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Climate change is making the Lesser Goldfinch move from the US Southwest to the Pacific Northwest: Study

New Delhi, April 23 -- Climate change and habitat changes are making the Lesser Goldfinch, a songbird traditionally found in the southwestern United States to shift to the country's cooler Pacific Nor... Read More


Hyenas of the North: Wolverines making a comeback in southern Finland, finds study

New Delhi, April 23 -- Wolverines (Gulo gulo), the mustelid carnivore of the world's boreal forests, are making a comeback in southern Finland after having been wiped out from there due to hunting, a ... Read More


Elevate yak to its rightful place in sustainable development agenda, says ICIMOD as Nepal observes first day dedicated to humble bovid

New Delhi, April 20 -- The yak, a ubiquitous presence in Nepal and the rest of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), must be elevated to its rightful place in the sustainable development agenda, Kathmandu-ba... Read More


Climate change is skewing sex ratios of Olive Ridley turtles hatching in Odisha's Rushikulya towards females: Report

New Delhi, April 16 -- Rising global temperatures mean that more female Olive Ridley turtles are hatching in Odisha's famous Rushikulya rookery, a new report by non-profit Dakshin Foundation has warne... Read More


Ambedkar Jayanti 2025: What were Babasaheb's views on land, caste and India's agrarian economy?

New Delhi, April 14 -- While Babasaheb B R Ambedkar is well-known as the man who drafted the Constitution of India and who led the country's Scheduled Castes in their fight for dignity, less well-know... Read More


Diclofenac is freely available in Hispanophone & Lusophone South America, signaling risk to region's avian scavengers, finds study

New Delhi, March 27 -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) like diclofenac and flunixin are freely available throughout the continent of South America, signaling a risk to the avian scavenger... Read More


International Day of Forests 2025: Punjab was not always the land of endless fields; it once had woods

India, March 21 -- The popular perception of Punjab is of a land of endless fields located on flat plains formed by the rivers that give it its name. But this was not always the case. The province, t... Read More


For much of the 'Iranian Cultural Continent', Nowruz is a time to celebrate the renewal of Nature and new beginnings

New Delhi, March 20 -- March 20 marks the ancient Persian/Iranian holiday of Nowruz throughout much of West Asia, Central Asia, parts of the Indian subcontinent and the Caucasus. The festival is over... Read More


Scientists have discovered a new type of endemic forest-dwelling fish in Kenya. And it may already be on its way out

New Delhi, March 13 -- A team of international scientists have discovered and described a new type of 'killifish' that is endemic to a Kenyan forest. But it is already critically endangered and may be... Read More


Bread of the tropics: Thousands of years of indigenous practices have ensured survival of cassava, finds study

New Delhi, March 10 -- Thousands of years of indigenous farming myths and cultural traditions have been key to the survival of the cassava crop (the source of tapioca), a new study has found. Cassava... Read More