An American mussel species could spell trouble for fisherfolk all the way in Kochi

Researchers fear the variant, which is affecting local fishing trade, may spread to coastal areas in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Nov 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Ganga has become so noisy that river dolphins are struggling to talk to each other

Effectively blind, the Gangetic river dolphins see in the shallow murky waters they inhabit with sound.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Nov 20, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Grey, cinnamon, black: The many colours of the Asiatic golden cat in Arunachal Pradesh

Hidden cameras placed in Dibang Valley recorded six coat colours of the Asiatic golden cat.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jun 26, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Arunachal pit viper: How researchers chanced upon a snake species that hadn’t been described before

The species has been named Trimeresurus arunachalensis.

Shreya Dasgupta

· May 18, 2019 · 09:30 pm

An illustration project retraces how the 1962 China war and peace shaped an Arunachal Pradesh forest

A team has traced the emotional and personal links of two of India’s indigenous tribes to what is now a protected area through their memories.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jan 11, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Scientists have found new spider species in Sri Lanka – and named them after Enid Blyton characters

Nine new species of ‘goblin spiders’ have been named after goblin characters from Enid Blyton’s children books.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jun 25, 2018 · 08:30 pm

In the US, an earthquake 3,200 km away triggers spawning in the world’s rarest fish

Earthquake-generated waves set off ripple effects on the Devils Hole pupfish’s only known natural habitat.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Feb 11, 2018 · 11:30 pm

This new mobile app hopes to reduce wildlife deaths on India’s roads, railway tracks

Data collected by Roadkills can help identify sections of roads and rail lines that animals use the most and are thus prone to accidents.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jan 28, 2018 · 07:30 pm

The Harry Potter craze may have sparked illegal trade in pet owls in Indonesia

A study links the rise in owl trade, mostly illegal, to the increasing popularity of the Harry Potter books and movies.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jul 09, 2017 · 09:30 pm

In Kaziranga, an orphanage raises baby rhinos till they’re ready to go back into the wild

The Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Assam gives rhinos a second lease on life.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Mar 27, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Photos: Top 20 new species of animals and plants of 2016

Many of these new species are already on the brink of extinction, threatened by poaching, illegal wildlife trade, habitat destruction and diseases.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Dec 31, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Rhinos from two parks in West Bengal to get new homes

Two homes for the greater one-horned rhinoceros have been found in the northern West Bengal and efforts are on to spread them out to other parts of the country.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Nov 21, 2016 · 09:30 pm