Y chromosome might be in decline, but men are here to stay; here’s whyThe Y chromosome, crucial for determining male sex in humans, is slowly disappearing, raising concerns about future male offspring. A recen...
28 Aug, 2024, 08.16 AM IST
Can the world's loneliest plant get its perfect match?E. woodii is a member of the cycad family, heavy plants with thick trunks and large stiff leaves that form a majestic crown. These resilien...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
Warming beaches threaten Yemen sea turtles' futureOn a Yemeni beach, a sea turtle clambers ashore to lay eggs, which will likely be born female due to rising temperatures, creating a gender...
04 Oct, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
MP: Two-month-old cheetah cub dies in Kuno National Park; officials say was weak since birthA cheetah cub, born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh two months back, died on Tuesday, the forest department said. The latest fatali...
23 May, 2023, 08.24 PM IST
Three more cheetahs released into wild at MP's Kuno National Park; count rises to sixThree Namibian female cheetahs, who were among the eight felines brought to the KNP in September last year, and one male are still kept in ...
20 May, 2023, 02.03 PM IST
Boost to India's wildlife diversity: PM Modi on 12 cheetahs arriving in MP's Kuno National ParkThe 12 cheetahs arrived on Saturday and were released into quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, five ...
20 Feb, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in MP's Kuno National Park; animal count rises to 20The big cats made their journey in Indian Air Force's (IAF) C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. The aircraft after a 10-hour long flight from Joh...
18 Feb, 2023, 07.09 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Second batch of 12 cheetahs expected to arrive at Kuno on Feb 18, says officialPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife) J S Chouhan said the felines will be flown from South Africa to Gwalior before being trans...
11 Feb, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
Cheetahs from Namibia make their first kill on Indian soilThe cheetahs - Freddie and Alton - hunted down a spotted deer either on Sunday night or in the early hours of Monday.
07 Nov, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Everything you need to know about the special jet to airlift cheetahs from Namibia to IndiaThe aircraft used for the purpose has been modified to allow cages to be secured in the main cabin but will still allow vets to have full a...
15 Sep, 2022, 02.28 PM IST
Why is Przewalski's horse in headlines?It is considered to be the only true wild horse species in the world today, is critically endangered and was recently cloned for the first ...
12 Sep, 2020, 11.02 PM IST
Extinction Watch: Top predators Gharials may vanish in near futureDamned if It Does! Dams, barrages, and water abstraction have altered the quantity and quality of water available to downstream river secti...
24 Jan, 2020, 01.47 PM IST
Tigers need much more space than reserves: StudyA study published in Biological Conservation journal has highlighted how lack of space could be linked to a fast disappearance of tigers.
22 Mar, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
Big cats need more space: StudyTigers need much more space than our protected areas or tiger reserves provide for currently.
22 Mar, 2016, 08.06 AM IST
Delhi University professor leads discovery of 14 new 'dancing frogs'A team of scientists led by Delhi University professor Sathyabhama Das Biju aka 'frogman of India' has discovered 14 new species of dancing...
10 May, 2014, 05.03 AM IST
Translocate 6 lions every 4 yrs into Madhya Pradesh: ExpertsLion experts Ravi Chellam and Y V Jhala said that the possibility of lions' extinction in Kuno Palpur would be almost negligible if 12 lion...
21 Nov, 2013, 11.50 AM IST
- Disappearance of chromosome may not result in the extinction of the gender
Male fears that they may be a doomed species have been allayed by new research that shows that the decay of Y chromosome DNA has stopped.
01 Mar, 2012, 07.18 AM IST