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The 7 largest spider species found in India

October 24, 2025 5:33 pm

India’s wild landscapes are home to some of the world’s most fascinating and formidable spiders.

More than 42,000 species are at risk of extinction, with seven animals officially declared extinct in just the past six years.

7 animal, bird species that went extinct in the last 6 years

October 04, 2025 3:49 pm

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warns that more than 42,000 species now face the threat of extinction.

5 longest living animals on earth (Some are almost immortal!)

April 26, 2025 5:26 pm

These longest-living animals have the remarkable quality of regenerating their cells infinitely, thus reversing the ageing process.

Why do dogs love to play with trash?

April 02, 2025 5:21 pm

Searching and digging around for food is natural for dogs because it provides some of the thrill of the hunt, even if they just ate and aren't hungry.

6th Mass Extinction, 6th Mass Extinction 2022

We are witnessing onset of Sixth Mass Extinction, says study

January 20, 2022 12:25 pm

The paper stressed that "humans are the only species able to manipulate the Earth on a grand scale, and they have allowed the current crisis to happen."

A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth

January 19, 2022 2:15 pm

The new information will help us understand how complex life evolved, how it functions, and how biodiversity can be protected.

With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change

January 17, 2022 1:59 pm

The impact of past seed disperser declines has been greatest in areas including North America, Europe and the southern part of South America.

Mexican fish extinct in wild successfully reintroduced

January 03, 2022 4:27 pm

In 1998, conservationists from the Chester Zoo in England and other European institutions arrived to help set up a laboratory for conserving Mexican fish.

Over 30 alien species found in Kerala’s water bodies: Study

November 22, 2021 3:44 pm

The fish surveys were conducted in 44 rivers and 53 reservoirs of the state. The most common invasive species recorded were Mozambique tilapia and common carp.

How human exploitation dwindled Caribbean shark communities, a study finds out

October 01, 2021 6:42 pm

Coastal development, land clearing, and agriculture have all had their share of the blame, leading to the low oxygen content in water, disease, bleaching – a pattern observed across the Caribbean.