Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study

India, March 11 -- Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire, vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru, a new study has revealed. This highlights a sophisticat... Read More

No, one in 200 men in the world are not related to Genghis, Khagan of the Mongol Empire: Study

India, March 8 -- The popular belief that one in 200 men is related to Genghis Khan, first Khagan of the Mongol Empire, is not true, a study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has claimed. Rathe... Read More

International Women's Day 2026: These pathfinders shaped and changed Africa in their own significant ways

India, March 7 -- For a layperson, Africa does not usually conjure images of feminism and women's empowerment in the first instance. African culture, for the most part, has been patriarchal and male-d... Read More

In run-up to CMS COP15, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan urge inclusion of striped hyena in Appendix I and II of the Convention of Migratory Species

India, March 6 -- In the run-up to the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15) in Campo Grande (Brazil) fro... Read More

The Black Death did not increase plant biodiversity in medieval Europe: Study

India, March 6 -- The 'Black Death' or deadly bubonic plague that swept across Europe between 1347 and 1353, did not lead to a 'pristine' landscape where diverse varieties of plant life flourished, a ... Read More

Like North India's Jats and Rors, Central Asia's Yaghnobis and Pamiris are among the closest 'living genetic links' to ancient Indo-Iranians

India, March 4 -- The ongoing war between the US and Israel and Iran has sparked much curiosity and interest about the West Asian country in India and abroad. Recent coverage in traditional and social... Read More

World Wildlife Day 2026: Meet the species that demand conservation attention

India, March 3 -- Halting the loss of biodiversity is one of the greatest conservation challenges of the 21st century. Despite decades of effort, the pace of decline shows little sign of slowing. Sinc... Read More

Operation 'Roaring Lion': Here is why the planet's second-largest cat is a recuring motif in Judaism

India, March 1 -- West Asia is currently aflame. On February 28, 2026, Israel and the United States launched an attack on Iran, after talks between the US and Iran broke down. The Israeli Prime Minis... Read More

As over 5 magnitude quake along India-Bangladesh border jolts Kolkata, here is why the metropolis is susceptible to large quakes

India, Feb. 27 -- Residents of Kolkata, eastern India's major metropolis, were jolted around lunch time after an earthquake along the nearby India-Bangladesh border caused tremors in and across the ci... Read More

Assam's Kaziranga is a stronghold of the endangered fishing cat as first scientific assessment finds thriving population

India, Feb. 24 -- Assam's iconic Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has emerged as a bastion of the endangered fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), with a first-of-its-kind scientific assessm... Read More

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