Was Earth Already Heating Up, Or Did Global Warming Reverse A Long-Term Cooling Trend?
byThousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, before thermometers & before humans warmed the climate, was Earth’s temperature warming or cooling?
Environment
Rajapalayam: Fierce, Loyal & Brave
byThe Rajapalayam hound is one of the few native purebred dogs of India. However, their numbers are dwindling.
Five Options For Restoring Global Biodiversity After The UN Agreement
byScrapping policies which subsidise overexploitation in all sorts of industries – fisheries, agriculture, forestry, and of course, fossil fuels – are essential to save biodiversity.
The Rare Golden Flap Shell Turtle Isn’t An Avatar Of Vishnu
byWorshipping the golden flap shell turtle makes them specifically vulnerable to trade & poaching.
Fishing With The Otters
byJust as the art of fishing is passed on from father to son, so do the otters. Their training starts from an early age, as juveniles are born from a parent stock of wild otters.
Agamid Lizards Of India
byAgamid Lizards, morphologically and ecologically diverse, inhabit varied range of altitudes and habitats’ in India.
Are We On The ‘Highway To Climate Hell’?
byTo avoid getting on the highway to climate hell, the world should have stopped burning fossil fuels decades ago.
Why It’s Essential To Preserve India’s Freshwater Mussels
byFreshwater mussels have been rightfully described as the ‘Engineers of the Ecosystem.’ Their ecological service is of immense significance.
The Zanskari Horse Is Endangered: Here’s Why
byZanskari horses are not prone to diseases. Yet there has been neglect that manifested in the scarcity of these horses.
Toxic Heavy Metals Manipulate Our Genes & Trigger Illnesses: Here’s How
byThe pernicious upshot of toxic exposure is slow, subtle & dangerous.
The Bombay Beach, California
byThere is a Bombay Beach in California. But it is abandoned, sort of!
Nurture The Garden In Your Mind
byWhen you have the faith to grow, expand your mind, and learn spiritual lessons, you’ll find a place for all your circumstances.
Lady’s Slipper Orchid: The Meghalayan Orchid That Was Popular With The English
byThe Kew Royal Botanic Garden in the UK keeps track of all the Lady’s Slippers in the world, including the Splendid Slipper in Meghalaya.
The Clouded Leopard
byThe clouded leopard is endangered. Due to large-scale deforestation & commercial poaching, there are fewer than 1,000 leopards.
Two Experts Break Down The James Webb Space Telescope’s First Images
byJust this handful of preview images, a few days work for Webb, have given astronomers tremendous amounts of new data that will drive years of research. And that’s just the beginning.