Biodiversity

The impact of climate change on Antarctica has become increasingly apparent, particularly during the new year when birds such as the polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel usually nest and lay eggs.

Pheromones play a crucial role in the sexual communication of insects, serving as chemical attractants that enable males and females of a species to mate.

Undertaker honeybees, a special group of workers in Apis cerana species, remove dead bees through "undertaking behaviour" triggered by a signal associated with death.

Smoke particles from forest fires can erode the ozone layer, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which shows that the Australian fires widened the ozone hole by 10% in 2020.

Many international researchers together have made great efforts since 2018 to locate the residence of the stuffed turtles inside and around Soalala de Madagascar.

Within mammals, birds, insects and other classes of animals, there are species in which, in their sexual rituals, the males fight hand to hand to show which of them is stronger.

The Madhya Pradesh government has allotted 382.131 hectares to Aditya Birla group’s Essel Mining & Industries Limited (EMIL) for diamond mining in the Buxwaha forest located near Village Sagoria

Large-scale deforestation of jungle regions such as the Amazon, the Congo Basin or Southeast Asia reduces tropical rainfall, indicates a study published Thursday by the journal Nature.

The scientists behind a new paper, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, have discovered a new disease in seabirds, caused directly by exposure to plastics. 

The islands boast some of the most diverse collections of plants and animals on Earth. With a unique set of influences and conditions, life on islands has evolved very differently from life on larger land masses.