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Tamil Nadu: Importance of Katchatheevu for fishing activities
Katchatheevu is a 285-acre uninhabited island in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka, located northeast of Rameswaram at around 33 km from the...
An artistic exploration of changing climate and uncertain livelihoods
2 Sept 2023 7:00 AM ISTThe curator of this exhibition, Krishnapriya CP, shared the journey of how she became a vital force behind Bhin Bhini.
World registers 'Hottest day' ever recorded on July 3
5 July 2023 12:30 PM ISTThe average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 Fahrenheit), surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C (62.46F) as heatwaves...
Viral infections could change how microbes react to warming: Study
11 May 2023 7:26 AM ISTThese changes could ultimately affect the responses of whole ecosystems to warming.
Land ecosystems becoming less efficient at absorbing CO2: Study
21 Dec 2020 8:09 AM ISTResearchers have identified an unsettling trend - as levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere increase, 86 per cent of land ecosystems...
Like bees, wasps 'valuable' for ecosystems, human health
29 April 2021 10:17 AM ISTWasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to a new...
Petition to save a marine delicacy traded to death
29 May 2022 5:01 AM ISTBetween 2015 and 2020, the Sri Lankan Navy and the Indian Coast Guard had made 502 arrests and seized nearly 65 metric tons of sea cucumbers worth...
Did nature heal during pandemic ‘anthropause’?
20 July 2022 12:08 AM ISTThat might seem like a tidy parable about how nature recovers when people disappear from the landscape — if not for the fact that ecosystems are...