New protocol can reduce breeding cycle of pigeonpea by 3-5 years, important for nutritional security in drylands

Technique will help scientists develop climate-resilient, nutritionally superior and higher-yielding pigeonpea varieties faster

A new invasive mosquito has been found in Kenya — what this means for malaria control

Anopheles stephensi can breed in cisterns, jerrycans, tyres, open tanks, sewers, overhead tanks, underground tanks and polluted environments

Sweet ’n’ sour

Moringa and tamarind are popularly known as the trees of life for Indians. Moringa is in fashion as the world eyes India to feed its frenzy for …

Desertification in India: A livestock keeper says how his stock has plummeted

‘I dream of gardens in the desert sand, I wake in vain’

Chilli varieties

Fighting biopiracy

Tiger farming controversy must not be framed in moral terms

GM soya yields less

COVID-19: Beijing proposes to permanently ban harvesting of wild animals

Experts say an all-out ban may not be the right solution for China's woes of wildlife trade

Unhearthed

Human encroachment has created imbalance in the avian ecology. Better management practices are needed for the conservation of species diversity

Rice originated in India

Fresh evidence from dung of dinosaurs changes many conceptions

Seeds of failure

Soybean does not sprout in 40,000 hectares in Maharashtra, state blames farmers

Big gains from pigeon pea

A high protein crop makes good economic sense

Pygmy hog thrives

Sri Lanka's Tree Frogs

ANIMAL TESTING

Coarse correction

Did climate change trigger US’s worst West Nile virus outbreak?

Wetter-than-average monsoon potentially facilitated a boom in mosquito population, which spread the virus 

COVID-19 calls for a thoughtful appraisal about humanity’s equation with animals

Animals in captivity in zoos, circuses and other facilities, should be given humane treatment, should not be bred indiscriminately and should be …

35 crocodile nests seen in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park

Bhitarkanika, a vast tract of forest and saltwater swamp, is home to at least 1,742 salt water crocodiles

How cow became the mother of demigods

The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India

"It happened by sheer accident"

More great discoveries in the realm of science get stumbled upon by the unprepared mind than untangled by methodical research. dna fingerprinting,…

Bamboo for biomass

Bamboo could be a potential source of green gasoline

Royal deaths

Was the real killer an infection or negligence?

Tiger farming: India debates China experiment