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Delhi turns golden as yellow flowers bloom across the city. Internet calls it ‘nature’s calendar’. It's the state flower of Kerala. Can you guess its name?Delhi's streets are currently adorned with the vibrant yellow blooms of the Amaltas tree, a spectacle that signals the approaching monsoon....- Calamaria garoensis: New snake species discovered in Meghalaya's Garo hillsNew snake species, burrowing reed snake, have been discovered by scientists named Calamaria garoensis, in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The ...
- The Arctic Once Had Palm Trees: What the Fossils RevealFossil evidence from the High Arctic reveals that palm trees and subtropical plants once thrived in the polar region. This occurred during ...
- Anand Mahindra is surprised by rare Sikkim Sundari flower that waits 7–30 years to bloom into a 2-metre-tall pagoda and then diesIndustrialist Anand Mahindra marvels at the Sikkim Sundari, a rare Himalayan flower, highlighting its decades-long wait before a single, sp...
- ZIKA Virus: Karnataka reports its first case in five-year-old girl, alert onFive-year-old girl from the Kolar district in Karnataka has tested positive for the ZIKA virus. WHO has declared Zika-related microcephaly ...
- Delhi surgeons help remove three live human botflies from an American travellerDuring the operation, "three live human botflies almost 2 cm in size" were removed from the 32-year-old woman, they said. Myiasis is the in...
- Extinction Watch: Dragon blood tree, a magical cure-allThe dragon blood tree is a succulent, very hardy and drought tolerant. It enjoys warm temperatures and sub-tropical conditions. The tree ha...
- Extinction Watch: Solitary in nature, very few in the wildThis is a solitary species that is most often seen alone or in pairs, and rarely in parties of 4-5, which perhaps are family groups. It fee...
- New parasitic plant species Sciaphila yakushimensis discovered in JapanThe new plant species named Sciaphila yakushimensis was found on the subtropical Japanese island of Yakushima, located off the coast of Kyu...
- Six new unexplored islands around the globeSome corners of the Earth still remain uncharted and inhabited by very few people. Here are some of the unexplored places around the globe.
- New lizard species discoveredThe finding by a team of scientists led by B H Channakeshava Murthy of the Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI),...
- If adventure sports press all your buttons, get ready for the trip of a lifetime to New ZealandHere’s a life-altering opportunity to gain a new perspective in life. Make your way to New Zealand and push your limits. Ready?
- Rahman: The lord of Dudhwa tiger reserveRahman named after the place he took shelter in is the lord of all he surveys in the reserve, lording over an astounding 60sq km area.
- Lower Subansiri project incurring daily loss of Rs 10 croreLower Subansiri hydro- electric project at Gerukamukh on the Assam-Arunachal border is incurring a daily loss of Rs 10 crore.
- Gibbon 'family' translocated to Arunachal PradeshThe seventh of the 20 gibbon 'families' in Dello village in Arunachal Pradesh have been captured and translocated safely to nearby Mehao Wi...
- Alien tree species pose a threat to Eastern GhatsThe department of environmental sciences estimates that over 80,000 acres of forest land has been permanently destroyed in the last 32 year...
- Rahmankheraaa 'stray' tiger in search of 'home' in DudhwaThe stray tiger which was rescued from Rahmankhera and then released in Dudhwa national park remains on move even inside the forest area.
- Mauritius: Forests, sand beaches & cultural integration fascinate touristsMauritius is too magnetic to resist! No wonder millions come to admire its mountains forged from volcanic eruptions, subtropical forests, r...
- Iguazu Falls stand out for its sheer size and grandeurIndia has its share of such wonders, from Chhattisgarh to Tamil Nadu, but few can compare with the spectacle of the Iguazu Falls.
- Does warming have species on the run?Land ecosystems will have to move hundreds of metres each year in order to cope with global warming, according to a letter published in the...
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