Scientists discover new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species in Mexico's cloud forests: Here's why they glowMexico's cloud forests are home to newly discovered bioluminescent fungi, some species entirely new to science. These glowing mushrooms, be...
04 Jul, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
New Zealand in the 1850s planted millions of pines for timber, but today scientists are spending millions trying to stop them from overrunning native mountainsNew Zealand's high country is battling an invasion of non-native pine trees, introduced generations ago for forestry. These 'wilding conife...
04 Jul, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
How four teenagers accidentally discovered a 19,000-year-old cave filled with more than 2,000 ancient paintingsIn 1940, a dog led Marcel Ravidat to the Lascaux cave, revealing thousands of prehistoric paintings dating back 17,000-19,000 years. These ...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than windNew research published in NeoBiota suggests western honey bees may be helping spread myrtle rust, a destructive fungal disease threatening ...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
How A 407-Million-Year-Old Fossil From Scotland Revealed One Of Earth’s Oldest Plant-Fungus PartnershipsA remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces lavoisierae, living...
15 Mar, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Towering Ancient Fossils May Represent Entirely New Form of LifeA 150-year-old fossil, Prototaxites, once thought to be a giant fungus or plant, is now believed to be an entirely extinct lineage of compl...
26 Feb, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
The Wood Wide Web: The Secret Underground Network That Lets Trees Share Food and “Talk”Beneath the forest floor, a vast network of fungi, known as mycorrhizal networks, connects trees, facilitating the exchange of nutrients an...
22 Feb, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
400-Million-Year-Old Giant Prototaxites Finally Identified as a New Form of LifeScientists have long debated the identity of Prototaxites, a towering organism from Earth's ancient past. New research suggests it was neit...
16 Feb, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Fu He Hui in ShanghaiFu He Hui, a vegetarian fine-dining restaurant in Shanghai's former French Concession, offers a unique experience. Chef Tony Lu uses Buddhi...
17 Dec, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
Colombia to produce 15% more coffee in 2024, growers' federation head saysColombia's coffee harvest was up 2% in 2023 to 11.3 million bags, after three years of production declines because of heavy rains during th...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
Seed balls to be dropped in Delhi's Asola-Bhatti Wildlife SanctuarySeed balls made of native species will be dropped at Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Delhi using drones and catapults on August 10. The ...
06 Aug, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
UK woodlands are being ravaged by 'Ash Dieback'. All you need to knowAsh dieback is a disease caused by a fungus and was first seen in the United Kingdom a decade ago. Experts suggested the disease would have...
16 Oct, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Climate change threatens London's Karl Marx cemeteryGlobal warming is threatening London's historic Highgate Cemetery, an overgrown oasis housing graves of notable figures from Karl Marx to p...
10 Dec, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
Rare black truffle grown in UK for first time despite the climate change threatThe black truffle is one of the most expensive delicacies in the world, worth as much as 1,700 pounds per kg.
06 Nov, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
Mandla atomic power station poses no threat to biodiversity: StudyMadhya Pradesh's first 1400 MW atomic power station coming up in tribal dominated Mandla district does not pose a threat to biodiversity wi...
09 Oct, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
Cheaper jet fuel from fungus in five years: StudyResearchers from the Washington State University used Aspergillus carbonarius ITEM 5010 to create hydrocarbons, the chief component of petr...
07 May, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
Writer's block: Let's not treat trees like stage-propsTo think that what gives us life-savers like oxygen, shade and bird-song could be potential killers seems absurd. But that's exactly what w...
06 May, 2015, 10.35 AM IST