India added three new wetlands to its Ramsar Sites list, making a total of 85. These new sites are the Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in...
Prokaryotes are tiny, single-celled organisms that include bacteria and archaea. They are among the oldest life forms on Earth, existing for over 3.5 billion years. Prokaryotes are everywhere,...
Entomologists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in Bengaluru have recently identified three new species of edible bugs that are traditionally eaten...
The Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) has been classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This classification marks the first global assessment of the species, highlighting...
Scientists in Germany have found fungi that can eat plastic, which could help tackle the global problem of plastic pollution. Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic waste...
The Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) is now an important tool for accurately tracking pollution in India’s industries. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) made it mandatory to...
A new study has found that water temperatures in and around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are now the highest they’ve been in 400 years. This puts the reef...
A study titled Managing Monsoons in a Warming Climate has highlighted concerning trends in extreme weather across India. According to the study, nearly 84% of districts in the...
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is experiencing serious problems because of climate change. Recently, scientists have found that the ocean’s surface temperature is the highest it has been...
Recent research published in Science reveals an unprecedented retreat of glaciers in the Andes, surprising scientists who thought these changes would take decades to become apparent. This rapid...
