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
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 …
Feeding frenzy
14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other
Taxman's hedge
Searching for the great hedge in the UK, Dileep Chinchalker uncovers the story of a hedge that ran from Torbela near Rawalpindi to Calcutta in …
Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
The lotus effect
Water doesn't stick to lotus leaves. Nature has given the plant a self-cleaning mechanism. Crack the science of it, and you have the formula for …
COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM
The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China
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
Common science
A website helps people observe and understand nature while gathering scientific data
Green campus done right: This Assam university sets an example
How Assam Don Bosco University weaves climate action, preservation of flora and fauna, management of water resources in its green initiatives …
Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration
Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …
Bitten by the betel
Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals …
Floral trouble
In sharp contrast to earlier estimates, a new study claims that nearly half the world's flora species face extinction
Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report
Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains
Toda traditions in peril
Can this tribal community in the Nilgiris survive the concrete trappings of civilisation? Tarun Chhabra on the eco-friendly Todas
"Forests are the main source of herbs"
Meghalaya's abundant flora is the basis of its traditional healthcare system. Now, rapid urbanisation and breakdown of the community structure …
Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
IPBES9 assessment reports: Conservation vs use vs sustainable use?
Global body grapples with the question of how biodiversity can be used sustainably and ensuring social justice
In the red
Left at the mercy of brokers who dictate the market terms, many cultivators of Gloriosa superba have consumed the plant's poisonous tubers to …
Birds of a feather
BIRDS AND PLANT REGENERATION·Tara Gandhi· Orient Longman Ltd· New Delhi·2000·pp81
Adrift and Isolated
A proposed blanket ban on scientific prawn culture in Chilika lake is a total let-down for the fiskerfolk
From the verge of extinction
Several species to be removed from endangered list in the us
Unchecked mining spells doom for Saranda forest in Jharkhand
Unregulated large-scale mining activities have decimated plant and wildlife populations in the once-rich Saranda forest in Jharkhand
Drying wetlands
Ladakh's high altitude wetlands are under severe stress from the livestock population as well as tourist influx
Paradise under fire
The beautiful Valley of Flowers, known for its flower diversity and fecundity, is caught in a strange controversy over ban on grazing