The idea sounded sensible at the time. Sugar plantations were losing money to rats, who were chewing through crops and ...

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Pankaj Chaturvedi writes the obituary of a way of life as the development juggernaut rolls on in the Great Nicobar ...

More species are being designated as vulnerable or endangered worldwide due to habitat loss, climate change, and human ...

India has added two new wetlands — Chhari Dhand in Gujarat and Patna Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh — to the List of ...

King cobras are turning up on trains in India, and scientists now believe railways may be quietly moving these vulnerable snakes into unfamiliar habitats, raising new conservation and safety concerns.

Research from the 2025 Regional Mammal Red List shows that one in five mammals are threatened with extinction.

Chhari Dhand in Gujarat and Patna Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh—to the List of Wetlands of International Importance, ...

The custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, lights the first candle of the Advent wreath at the site of the manger inside the Nativity Grotto on Nov. 30, 2024, during the first vespers of ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

“With the increased global availability of low-cost smartphones and social media in recent years, the number of reports of snakes on and around trains in India has increased, with three incidents ...

King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king ...