Forests, with their rich biodiversity, play a critical role not only in the ecology of a region but also in social systems that involve humans. Researchers from the University of Illinois, USA, used artificial intelligence to evaluate the forest management policies in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Bengaluru |
May 19
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Researchers study how fig tree distribution influences fig wasps’ dispersal evolution.
Arunachal Pradesh |
May 18
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Researchers discover a new species of pitviper in Arunachal Pradesh and name it Trimeresurus arunachalensis or the Arunachal pitviper.
Indore |
May 16
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Study shows that more than half of river catchments are struggling to get back in shape due to human activities and climate change.
Odisha |
May 14
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
Researchers from the Natural History Museum, London, Wayanad Wild, the Wildlife Institute of India, Nature, Environment and Wildlife Society, and the Zoological Survey of India discover a new species of vine snake Ahaetulla laudankia in Odisha, India.
Mumbai |
May 13
General, Science, Ecology, Society, Policy, Deep-dive
Bureaucracy and political interests hinder the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, finds study
May 11
General, Science, Ecology, Scitoons, SciQs
Imagine yourself enjoying the comforts of your home when you feel a sudden change in the atmosphere, and before you find out why, your skin starts to burn and you can hardly breathe. That’s when you realise that the place you have been living since ages has suddenly become a living hell. Welcome to the world of marine animals!
Pune |
May 10
General, Science, Ecology, Deep-dive
What do you get when a trip to Sikkim does not follow the plan, thanks to hectic schedule and unfavourable weather? It's frustration for many; an "Eureka!" moment for some! A trip, meant to meet up with fellow scientists, ended with the discovery of two new species of diatoms—Stauroneis sikkimensis and Stauroneis lepchae.
Hyderabad |
May 6
General, Science, Ecology, Health, Deep-dive
Two Russian institutes—A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution and Moscow State Agricultural University, and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India, have compared the chemical contents of the faecal matter of the Amur and Bengal tigers to examine the stress levels of these tigers in India and Russia.
May 4
General, Science, Ecology, Scitoons, SciQs
Do you remember poking a plant that quickly closed its leaves, seemed to droop and shy away? An introvert among plants and a favourite among all of us, the touch-me-not or chuimui in Hindi, is aptly named Mimosa pudica by scientists, where pudica is Latin for shy or chaste. We have all enjoyed seeing it fall asleep; probably wondering what happened inside the plant and perhaps waiting with curiosity for it to reopen!