Global Eco Watch: Pregnant Gaur killed in Kerala; 6 held

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Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 28 – November 3)

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The Amazon’s tallest tree just got 50% taller – and scientists don’t know how

At 88m tall, it dwarfs the previous record holders by almost 30 m

A unique tree park for Chennai

With 300 species of trees, the ‘Forest Genetic Resources Tree Park’ will serve as a unique gene pool for Tamil Nadu’s …

Have scientists stumbled upon the brain of a plant?

Scientists have shown how a 'decision making centre' of a plant that assesses environmental conditions and determine when seeds will germinate

Meet thy neighbours

Every existence has its excuse, it is said. Every year taxonomists in India venture into uncharted landscapes and scan every nook and corner to …

Memoirs of a plant

Plants remember their past. Dehydrate them to find out

Species census

Total number of known species on Earth are rising. A report by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University, US,…

A drop of wood alcohal helps to perk up plants

Plants grow taller and faster if sprayed with a solution of methanol, claims an American farmer

Much-maligned bats need more protection

Scientists insist bats are a muck-maligned bats mammal that in fact plays a crucial role in the propagation of several plant species

Bees before blossoms

A new finding suggests that bees may have been around about 100 million years before flowering plants appeared

Natural anti-freeze

Small is big

In short

Once upon a time

Hedges are disappearing. Where do the birds, insects rest?

Who winds body clock?

Scientists discover protein that helps plants, animals mark time

More than intoxicating

Yet government policy has forced many people to give up mahua -- their nutritious staple food

The cactus and its uses

Cacti are prickly, and pleasing. Extremely ungainly, they flourish in arid conditions where no plant will survive. Succulent inside, their thick …

Global Eco Watch: Atlantic Salmon returning to Maine river after dam removals

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Global Eco Watch: European Bison to be introduced into Kentish woodland

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Global Eco Watch: Dust causing rapid snow and ice melt in western Himalayas

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Lack of data on gut microbes in India a problem

Studies across the globe have linked intestinal microbes with protection from diseases; India may be sitting on a mine of information

Plant non-grata

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At the mercy of chromosomes

Sets of it decide whether a plant will dominate or vanish

Ask the villager before the researcher

Nigerian pastoralists have been found to be a storehouse of valuable information on the value of plants.