The unseen invader

Lesser known invasive species Hyptis suaveolens is spreading across India

Flower to the People

Floriculture emerges as a big economy in Sikkim

A flowery tale

Intelligent butterfly

Cabbage butterflies remember flowers that provide maximum nectar

Stepmotherly tree(tment)

Trees are not very effective carbon sinks

Colouring plants

Mythila painting is an innovative media that contain powerful messages of conservation

Science & Technology - Bytes

Desert green

A gene found in humans can help plants thrive in arid regions

Andaman and Nicobar: Beyond India's landmass

Excerpts from Troubled Islands! by Pankaj Sekhsaria

Sunflower power

Curbs the human immunodeficiency virus

Chemical protectors

Flowers' chemical compounds shield the plants from herbivorous insects

Science and Technology - Briefs

Clean proposal

The European Commission unveils its plan to curb toxic gases emissions from waste plants

Real flower-power

Better paranoid

Than regret loss that happens in millions

Appalling ability

What makes a species invasive?

Nightmare in Europe

The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide

Scientists to study effect of climate change on rainforests

Experiment will take place in El Yunque National Forest

The Arctic carbon sink

Snow covered plants in the tundra start absorbing carbon dioxide in early spring itself

Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register

Science and Technology - Briefs

China admits to tiger skin trade at international forum

Around 1,600 tigers have been traded globally since 2000

Surprise weapon

Oil from summer cypress can combat West Nile virus

Early signals

Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago