Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.

May 11, 2014 01:00 IST
The chimpanzees, with whom we seem to identify the most and are most closely related to, are always volatile and bipolar, they are scandalously promiscuous, and are prone to sudden violence.
Sun, May 11, 2014
May 04, 2014 01:28 IST
What the ways we refer to nature and animals in our conversations tell about us.
Sun, May 04, 2014April 20, 2014 00:22 IST
Watching a monkey child grow, from Mamma’s boys and girls to mischief makers.
Sun, Apr 20, 2014
April 13, 2014 01:11 IST
Though not as glamourous, moths are similar to butterflies, but more evolved than them.
Sun, Apr 13, 2014
April 06, 2014 01:36 IST
The complex physics of their flight has always inspired humans.
Sun, Apr 06, 2014
March 30, 2014 05:22 IST
Tune in even in the middle of the day, and there’s plenty to be heard and seen.
Sun, Mar 30, 2014January 05, 2014 01:01 IST
Nature is a past master at the art of perfect packaging
Sun, Jan 05, 2014December 22, 2013 04:56 IST
Zoos are poor substitutes for natural habitats,but they offer a few perks
Sun, Dec 22, 2013December 15, 2013 05:45 IST
Or the perks of growing your own fruits and eating them too
Sun, Dec 15, 2013December 08, 2013 05:31 IST
Why your not-so-friendly neighbourhood spider deserves respect.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013November 24, 2013 05:06 IST
Theres no getting the better of nature.
Sun, Nov 24, 2013November 10, 2013 05:48 IST
The defence mechanism of bichchu bootis and other plants.
Sun, Nov 10, 2013November 03, 2013 05:50 IST
Dogs dont do Diwali and even now,when I dont keep any,I am always assailed by a vague sense of guilt as I go out and light the odd anar or ladhi.
Sun, Nov 03, 2013October 27, 2013 05:06 IST
Why men stop at nothing in their quest to be better than the denizens of Jungleland.
Sun, Oct 27, 2013
October 20, 2013 00:26 IST
Mirror,mirror on the wall,whos the ugliest of them all?
Sun, Oct 20, 2013October 13, 2013 00:48 IST
Have we mastered one of natures most mind-boggling forces yet?
Sun, Oct 13, 2013October 06, 2013 00:13 IST
And why it has every reason to be smug.
Sun, Oct 06, 2013September 22, 2013 05:08 IST
The devious brilliance of nature
Sun, Sep 22, 2013September 15, 2013 00:15 IST
Why birds have a superior sense of direction
Sun, Sep 15, 2013September 08, 2013 00:11 IST
Ask a street dog to herd a flock of sheep,or sniff out a bomb or lead the blind,and it might have a problem. Ask a sheepdog,or a beagle or a Labrador to do those things respectively and theyll come out tops. The whole idea behind developing different breeds of dogs was to specialise them for a particular function
Sun, Sep 08, 2013September 01, 2013 00:33 IST
Nature's way of keeping gender ratios even
Sun, Sep 01, 2013
August 25, 2013 05:09 IST
Or the battle of the nidiculous and the nidifugous
Sun, Aug 25, 2013August 18, 2013 01:58 IST
Are exotic species always bad for the environment?
Sun, Aug 18, 2013
August 11, 2013 00:05 IST
Birds do it,bees do it Even educated fleas do it!
Sun, Aug 11, 2013




