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A swirl of smoke: The season of the rosy starling

April 19, 2025 8:57 am

The loud and fast bird is stopping by North India on the way to Eastern Europe during its annual winter migration

Keep an eye out for these on your morning walk on the beach

January 30, 2025 6:04 pm

When crabs, snails, plants and birds come out to play

If it weren’t for fruit bats we probably could kiss goodbye to mangoes and bananas and a host of other fruit, which they pollinate

Fruit bats: the Boeings and Airbuses of the animal kingdom

December 04, 2024 8:55 pm

The only mammals that can maintain sustained flight, a fruit bat can give you the heebie-jeebies while flapping close past you

The ecosystem around Goa rains

August 25, 2024 7:29 am

When there are no visits to beaches, one can still spot owls, bats, caterpillars, spiders and magpies

Without vets or hospitals, how do wild animals treat themselves

May 22, 2024 12:37 pm

As they have no pharmacies, animals and birds turn to mother nature’s own great resources: leaves, roots, soils and insects with medicinal properties

Introducing baby animals to children is one way of making them, bond instantly — but yes, this too has its caveats — and should be done under sensible supervision.

It is imperative we teach our kids how to behave around animals

May 01, 2024 6:41 pm

The big takeaway from teaching your children how to behave with empathy and kindness around animals is how they hopefully will behave around people too. And that’s a win-win all the way

The golden palash obtains a mutation that makes the red recessive and brings forth gold yellow flowers

Is there hope for India’s dying wastelands?

April 19, 2024 1:44 pm

The Yamuna Biodiversity Park shows the way forward – through the meticulous planning of horticulturists, tackling issues of soil salinity and contending with the invasive Vilayati Keekar

Dentation better suited to a sabre-toothed tiger

How bad monkeys from the towns are corrupting good monkeys that live in the hills

April 10, 2024 11:20 am

The problem is that macaques have pretty short and extremely incendiary fuses: if you don’t give them what they want, you’re asking for trouble

The trickery and tender love of crows

February 29, 2024 10:04 am

If you look into the eyes of a crow, you will feel an immediate connection being made — the human species is an equally dangerous nuisance

An anemone's petal-like tentacles are poison tipped and can trap an unwary prey

Are you at a beach? Look under submerged rocks for surprises

February 19, 2024 5:28 pm

From wrestling hermit crabs to bronze chrysanthemum anemones – tide pools make for great discoveries

Nepal’s Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns after 19 killed in ‘Gen Z’ protests

World6 hr ago

Nepal's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned after 19 people died during youth-led protests demanding reforms and accountability. The protests spread across major cities and police opened fire on demonstrators. Lekhak tendered his resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during a Cabinet meeting, following calls from Nepali Congress leaders earlier in the day.

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