New research reveals that a unique Indian skink species arrived on the subcontinent by rafting across the ocean from Southeast Asia millions of years ago, a journey made possible by fluctuating sea levels.

Ecology

Bengaluru

Study finds that considering multiple social interactions as a whole instead of individual interactions helps identify the potential queen of a wasp colony. 

Madurai

Researchers from IIT B root for restoring Madurai’s historical water tank system to address the region’s water woes 

Bengaluru

Tropical savannas, replete with large expanses of grasslands, are often misclassified as wastelands.

Bengaluru

Researchers find a greater abundance but an altered epiphyte community in selectively logged forests

Jaipur

A study finds that electric vehicles are less intrusive to animals during safaris.

Mumbai

A study finds that the rapidly expanding land use of Mumbai is driving the region’s remaining wildlife into the remnant forest fringes.

Mumbai

A porous liquid composite can convert adsorbed carbon dioxide from industrial effluents to calcium carbonate.

Bengaluru

The detailed analysis of the stomach contents of two frogs provide evidence that frogs do play an important role in protecting crops against insects. 

Mumbai

Researchers discuss the challenges in studying human-wildlife coexistence and the way forward. 

Plastics are stubborn trash and non-biodegradable. Yet, did you know our indiscriminate use of plastics has now permeated our oceans as well?

According to the United Nations, 80% of marine pollution is caused by land-based debris. Our waterways carry tonnes of waste — mainly discarded plastics and industrial waste —into the seas. Apart from that, ships and fishing boats dump discarded cargo, fishing nets and other debris into the sea.

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