Researchers at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, University of Leeds, UK, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, traced some of the misinformed decisions that were made in the past about trying to grow forests in the shola-grassland landscapes of the Nilgiris.
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Ecology
Nov 3
General, Science, Ecology, Scitoons, SciQs
Dolphins ‘see’ using sound, like bats. Each individual has a signature whistle that is unique to them, sort of like a name. They sleep with half their brain awake, and their eyes operate independently of each other. Oh, and they have an infanticidal streak.
Bengaluru |
Oct 31
General, Science, Ecology, News
In a recent study published in the journal General and Comparative Endocrinology, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have described how urbanisation is shaping the social behaviour and strategies of lizards. The researchers conducted their studies on the South Indian rock agama (Psammophilus dorsalis), a common resident of rocky hills in South India.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Oct 30
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Researchers from the Stellenbosch University, South Africa, tried to map the invasion history of the Indian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) from the early 2000s, which was when it was first reported in the islands.
Oct 20
General, Science, Ecology, Scitoons, SciQs
The beauty of nature lies in its resilience. A testament to this is Japan’s Pale Grass Blue Butterfly, Zizeeria maha. It’s ability to become radiation resistant by undergoing adaptive evolution is a metamorphosis catalysed by tragic beginnings.
Kottayam |
Oct 18
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Researchers from the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, report that the diversity of earthworms enriches the carbon content of the soil.
Pune |
Oct 17
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Researchers from IISER Pune, have reported that environment and evolution can influence the ‘dispersal syndrome’ in fruit flies. This study was supported by the DST, Government of India.
Brunei Darussalam |
Oct 15
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
An international team of researchers phylogenetically classified the world’s tropical forests into five principal floristic regions.
Oct 13
General, Science, Ecology, Scitoons, SciQs
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