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Fish are adapting to rivers shaped by dams and barriers, and that may be changing how man-made rivers function over timeFor decades, river restoration has focused on returning waterways to conditions that existed before dams, weirs and large-scale human inter...- A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...
- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
- Scientists have discovered that cocaine-powered super salmon live longer and swim faster than normal salmonScientists found Atlantic salmon exposed to cocaine swam further and lived longer. This study highlights how drugs in waterways change aqua...
- Earth Day 2026: How Canadian cities are turning April 22 into action, from clean-ups to climate learningEarth Day 2026 sees Canadians actively participating in environmental protection. From Quebec's wildlife cleanup to British Columbia's shor...
- These Tiny Fish Are Climbing Waterfalls And Scientists Are Still Figuring Out WhyBiologists in Brazil recently documented thousands of bumblebee catfish, Rhyacoglanis paranensis, climbing waterfalls in the Aquidauana Riv...
- How Bumblebee Catfish Defy Gravity: The Secret of Brazil’s Waterfall ClimbersTiny bumblebee catfish in Brazil's Aquidauana River exhibit remarkable climbing behavior, ascending four-meter waterfalls to reach safe spa...
- Florida wildlife officials urge public to report rare rainbow snake sightingsFlorida wildlife authorities are urging visitors and residents to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma). With ...
- Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report saysA United Nations report reveals that almost half of the world's migratory species, including songbirds, sea turtles, whales, and sharks, ar...
- Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle: Conservationists
- PM Modi announces project for conservation of dolphinsTen years after Gangetic Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday a conservation...
- Here are some of the most endangered species in IndiaInternational Union of Conservation of Nature’s Red list has 665 animal and 387 plant species in India that face higher risk of extinction.
- Snow leopards are in 'real danger': WWFLaunching a campaign "Save Our Snow Leopards", WWF-India said that poaching is the major challenge for the protection of this so magnificen...
- Western Ghats endemic ornamental fish has multiple lineage.A study done by researchers has revealed that there is morphological and genetic evidence to show the presence of multiple evolutionary dis...
- For the first time, a dozen dolphins spotted in BeasFor the first time, the officials of Harike wildlife sanctuary, 60km from Amritsar, have spotted 12 Indus dolphins, an endangered species, ...
- India exported 1.5 million endangered fishes: ReportIndia exported more than 1.5 million threatened freshwater fishes in the last seven years affecting the future of the country's aquatic div...
- HSI urges govt to support CITES to protect shark and ray species"India plays an important role in global shark management and conservation as India ranks as the world's second country for catching the mo...
- Indian crocodile, king cobra face extinction threatThe Indian crocodile (mugger ), King cobra, the South Andaman krait, four types of turtle — Bengal Roof Turtle, Red-crowned Roofed Turtle, ...
- From butterflies to giant Squids, world's spineless creatures being pushed to extinctionIn a first ever evaluation of how invertebrates, that is, spineless creatures, are surviving in the face of human intervention, a study has...
- Clean Ganga project underway to up dolphin populationThe ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to get down to cleaning the Ganges river in order to revive the freshwater dolph...
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