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New creature emerges from forest drowned by Gulf of Mexico
The creature was tiny, about the size and color of a grain of rice and resembled the giant mussels found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents 1,500 feet below the ocean’s surface.
08 February 2024, 05:02 IST
New creature emerges from forest drowned by Gulf of Mexico
08 February 2024, 05:02 IST
8 flamingos die in Navi Mumbai in a week, shocked bird lovers call for probe
As morning walkers sounded alerts on whatsapp groups, bird rescuer Sunpreet Sawardekar and his team from Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) swung into action and shifted the injured pink birds to their hospital at Manpada in Thane.
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8 flamingos die in Navi Mumbai in a week, shocked bird lovers call for probe
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After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today
By analysing the genomes of more than 360 bird species, the study has identified the fundamental relationships among the major groups of living birds. The new family tree overturns some previous ideas about bird relationships, while also revealing some new groupings.
02 April 2024, 05:48 IST
After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today
02 April 2024, 05:48 IST
2 new earthworm species discovered in Odisha's Koraput
The earthworm varieties were subsequently identified as two new species – Megascolexjeyporeghatiensis and Megascolexquadripappilatus – which are completely new to science.
21 March 2024, 05:35 IST
2 new earthworm species discovered in Odisha's Koraput
21 March 2024, 05:35 IST
Elephant calves have been found buried - what does that mean?
The authors argue that the unusual positioning, the surrounding ground being compacted by the feet of several elephants and injuries suggestive of dragging after death, all point to intentional burial practices.
17 March 2024, 09:15 IST
Elephant calves have been found buried - what does that mean?
17 March 2024, 09:15 IST
Maharashtra wildlife SOS helps leopard cub reunite with mother; moment captured on camera
The cub, estimated to be nearly 2 months old, was discovered by a vigilant farmer who promptly informed forest officials, initiating a chain of events that led to the cub’s rescue, treatment, and ultimate reunion by Wildlife SOS and the Junnar forest division.
14 March 2024, 02:25 IST
Maharashtra wildlife SOS helps leopard cub reunite with mother; moment captured on camera
14 March 2024, 02:25 IST
Rescued tigress released into Atmakuru forest in Andhra Pradesh
On February 5, the tigress was saved from the snare entangled near its spine in the vicinity of Kothapalli forest beat in Nandyala district.
09 March 2024, 09:21 IST
Rescued tigress released into Atmakuru forest in Andhra Pradesh
09 March 2024, 09:21 IST
BNHS training provides insight into Tadoba's biodiversity
The BNHS, which country’s premier research organisation working since the last 140 years in the field of biodiversity research and conservation and CFA jointly conducted the four day long training course for the nature guides working around TATR.
01 March 2024, 05:26 IST
BNHS training provides insight into Tadoba's biodiversity
01 March 2024, 05:26 IST
Counting the ‘ghosts of the mountains’ to save them
Last month, the snow leopard population assessment was out, putting the estimated number of the animals at 718 spread over 107,000 sq km in six states and union territories - Ladakh (477), Uttarakhand (124), Himachal Pradesh (51), Arunachal Pradesh (36), Sikkim (21), and Jammu and Kashmir (9).
23 February 2024, 20:57 IST
Counting the ‘ghosts of the mountains’ to save them
23 February 2024, 20:57 IST
Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the competition
Snakes originated about 120 million years ago. Early snakes had vestigial limbs, with the oldest-known fully limbless snake living around 85 million years ago, according to George Washington University evolutionary biologist and study co-author R. Alexander Pyron.
23 February 2024, 01:19 IST
Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the competition
23 February 2024, 01:19 IST
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