Driven up the barren hills
Scientists working on department of science and technology's high altitude projects face a bleak future
A ban on common sense
Various restrictions imposed to protect the environment at Nanda Devi in the Himalaya have disturbed the rural lifestyle and economy, doing …
Large share of India’s threatened endemic species in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka: Study
Tackling threats from agro industry, small-holder farming, grazing plantations most effective in reducing extinction risk
3-D techniques shed light on what makes a bird’s lungs so efficient
Airways and blood vessels track each other and supply specific parts of the bird’s lung
Forays of Ignorance
There is something seriously amiss in the way studies of wildlife have been conducted in Sikkim
World Biodiversity Day: Ever more important amid COVID-19 pandemic
Various levels and forms of biodiversity such as ecosystems, species, genes across all taxonomic ranges are threatened, and facing an alarming …
Climate effect: Airborne pollen in United States may go up by 2050
Pollen season will start earlier and last longer throughout the US, simulations by researchers show
The environmental costs of Trump's wall
All that concrete will generate millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and the wall will ravage a unique desert habitat that straddles two countries
Back from the dead! ‘Extinct’ frog species make a comeback
Researchers confirmed that many harlequin frogs once believed to be extinct are persisting
Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Unquiet soundscapes: Shipping noise impacts rivers, marine ecosystem
Noise makes it hard for the dolphins to communicate and use echolocation to navigate in shallow water, increasing the risk of getting stranded
COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM
The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China
Green campus done right: This Assam university sets an example
How Assam Don Bosco University weaves climate action, preservation of flora and fauna, management of water resources in its green initiatives …
Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration
Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …
What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study
Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life
Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report
Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains
Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
Adrift and Isolated
A proposed blanket ban on scientific prawn culture in Chilika lake is a total let-down for the fiskerfolk
From the verge of extinction
Several species to be removed from endangered list in the us
Nature's midwives
A drop in the number of pollinating agents in an ecosystem can snowball into serious consequences for biodiversity
Wanted: habitat
After being displaced from their natural habitat, bats are taking refuge in abandoned mines, buildings and houses
Drying wetlands
Ladakh's high altitude wetlands are under severe stress from the livestock population as well as tourist influx
"Serious study has not yet begun"
R Uma Shankar, Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, speaks to Down To Earth
"We need to be more proactive"
Dr. S. Ramani, senior scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Project Directorate of Biological Control (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), …
"Biological control is the way out"
Dr. R D Gautam, principal scientist and in-charge of the Plant Health Clinic, speaks to Down To Earth