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In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than wind- These bees don't live in hives, yet millions have been thriving beneath a New York cemetery for nearly 100 years alongside an intruder
- Meet the 2-billion-year-old giant that stretches 14km long, towers nearly 3km into the sky, and hides a hairy carnivore
- Hearing crows in your garden during the day? Here’s what it may mean and why it could be a good signCrows cawing in gardens are usually a sign of ordinary activities like food searches, territorial marking, or communication, not superstiti...19 May, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
- Meet one of nature’s rarest ‘joyful’ creatures spotted in the Western Ghats. Internet calls it a 'beauty'A rare Nilgiri Marten, described as one of nature's happiest creatures, was recently spotted in the Western Ghats. This endemic species, kn...13 May, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
- 100 years of David Attenborough, a century of Earth’s greatest storytellerSir David Attenborough celebrated his 100th birthday on May 8, 2026, after a remarkable career documenting nature and advocating for enviro...08 May, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...08 May, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
- Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...07 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
- New tree genus discovered in South America turns out to be a distant relative of tomatoes and potatoesAfter over two decades of study, scientists have officially named Daturodendron absconditum, a new genus of tree discovered in the Colombia...07 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
- World Sparrow Day 2025: Sparrows are important for the ecology and there need to protect them from extinctionWorld Sparrow Day (Google Trends): World Sparrow Day, celebrated every March 20, highlights the need to protect sparrows due to their cruci...20 Mar, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
- Eco-Anxiety: How Climate Change is Shaping the Future of EntomologyEco-anxiety, the chronic fear of environmental disaster, is becoming a serious concern, especially for entomologists who see the direct eff...18 Dec, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
- Canada AI project hopes to help reverse mass insect extinctionCanadian researchers are employing AI and camera traps to monitor the rapid decline of insect populations. The project, called Antenna, aim...27 Nov, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
- Giant bug found in Arkansas by university scientist is a rare Jurassic-era insect. See detailsA giant flying bug discovered on the side of a Walmart in Arkansas by Michael Skvarla, director of Penn State University's Insect Identific...03 Mar, 2023, 02.36 AM IST
- Syngenta India launches Biodiversity Sensor Project with IIT RoparSyngenta also flagged off India’s first Drone Yatra, that will travel 10,000 kms to create awareness on drone spraying among 10,000 farmers...15 Jul, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
- Climate, big agriculture slashing insect populations 'by half'A warming world and intensive agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet by nearly half compared to areas less affected by tempe...20 Apr, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
- ZSI monitoring climate change impact on Sundarban animalsTo measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases in...02 Jul, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
- 176 new species of animals discovered in IndiaThe species we have discovered are available only from a very small geographical area. Therefore they may be on the verge of extinction alr...04 Jun, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
- Green cover loss spells doom for animalsKolkata is home to three highly endangered and an endangered species of animals. But the rate at which the city is losing its green cover a...04 Nov, 2012, 04.55 AM IST
- 'Environment-friendly way' to control mosquitos developedA novel and environmentally green approach for mosquito control has been developed by using sound to destry mosquito larvae at breeding sit...25 Aug, 2011, 06.11 AM IST
- Govt plans legal steps to protect biodiversityThe government will soon have a legal framework to regulate or monitor the commercial use of India's biodiversity by both local and foreign...03 Dec, 2002, 12.46 AM IST
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