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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...- This flower blooms only once a year for one night at this UNESCO site, just 500 kms from Delhi. Where is it and what else to see here?The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is now open, drawing nature lovers to its vibrant monsoon blooms. Beyon...
- Fun Fact of the Day: Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't!Science offers a surprising twist on common fruits. Botanists classify bananas as berries, a category that also includes grapes and tomatoe...
- Sanjeevani Booti? Scientists find a 'lost' blueberries in Himalayas after nearly 200 years; locals say it boosts...A Himalayan berry species, 'Vaccinium piliferum', thought lost for 188 years, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh. This endangered w...
- Anand Mahindra honours the forgotten female scientist who made India's identity sweeter. 'Slipped into footnotes of our history'India’s agricultural progress owes much to Dr. Janaki Ammal, a pioneering botanist whose work transformed the country’s sugarcane industry....
- Bengaluru again turns pink. Where to enjoy? How India's Silicon Valley got it pink blossomsIn Bengaluru, the blooming of Tabebuia rosea trees has transformed the busy city into picturesque pink avenues. These non-native species, i...
- How did roses get their thorns?Scientists found that prickles in plants, including roses, evolved due to mutations in the LOG gene, which could be altered to remove these...
- Scientists find the largest known genome inside a small plantTmesipteris oblanceolata has the largest known genome on Earth. As the researchers described in a study published Friday, the fern's cells ...
- Pitch Perfect: Restaurants, bars curate cricket-themed menu, line-up goodies and offers for Ind-Pak matchRestaurants and bars in the national capital region of India are gearing up to celebrate the high-tension World Cup match between India and...
- After interview with BBC, British couple murdered, thrown to crocodiles in South Africa. This is what happenedA court proceeding revealed that the decomposed bodies of Rod and Rachel were discovered a few days after being killed and thrown to the cr...
- Women in science: New children's books featuring botanist Janaki Ammal & physicist Bibha Chowdhuri to inspire future generationsThe books have been authored by Pune-based writer and poet Pervin Saket.
- IISER researchers discover new plant species in MizoramAlong with other discoveries by the IISER Bhopal Research Team in the past few years, this discovery shows that the biodiversity of the Nor...
- This botanist is risking his life to preserve nature's memory
- Looking for a spook-tacular night out? Here are the best Halloween parties happening in your cityThis is not for the faint of heart.
- How the global revival of gin drinking is manifesting itself in IndiaIndia is the world’s fifth-largest gin consumer, though gin is small potatoes compared with whiskey and rum sales.
- Holiday in Madagascar, surrounded by exotic flora and faunaHome to some of the most exotic flora and fauna, this African country has lots to offer.
- Rare flora and fauna abroad attracts Indian travellersRare flora and fauna in faraway lands is now making its presence show in the Indian travellers’ itinerary.
- Adventurers, botanists too victims of Uttarakhand rain tragedyAn IAF Mi-17 flying in from Gaurikund to the Gauchar helipad brought five volunteers of a Odisha-based disaster management institute, affil...
- Tulsi has environmental benefits tooAround two decades back Dada Dham, a socio-spiritual organization brought together a team of botanists, ayurvedic scholars and environmenta...
- Mangroves, a fast disappearing asset : StudyMangroves living along Maharashtra coastline are being threatened and fast disappearing due to various human activities including governmen...
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