Guppies are beginner-friendly, low-maintenance fish that thrive in a 10-gallon tank, with a peaceful temperament and omnivorous diet. Males are smaller with vibrant colors, while females are larger ...

With fogging and anti-larvae measure not proving to be effective to curb the mosquito menace, the residents of Chembur have revived an age-old method to control the breeding of larvae. With fogging ...

Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease characterized by shaking chills, high fever, anemia and flu-like illnesses, caused the death of approximately 627,000 people worldwide in 2012. Although preventable, ...

In a Swedish lab, Alexander Kotrschal has deliberately moulded the intelligence of small fish called guppies. From a starting population, he picked individuals with either unusually large or small ...

Cardinal tetras are famous for their glowing blue and bright red stripes that run across their bodies. People often mix them up with neon tetras, but cardinal tetras have a bright red line that goes ...

Mysuru’s primary health centres (PHCs) are on a mission to combat malaria although the district has been free from malaria cases since the last five years. The Department of Health and Family Welfare ...

A freshwater fish that grows to little more than the size of your index finger is Enemy No. 1 of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the dengue virus. Metro introduces you to the two-inch guppy ...