Extreme climate in 2025 pushing millions closer to limits of adaptation: Report
According to the report, heatwaves have become measurably more intense since the Paris Agreement was signed, with some events now up to 10 times more likely to happen than in 2015
31 December,2025 09:53 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIHow Patna Zoo is using oil heaters, UV lights as part of winter care for animals
Patna Zoo director Hemant Patil has introduced 'oil heaters' instead of rod heaters and blowers in carnivore cells
29 December,2025 04:22 PM IST | Patna | PTIVulture released in Pench reserve flies 750 km in 17 days to reach Nashik
Apart from J132, another long-billed vulture -- LBV AB 1 from the same batch has reached Dhanora in Gadchiroli district, a known vulture habitat, the officials informed
29 December,2025 04:12 PM IST | Mumbai | PTIMouse gives birth to pups after returning from space mission in China
The rodents were transported to China's space station to be raised in orbit for five to seven days, marking the country's first scientific experiments involving mammalian models in space
28 December,2025 02:18 PM IST | Beijing | IANSSpecies being discovered at rate quicker than ever before: Study
Findings published in the journal Science Advances show that between 2015 and 2020 -- the most recent period with comprehensive data -- an average of more than 16,000 new species each year were documented, including more than 10,000 animals, 2,500 plants and 2,000 fungi
28 December,2025 10:46 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIMadhya Pradesh to develop country's first state-level tiger corridor
The corridor will incorporate underpasses in forest areas, slow-traffic zones, and wildlife-safe designs to balance tiger movement, tourism, and local connectivity
19 December,2025 11:22 AM IST | Bhopal | ANIBanned veterinary drug still threatening endangered vultures, warn researchers
The study reveals that three Gyps species endemic to Asia — the white-rumped vulture, red-headed vulture, and long-billed vulture — continue to suffer population decline due to unintentional poisoning
19 December,2025 11:02 AM IST | Chennai | IANSWinter Solstice: Here's all you need to know about the shortest day of the year
While this is in the Northern Hemisphere, it's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and summer will start
18 December,2025 01:03 PM IST | New York | APMating season of Olive Ridley turtles begins in Odisha, security beefed up
Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sunny Khokkar said that many pairs of turtles were seen in Odisha's Ganjam district, and mating might pick up in the last week of December
16 December,2025 01:30 PM IST | Berhampur (Odisha) | PTI24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod
They are expected to remain at the facility until spring, when they'll be released into the Atlantic Ocean to make their way back to New England, said Heather Barron, chief science officer and veterinarian at Loggerhead
16 December,2025 01:20 PM IST | Juno Beach (US) | APNearly 8,000 species globally at threat of extinction before end of century
Extreme heat and changes to land-use could put nearly 8,000 animal species around the world at a threat of extinction by the end of this century, according to a new study
12 December,2025 06:02 PM IST | New Delhi | PTIStudy of Kinnaur’s deodar trees uncovers key past climate and hazard clues
A new study of deodar trees in Himachal’s Kinnaur reveals a shift from wetter springs during the Little Ice Age to increasing drought and rising geohazard risks
12 December,2025 03:11 PM IST | Shimla | PTIKaziranga National Park gets 35 critically endangered Vultures
Both the slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) and white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) are classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List
10 December,2025 10:21 AM IST | Kaziranga (Assam) | ANIIndian Rock Python rescued in Ratnagiri after getting entangled in a fishing net
An Indian Rock Python was rescued after getting entangled in a fishing net near Velas Danda Wadi, Ratnagiri. Thanks to the swift efforts of wildlife enthusiasts Mohan Upadhye, Devendra Bhagat, Vighnesh Wani, and Bhushan Patil, it was safely released back into the wild.