Nurturing effect of pine
Pine trees have helped restore native vegetation in Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Feeding frenzy
14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other
Tough, clear, unhealthy
Bisphenol-A, used in making plastic, impacts cell function
Double trouble
Two layers of black carbon, a pollutant causing greenhouse effect, have been found over Guwahati. Usually there is just one
Forests feel the heat
Photosynthetic rate of forests in high elevation areas across the world has been falling since 1990s
Twist in turtle’s tale
Falling catch fuels turtle-fisher conflict in Lakshadweep atolls
Toxic harvest
Eating rice grown in arsenic-contaminated water can damage genes