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While trees across Bengaluru fall during heavy monsoon storms, this engineer’s 600-sq-ft rooftop forest of 100+ fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants stands strongBengaluru's monsoon woes are being countered by a remarkable five-storey rooftop forest, cultivated by engineer Venkataraman. This 600-squa...- A bee box changed everything: Zerodha's Nithin Kamath shares the surprising farming technique that boosted yields significantlyIntroducing bee boxes on farms has dramatically boosted coconut yields by 20%, according to 13 years of data from Akshayakalpa, highlighted...
- Extreme heat adds pressure to food supplies already hit by warMeteorologists warn of prolonged high temperatures due to El Niño, compounding climate change impacts and already high farming costs. This ...
- 24 million honeybees escape after truck overturns in Texas, neighbourhood placed under lockdown as beekeepers warn only a fraction of hives may surviveChaos erupted in a Texas community after an 18-wheeler flipped, releasing around 24 million honeybees and resulting in a neighbourhood lock...
- Fatal fall: Scientists found an Australian carnivorous plant that kills through a fatal fall, where pollinators lose their footing and plunge into sticky tentaclesAn Australian sundew, Drosera hookeri, has a peculiar reproductive strategy. Its flowers, designed to attract pollinators like hoverflies, ...
- Aravalli Biodiversity Park helps Delhi retain 3 million litres of rainwater, reduce flooding: StudyDelhi's Aravalli Biodiversity Park is a vital green lung, retaining nearly three million litres of rainwater annually and significantly red...
- From Brahma Kamal to Night phlox: 7 rare flowers you will only see blooming under the moonlightDiscover nature's nocturnal wonders as several captivating flowers unfurl their petals only after sunset. From the famed Queen of the Night...
- From Monkey-faced orchid to bat flower: 7 bizarre plants that look exactly like animalsNature continues to astound with plants that uncannily mimic animals. From orchids resembling monkey faces and flying ducks to flowers that...
- From flowers that smell rotten to trees with red 'blood': 7 strange plants you won’t believe exist on EarthNature presents astonishing plants that seem otherworldly. From the Rafflesia arnoldii, a giant flower smelling of decay, to the Welwitschi...
- From Chinese Honeysuckle to Bougainvillaea: 7 flowering plants to turn your balcony into a blooming wall of colourFlowering creepers bring life to home gardens. They add movement, height, and a wild charm. Seven easy-to-grow varieties are highlighted. B...
- These 5 flowering vines look beautiful and they make your garden smell amazingGardens can be more than just colours and greenery. Fragrant vines add a beautiful scent to outdoor spaces. They climb walls, balconies, an...
- Beyond coriander and mint: 7 herbs from around the world you could grow in your kitchen gardenDiscover a world of culinary herbs beyond the usual suspects like basil and mint. Many are easy to grow in pots and can elevate everyday me...
- Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
- 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 ...
- From marigold to cucumber: 7 plants you should grow in your garden this JuneJune is a prime month for planting. Gardens come alive with colour and productivity. Consider planting marigolds, zinnias, and sunflowers f...
- India's new drama is about the fight for your 1-minute attentionIndia streaming platforms microdramas: Platforms are rapidly adopting microdramas, short, vertically shot melodramas. These bite-sized show...
- These bees don't live in hives, yet millions have been thriving beneath a New York cemetery for nearly 100 years alongside an intruderMillions of solitary ground-nesting bees, estimated between 3.1 and 8 million, have been discovered thriving beneath New York's East Lawn C...
- Famous alphonso mango is facing existential crisis this yearRatnagiri's Alphonso mango growers are facing a challenging season due to weather disruptions that significantly reduced production. This h...
- Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
- A wind farm in Poland became so loud that local birds started singing louder to compete with the noiseWind farms are impacting bird populations. Birds are altering their songs to be heard over turbine noise, a costly adaptation. Some species...
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