The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought

A widely touted study proposes a total of 8.7 million species, but they could be 10 times more

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

The environmental costs of Trump's wall

All that concrete will generate millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and the wall will ravage a unique desert habitat that straddles two countries

Climate change spurs rapid growth of trees in Tibet

Warmer weather is melting the permafrost of the plateau, moistening the ground and making nutrients available to plants

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 …

Thirty one per cent of world’s cacti facing threat of extinction: IUCN

Unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for trade and private ornamental collection affects 47 per cent of the threatened species

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

Secret life of plants

A new book reinforces the fact that plants have intelligence and a complex sensory network

This week from the world of science and environment

The discovery of an important piece in evolutionary science and the threat of extreme weather events to our food security—a quick look at …

Scientists to study effect of climate change on rainforests

Experiment will take place in El Yunque National Forest

Broad-spectrum antibiotics increase risk of obesity in children below 2

Study shows that children given broad-spectrum antibiotics were two times more likely to be obese than other children

UN Crime Congress adopts Doha declaration on combatting wildlife crimes

International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime calls on members to recognise wildlife and forest crime as a transnational organised crime …

Flower to the People

Floriculture emerges as a big economy in Sikkim

Chinise flora

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Planting data

Nurturing plants with caresses

Evidence suggests plants have a nervous system that enables them to respond to touch.

Chemical battles

Too many orchid-seekers

Male flowers enhance pollination

Plants normally have only bisexual flowers. Some species, however, also produce male flowers to make the dispersal of pollen more efficient.

Searing thirst

Do not water your plants under a fiercely glaring sun

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