When European rabbits arrived in Australia in the 19th century, they were brought in as familiar game animals for hunting rather than as a threat to the environment. Within decades, however, their population exploded across the continent. With few natural predators and the ability to adapt to a wide range of landscapes, rabbits spread from […]
When a wildfire is tearing through a conifer forest, the assumption is usually that trees are simply fuel, more vegetation means a bigger, faster moving fire. Two recent studies, one covering the southwestern United States and another examining Canada’s entire boreal forest, suggest that assumption does not hold for every tree species. Aspen, a fast […]
The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to […]
Japan’s coast just revealed a species no one knew existed (Image Credit – Tohoku University / Cheryl Lewis Ames et al) A vivid blue jelly-like organism appeared on a beach in northern Japan and did not seem to belong there. The water was cooler than the places where such creatures are usually seen, and locals […]
The global loss of species has long been seen as one of the greatest threats to life on Earth. For decades, scientists have warned that human activity is pushing plants and animals towards extinction faster than they can recover. Deforestation, pollution, and climate change have all been blamed for accelerating this decline. However, a recent […]
Udaipur, September 24 (Udaipur Kiran News): Rajasthan’s biodiversity has gained a remarkable addition with the first-ever recording of a new Khirni species in Udaipur district. The newly identified species, Wrightia dolichocarpa, known for its suitability in toy-making, was discovered by former forest officer and environmentalist Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma along with field biologist Dr. Anil […]
