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

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

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

Memoirs of a plant

Plants remember their past. Dehydrate them to find out

Natural anti-freeze

Small is big

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

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

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

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

At the mercy of chromosomes

Sets of it decide whether a plant will dominate or vanish

Cultured to propagate

Tissue culture helps scientists protect endangered flora

Damnation abounds

Warm and uncomfortable

Altered habitats caused by increasing temperatures are threatening penguins in Antarctica

Lost wonder

The world has lost one-third of its natural wealth in 25 years, says a WWF report

Island of treasure

INDIA

Phillipines

UNDER THREAT

Origin of beauty

All flora species are offspring of fragile water plants

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

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

Global Eco Watch: A cooling event caused rice to spread across Asia 4,200 years ago

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

Troubled botanists

Biodiversity under threat worldwide

Marigold magic

An insecticide obtained from marigold flowers is effective against mosquito larvae

Protests galore

Activists protest against mindless development in Uttara Kannada district

In the safety net

Spy vs spy

The war of wits that goes on between plants and viruses