Humans and mice are similar, yet different creatures, says study

Research will help experts to better test medicines meant for humans on mice

Climate change causing rainfall in Africa’s Sahel region, says study

A long drought, which started in 1968, led to the virtual extinction of crops and widespread loss of cattle in the region

Pictures on social media can help in conservation of ecology

Hundreds of geotagged photos are being analysed to find out how people use different natural spaces

Delhi ranked second among world’s most water-stressed cities

Five out of 20 world’s most water-stressed cities are in India, says study

Scientists map microbes in healthy humans

Will help in diagnosis and treatment of diseases

Forest fires - a trailblazer

Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities

Poaching, habitat loss push Africa’s elephants to the brink

IUCN declares African forest and savanna elephants as ‘critically endangered’ and ‘endangered’ based on latest population …

किसकी रक्षा कर रहे हैं वन कानून और विभाग?

156 साल से अंग्रेजों की रीतियों-नीतियों को ढो रहे वन विभाग से कई सवाल तो पूछने ही चाहिए

नए युग में धरती: कुछ दशकों में खत्म हो जाएंगे अफ्रीकी हाथी

नया अध्ययन बताता है कि अवैध शिकारियों ने 2010 से 2012 के बीच पूरे अफ्रीका में अनुमानतः एक लाख हाथी (लोक्सोडोंटा अफ्रीकाना) मार दिए

Singapore passes law to fine Indonesian firms that cause transborder haze

Study says forest loss in Indonesia worse than Brazil; most of the deforestation is caused by forest fires that result in transboundary haze

Andamans, Lakshwadeep declared ‘hope spots’ by IUCN

Two groups of islands are the first in India to make it to the list of 50 global hope spots with significant wildlife and underwater habitats

Heat stress fuels migration in Pakistan

Adaptation to high temperatures should be an important part of climate change combat plan, says a research based on data collected from within …

Mercury’s dark surface a result of comet dust

A report says the planet’s surface was painted black by passing comets over billions of years

Sundarbans oil spill: who will clean the mess?

Though UN team members who visited the World Heritage Site reported limited immediate impact, experts say extent of damage will emerge five years on

Agencies working towards making Haiderpur wetland in west UP a Ramsar site

Haidepur is significant as it supports rich biodiversity, offers livelihood opportunities for locals

US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas

The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …

Dredging of river near Chernobyl could spell disaster for 28 million in Ukraine

Pripyat river is being drained as part of the E40 inland navigation project to connect the Baltic and Black Seas

Rare appearance

After a decade, the Bostami turtles stage a comeback in Tripura

Two-stroke vehicles are the worst polluters

Six per cent of bikes and 70 per cent of three wheelers run on two-stroke engines in India

International outcry over Zimbabwe’s plan to export elephant calves

Conservationists denounce the Robert Mugabe government’s capture of dozens of calves and plans to export them to China or the UAE

Norway's eco-friendly prison

To meet global target, countries want formal control over indigenous communities’ lands

As the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting takes stock of Aichi Targets, the suggestion of bringing indigenous communities’ areas …

Alarming pollution levels a threat to West Africa's weather

Atmosphere above the region is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, says research

Researchers assess Iceland’s DNA

The study would go a long way in finding women at risk of developing breast cancer, according to the team

Study identifies genes linked to obesity

The results could provide new insights into weight-loss therapies and help prevent metabolism-associated diseases