Nature's Secrets
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Nature trails, life lessons from wildlife and a place to heal, deep in the Baghdarrah forest
The reserve, a 30-minute drive from Udaipur, offers endless possibilities with its lush biodiversity, or a comforting refuge from the world.
Arefa Tehsin
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After 12 years, the famed neelakurinji flower will bloom in Kerala’s Munnar hills this month
Munnar is home to the highest concentration of neelakurinji plants in the country
Ajith Lawrence & Haritha John
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These books are taking children closer to nature and wildlife. You might want to join them
Kartik Shanker, Prerna Singh Bindra and Vivek Menon are trying to ensure that the wild isn’t invisible to the young.
Shashank Bhargava
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Himalayan Viagra’ is threatened by fervent Chinese demand and climate change
The coveted and unusual aphrodisiac found only at very high altitudes can fetch up to $100,000 a kilo.
Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation
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Nilgiris: Rare cobra lily plant spotted in the wild after 84 years
There are only a few hundred plants of the genus found in a small area in these hills.
Scroll Staff
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This video explains why perfume-makers need constipated whales
You wouldn't think perfumes need this.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: How giant sequoias, earth’s largest and longest-living trees, need fire to survive
Fire, the destroyer, can also be a creator.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Do trees have their own Facebook? It's sometimes known as the woodwide web
Trees don't feel pain, but they do have personalities.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: This secret island in Argentina actually rotates (and UFOlogists are going mad)
It's so perfectly round it's almost unreal.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Can trees count? How do they know when to shed their leaves?
Studies are revealing unexpected abilities.
Peter Wohlleben
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How dogs find their way home (without a GPS)
There is more than pure instinct helping lost dogs find their homes.
Jacqueline Boyd, The Conversation
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The future for frogs looks bleak, unless humans change their habits
Climate change may threaten the survival of the Cape frog. The solution could lie in creating new habitats and more suitable climate spaces.
John Measey and Mohlamatsane Mokhatla, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go