persian calendar year (to end on March 20).