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Britain in the 1920s planted millions of Sitka spruce trees for timber, but scientists now say the country's forests support far fewer birds, plants, and insects than native woodlands- Mountain lions left this suburb a century ago; one returned to Stanford's preserve in 2015, and woody plants grew 64-fold in just 11 years
- In the 1990s, escaped pet Burmese pythons established themselves in Florida's Everglades; by 2012, road surveys found raccoons down 99.3%, opossums 98.9%, and rabbits effectively gone
- Scientists found that childbirth can be harder than humans thought, as many primates have babies much bigger than birth canal; some species even dislocate pelvic bones to get through itA recent study challenges the long-held belief that humans uniquely face difficult childbirth. Researchers found that many primate species,...30 Jun, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
- A 1611 Renaissance painting captured a bat eating a bird 400 years before scientists fully documented itA 17th-century painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder may have captured a remarkable natural phenomenon centuries before science confirmed it: ...30 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- In the 1940s, the brown tree snake reached Guam hidden in post-WWII cargo and set off a chain reaction that scientists are still measuring today; birds gone, tree seedlings down by up to 92%, and spiders multiplying up to 40-fold on an island that once had neitherAn invasive brown treesnake on Guam has decimated native bird populations, leading to a silent forest. This loss has crippled the island's ...25 Jun, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
- In 1859, English settlers released 24 wild rabbits; in 2024, scientists were shocked to find that the DNA of almost all the rabbits in Australia descended from those 24A seemingly simple request for hunting rabbits in 1859 by Thomas Austin in Australia unleashed a continental plague. While rabbits were int...25 Jun, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
- Gujarat's dolphin count tops 680, boosts conservation effortsGujarat's coastline is now a thriving dolphin habitat, with over 680 recorded individuals. A recent survey revealed a significant populatio...20 Jun, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
- These 300-million-year-old baby fossils just turned a major evolution theory upside downAncient fossilized babies of crocodile-like predators are rewriting evolutionary history. Previously, scientists believed early land animal...20 Jun, 2026, 01.31 AM IST
- 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...19 Jun, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
- Burmese pythons in Florida are changing Everglades in a surprising way: Study reveals giant snakes are spreading seedsBurmese pythons in Florida's Everglades are now understood to be indirectly spreading plant seeds by consuming birds and mammals that eat f...18 Jun, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- Scientists found a tropical butterfly that appears to slow its own aging, and one species can live for 348 days as a resultScientists have discovered tropical butterflies, Heliconius, that live much longer and age slower than their relatives. These butterflies, ...18 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
- Scientists just trained AI to spot hidden seahorses, shark fins, and sea cucumbers in airport X-ray scans, and the 86% to 96% detection rates could give customs officers a new way to catch marine wildlife smugglersWildlife traffickers hide marine species in luggage. Australian scientists created an AI system using 3D X-ray scans to find seahorses, sha...18 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
- 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...14 Jun, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
- 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...11 Jun, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- In 1979, old salmon cans were stored in an Alaskan cannery, and decades later, when scientists cracked them open, a rising worm count revealed something unexpected about changing ocean food websOld canned salmon from Alaska reveals a significant increase in parasitic worms. Scientists studied cans dating back to 1979. This rise in ...06 Jun, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
- Scientists could hardly believe what these octopuses learned to do with a simple mirror, their impressive ability has left researchers stunnedA new study reveals octopuses possess remarkable intelligence. These sea creatures can now use mirrors to find hidden food. This ability wa...05 Jun, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
- The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before DinosaursAncient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. Thes...05 Jun, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
- In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...29 May, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- In 2014, first fossil hunt for a freshman in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin led to a new mammal species, which gave science its first new multituberculate in over 100 years, and proved even well-dug fossil sites still hide surprisesA student's first fossil field trip in New Mexico yielded an astonishing discovery: the teeth and jaw fragments of a previously unknown mam...25 May, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
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