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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...- A parasite that attacks other parasites? What scientists found in Borneo’s rainforest sounds like something out of science fictionHyperparasite fungus found in Borneo rainforest: Borneo's rainforests have yielded a remarkable discovery: a fungus that preys on the notor...
- 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, ...
- What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
- The Bushmaster Is the Longest Venomous Snake in the Americas: But Scientists Are Careful About What That Actually MeansThe bushmaster, a formidable pit viper, weaves through the lush undergrowth of South and Central American rainforests. Not only does its im...
- A hidden city grid is emerging beneath tropical forests as laser scans expose roads, terraces, and ancient platformsDense jungles conceal ancient cities. LiDAR, an airborne laser mapping technique, now unveils these hidden urban layouts. It penetrates fol...
- Five snakes that actually fly, here's what they are and where to spot themFive species of Southeast Asian snakes defy gravity by launching from trees and flattening their bodies into a ribbon-like shape to glide. ...
- A Cave Discovery Is Changing What We Know About Early Human HuntingEvidence from Sri Lanka's Fa-Hien Lena cave reveals 48,000-year-old bone arrowheads, the oldest outside Africa, suggesting advanced bow-and...
- What Secrets Lie Beneath Ecuador’s Dense Rainforest? LiDAR ExplainsArchaeologists in Ecuador uncovered a hidden ancient Yumbo civilization using LiDAR technology. The discovery reveals over 200 mounds, 100 ...
- Fossil Coral in the Amazon Basin Confirms Ancient Seaway During the MioceneFossil coral and marine remains unearthed deep within the Amazon rainforest reveal that parts of the basin were once submerged by shallow o...
- World leaders gather for second day in Brazil, seeking solutions to confront global warmingBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday sought to mobilise funding to halt the ongoing destruction of tropical rainforests...
- Australia’s heaviest insect ever discovered in Queensland after eluding scientists for yearsIn the high-altitude rainforest of Queensland's Atherton Tablelands, scientists have identified Acrophylla alta, a new stick insect species...
- 6 most stunning birds of the tropical rainforestThe tropical rainforest is one of the most vibrant ecosystems on Earth, home to an incredible diversity of wildlife. Among its many wonders...
- India's Grene Robotics to compete in XPRIZE Rainforest competitionThe competition is a call-to-action initiative to help save rainforests through the development of transformative, scalable, and affordable...
- Ancient rainforest humans feasted on dried meat, palm plantsSydney, June 7 (IANS) Ancient hunter-gatherers in the Borneo tropics may have been feasting on dried meat and palm plants, shedding light o...
- Paving green paths of the scenic Amazon RainforestThis year World Environment Day is themed on Fight against the Illegal Trade in Wildlife and the slogan is ‘Go Wild for Life’.
- Concerted effort for conservation of rainforests urgedoncerted efforts are the needed to conserve the rich contiguous rainforest patch of Dihing-Patkai wildlife Sanctuary and its adjoining Uppe...
- Taj Group opens its 1st hill station hotel in Coorg'Vivanta by Taj- Hotels & Resorts' today announced opening of its first hill station hotel in Coorg, about 247 km from Bangalore.
- Leaders of tropical forest nations to meetThe Republic of Congo announced that it will host a climate summit next month for the heads of state of 35 nations covering the three major...
- Remembering rainforestsWhen I woke up to the sad news of the demise of Aussie Steve Irwin 10 days ago, my thoughts flew back to a memorable visit to the land of t...
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