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Rare wildlife, dense evergreen forests, rich biodiversity: 5 stunning rainforests in India that every nature-lover must visitCelebrating World Rainforest Day, India boasts incredible biodiversity across its lush rainforests. From Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha to Ke...- Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat may disappearEndangered rodents in Key Largo face a crisis. Invasive Burmese pythons, spreading after Hurricane Irma, are decimating Key Largo woodrat p...
- 600,000 live plants, 1200 tree species, bamboo decor: Entrepreneur says Bengaluru airport 'feels like a different world’Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2 is winning global acclaim. It has been named one of the World's Most Beautiful Airp...
- 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 koalas moved to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s; a century on, 27,000 descendants are stripping eucalyptus bare and risk mass starvationKoalas are overpopulating in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges. This boom threatens eucalyptus forests, their food source. Scientists pr...
- Afforestation, dolphin revival show life returning to Ganga under Namami Gange: NMCGThe Namami Gange program has brought ecological revival to the Ganga river. Large-scale afforestation efforts have led to forest cover alon...
- Environment Ministry's advisory panel gives nod for forest diversion to build Kalai-II hydel project in ArunachalThe Environment Ministry's forest advisory committee has given the green light for the Kalai-II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh,...
- 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...
- Watch: India’s only ape species safely crosses Assam railway track using special bridge, Himanta shares ‘heartening’ videoA Hoolock Gibbon, India's only ape species, was recently seen using a specially built canopy bridge. This structure helps protect endangere...
- In 1871, a farmer left five cows on a remote island, 130 years later, scientists studied their DNA and found something that stunned themFive cows left on Amsterdam Island in 1871 became a feral herd of 2,000, a remarkable survival story. A 2024 genetic study revealed their m...
- Pope Leo hosts Marco Rubio as Trump attacks over Iran war continuePope Leo welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Vatican. The meeting occurred amidst significant tension between the Pope and ...
- Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to knowUkraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant -- the worst civilian nuclear disaster i...
- Revere and conserveSacred trees thrive due to reverence. The Gurusheng tree in Arunachal Pradesh grew from Dalai Lama's stick. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree in Sri...
- Bengaluru Airport acquires Mediterranean flora & fauna, dragon trees between 80-400 years oldAll the plants and trees will be kept in a greenhouse for 10 weeks to acclimatise to the local weather and soil conditions, before they are...
- Extinction watch: There are just 2 Bois Dentelle trees in the worldThe tree gets its name - Bois Dentelle or 'Lace Wood' - from the delicate patterns of the flowers.
- Extinction Watch: Just two in the wildIt’s a flowering tree known for its sprays of long white, bell-shaped flowers. The tree gets its common name: Bois Dentelle or “Lace Wood” ...
- 'Tree Fern' faces extinction threat due to mining in C'garh'Tree Fern', a rare plant species found in Bailadila hills of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, is facing the threat of extinction owing t...
- Andhra Pradesh's u-turn: Lift ban on red sander trees fellingThe state government has written to the Union forests ministry for removing red sanders from the endangered list, a move that has attracted...
- Endangered Greater Adjutant Stork finds secure home to breedGreater Adjutant Stork, the world's most endangered of the stork species, has found a secure home to breed in two nondescript villages of A...
- Calicut University's botanical garden to house endangered treesIn a unique conservation initiative, the Calicut University Botanical Garden (CUBG) will provide a safe haven to hundreds of rare, endanger...
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