Apple invests in 14,000 acres of California redwood forest; How tech giant is helping restore wildlife habitatsApple has collaborated with The Conservation Fund to revitalise 14,000 acres of coastal redwood forest in California. This ambitious projec...
23 Oct, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Marco Rubio meets Adani, Tata chiefs before heading to Jamnagar for Reliance refinery visitUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Mumbai before travelling...
21 Oct, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Florida doesn't know where invasive giant Burmese pythons are hiding in the Everglades. So scientists are following the malesIn Florida, scientists are cleverly using male Burmese pythons equipped with transmitters to track down their breeding groups. These males ...
21 Sep, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
Australia used artificial tree hollows to replace vital wildlife homes lost to bushfires; new 3D-printed and drilled habitats could give threatened species a place to shelterInnovative researchers are harnessing the power of 3D printing to construct homes for endangered Australian wildlife. By replicating the na...
19 Sep, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
In 1826, mosquitoes arrived in Hawaii and pushed native birds toward extinction. Now, scientists are releasing millions of mosquitoes to save themHawaii's native birds face extinction due to avian malaria transmitted by mosquitoes. Conservationists are releasing sterile male mosquitoe...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
A New York City marsh was disappearing for decades; scientists added 20 inches of sand and watched what happened nextA salt marsh restoration experiment began at Big Egg Marsh in 2002. Scientists raised the marsh with sand and planted thousands of cordgras...
18 Sep, 2026, 02.29 AM IST
Self-taught programmer from Maryland who built Fortnite began buying North Carolina wilderness in 2009; today, his land holdings exceed 54,000 acres as he works with conservation groups to save them from developersTim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, has quietly acquired over fifty thousand acres of North Carolina land. He began purchasing vulnerab...
17 Sep, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
New York wants more tree cover; a 2024 study found that planting certain species could worsen summer ozone when their emissions mix with traffic pollutionWhile New York City’s tree planting efforts aim to enhance urban greenery, they may unintentionally worsen air quality. Species such as oak...
16 Sep, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
In 1969, Robert Redford bought 5,000 acres in Utah to protect wilderness. 57 years later, 3,343 acres remain protected from development at Sundance Mountain Resort todayRobert Redford’s connection to Utah’s wilderness began with a motorcycle trip and grew into the creation of Sundance Mountain Resort and a ...
11 Sep, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Utah moved Beavers into a dying river to restore it. Six years later, the results were not what scientists expectedResearchers relocated beavers to Utah's arid Price and San Rafael rivers in 2019. Many animals did not survive, while some built dams at re...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild used 90 countries to fight ecosystem loss through local partnerships; its work still spans 590 million acres in active conservation worldwideLeonardo DiCaprio’s Re shows that protecting nature often begins with the people who live closest to it. Across 90 countries, the organizat...
10 Sep, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
World's first energy island: How Belgium built a switchboard in the North SeaPrincess Elisabeth Island's foundation works are now complete with the final caisson installed. The European Investment Bank provided a sub...
10 Sep, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
09 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
American author Anne LaBastille built a 12-by-12 cabin with no electricity, running water, telephone or road and lived life on her own terms. The place is now protected foreverAmerican author and wildlife ecologist Anne LaBastille built a tiny 12-by-12-foot log cabin deep in New York’s Adirondack wilderness, livin...
08 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Quote of the day by Steve Irwin, 'Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart' offers heartfelt timeless lessons on authenticity, kindness, wildlife conservation, emotional openness and why genuine kindness still mattersQuote of the day by Steve Irwin about a hug coming "from the heart" offer a timeless life lesson about kindness, authenticity and human con...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.29 PM IST
Since 2014, US farmers have been deliberately flooding their fields to create habitat for migratory birds; a decade later, 180,000 acres of farmland have become temporary wetlands serving as vital habitat for millions of birdsBirdReturns pays farmers to flood fields, creating vital temporary wetlands for migrating birds. This initiative helps birds and also reple...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
In 2015, 200,000 saigas died in Kazakhstan's mass die-off. 10 years later, nearly 4 million now roam the vast steppe, turning one of the species' darkest chapters aroundKazakhstan has witnessed one of wildlife conservation’s most remarkable turnarounds. Saiga antelope numbers once collapsed by about 95% aft...
03 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST