Single mothers

Evolution doesn't favour sexual reproduction

Deviation by multiplication

Genetic mutation results in speciation

A clean retreat

Uganda

Controversy further sealed

Digest this

Gene that breaks up cellulose quite prevalent in animals

News Snippets

Coexistence & conflict, sides of the same coin: Assam villagers’ kindness towards injured elephant heartening

When an injured tusker was found in an Assam village, locals rushed to his aid with food, medical assistance 

Two United States cities declare support for orcas’ legal rights

Only 73 Southern Resident Orcas left in the wild; Current legislations ineffective, say city residents

DNA from air may help identify, track animals in the wild: Studies

The findings could help understand the composition of animal communities and detect the spread of non-native species

The future of the chimpanzee

On the first-ever World Chimpanzee Day, we should consider the ways we can ensure that future human generations can enjoy sharing the earth with …

Manure magic

Farmers living in the upper reaches of Nepal have developed an ingenious way of maintaining soil fertility

Leaders in agony

A recent theory which says that the dominant animal in a pack bears the proverbial cross might lead to more systematic studies of relationships …

Home remedy

A local remedy for controlling a parasitic disease works wonders for sheepbreeders in the Peruvian highlands

What exactly are cattle fed?

In Punjab, too much limestone powder and urea: adulteration hardly a bother for feed-makers

The rage of humans

Traditional cruelty

Mistaken identity

SETTING THEM FREE

Doting on dung

Kenyan ingenuity uses elephant dung for making paper

Blast from the ancient past

Fur ban

HUNTING BUTTERFLIES

Evolution of bats

Aping each other

Scientists may grow genetically-identical monkeys