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New research suggests prominent tusks and wide gape hinder hippos' ability to properly chew grass

It is hoped the skeleton of the whale will eventually be put on public display for educational purposes.

CMFRI researchers embark on 100-day survey to understand marine mammal diversity on Indian coast. Aiming to assess stock and population, they will analyse stranding events, habitat modelling and impacts of climatic conditions. Project also seeks to understand behaviour, population dynamics and ecology to enable effective conservation. Climate change and ocean…

Scientists believe luminescent quality is widespread after finding 86% of species studied had fur that glowed in UV light

New study lists three hypotheses why orcas harass and kill porpoises but do not eat them

Australian researchers have shown that for the air-breathing, milk-producing, live-birthing mammals of the world, glowing under ultraviolet light is common.

A mission rolls out to protect rare and threatened flora of Tamil Nadu 

Only a few individual trees could be rightly labelled as world famous, but the tree at Sycamore Gap along Hadrian’s Wall in northern England was one of them. No wonder its recent felling provoked public outcry and collective mourning.

Paper reveals scientists’ concerns that single-species carbon plantations threaten native flora and fauna, while delivering negligible benefits