Caviar emptor

Too many people

Tender notice for common sense

It wasn't the asteroid

50 years of dropping catches

Protection warranted

25 mammal species at risk  

Arunachal college spots 3 new fish species

The fish of genus Aborichthys are distributed in streams like Senki, Barap and Palin 

Environmental DNA-based assay to detect invasive catfish in waterbodies

North African Sharptooth catfish is one such species that was illegally introduced in India for aquaculture purposes

Australia to make efforts at saving koalas, 108 other ‘priority species’ over next 10 years

Canberra launches new federal action plan for threatened species conservation and recovery

Multiple threats cause huge decline in migratory waterbirds in Africa, Eurasia

Proportion of decrease in AEWA waterbird population is higher in central and southwest Asia and eastern and southern Africa

Removing alien plants can save water: We measured how much

Positive effect of clearing alien trees higher in dry years compared to wet years, study predicts

Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space

Huge swaths of contiguous forest are dying. They’re now known in the scientific community as ‘ghost forests’

How important are migratory birds in an era of climate change

As many as 1,349 species of birds have been recorded as of 2019, of which 78 are endemic to the country and 212 species are …

Europe’s wild bird species are on the brink — but there are ways to bring them back

Current efforts to halt and reverse the loss of Europe’s bird species are insufficient; more and urgent action is needed if we want nature …

This newly discovered fish can change its colour like a chameleon

The species was found from Nagaland; rivers here are unexplored compared to other Northeastern states, say researchers

Guindy National Park: From colonial game reserve to the green lungs of Chennai

With its origins in the colonial Madras Presidency, the Guindy National Park today provides a number of ecosystem services to the people of one …

A weed and a tale

In the forests of Kanyakumari, an invasive species has been proliferating since the 1960s. It is time to remove it altogether

World’s smallest terrestrial fern found in Western Ghats

The newly-found fern is one cm long and has different genetic and physical characters compared to other known fern species

Pentagon UFO videos steal limelight from COVID-19

Older, leaked clips of unidentified flying objects now confirmed by US defence department

Can we conserve biodiversity without taxonomists?

While in the 19th and 20th centuries taxonomic studies helped in assessing biodiversity, the trend changed with the advent of exciting …

Extinct but not gone — the thylacine continues to fascinate us

Aboriginal peoples hold intergenerational knowledge of thylacines, 3,000 years after their extinction on mainland Australia

What would happen if humans had flat feet?

The transversal arch, absent in modern-day gorillas and chimpanzees, developed in humans around 3.4 million year ago

In a first, researchers create framework to eradicate invasive weeds

Invasive species threaten our biodiversity. With this framework, scientists hope to ensure benefits for both environment and rural communities

Nigeria and Senegal raise concern about NDF for trade in hunting trophies at CMS CoP 13

A study on ‘Non-Detriment Findings’ (NDF) on trophy-hunting was flagged by Nigeria and Senegal

Ungulate thought to be extinct re-discovered in Vietnam

The silver-backed chevrotain is neither a rodent nor a cervid but is, in fact, the world's smallest hoofed animal