BHUTAN

Capturing nature

CHHOBI MELA–2001·exhibition of photographs on nature and wildlife·The Academy of Fine Arts·Kolkata·January 2001

Asian plentitude

Eastern Asia enjoys greater plant diversity due to climate change and habitat variety

Quantity mars quality

Nutrient value of fruits and vegetables is falling

Global Eco Watch: How climate may have helped exacerbate Spanish Flu

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Deserts not deserted, but full of floral, faunal activity

These unforgiving lands may appear lifeless only to the unacquainted, but they are a unique and living ecosystem

Flame that cools

Long-forgotten palash flower helps beat the heat, offers health benefits

Ferns: heavy metal guzzlers

Can replace expensive methods of controlling pollution

Weeding out belief

Myth that invasive species dominate new habitats debunked

The seeds of trouble

Privatisation of tea and rubber plantations has endangered the flora and fauna in southern Sri Lanka

SOUTH KOREA

CAMBODIA

Risk analysis mooted

Forest grump

Swamps of Western Ghats in danger due to human activities

Conservation in a cocoon

Let's celebrate spring

Energy matters

Quality of light influences stomatal movement

Dying repositories of the world's biodiversity

Rich in flora and fauna, rain forests are nevertheless ecologically fragile. Their loss due to human depredation could result in environmental …

The Cherry Blossoms of Japan

Green is the all pervading colour of nature. Beatiful and breathtaking. But not can stir the soul and the mind as the dazziling white of sakura, …

BOW BEFORE THE ORCHIDS

A look into what could be the world's most- elevated plant family

Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Human reproductive technologies like sperm freezing and IVF could be used to save threatened species

They could solve genetic and cost issues and prevent inbreeding depression among such species

फूलों के फोम से बने माइक्रोप्लास्टिक से संकट में पड़ा समुद्री जीवों का जीवन

फूलों की खेती में इस्तेमाल किए जाने वाले पानी को अवशोषित करने वाले हरे रंग के फूलों की फोम दुनिया भर में माइक्रोप्लास्टिक की ...

Khar’s experimentation with Himalayan nettle brings recognition

Himalayan nettle, a fibre-yielding plant, has become an important livelihood option for people living in the remote mountainous villages of the …

How the warming world could turn many plants and animals into climate refugees

Almost unprecedented rate of global temperature increase means that species need to migrate at rapid rates