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Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
July 17,2024 18:48:53 PM
Nature's engineering departments adhere to strict rules – everything is to be recycled, broken down into component parts, reused again and again
Wed, Jul 17, 2024July 10,2024 19:36:03 PM
It seems our bodies are riddled with various temperature sensors, each tuned to a specific temperature, that send signals to the brain, telling it whether it’s getting too hot, too cold, or when it is just right
Wed, Jul 10, 2024July 05,2024 10:57:45 AM
Due to global warming, it's a pity that now we can only look forward to the monsoon with apprehension rather than delight
Fri, Jul 05, 2024June 25,2024 12:00:29 PM
Down in Jungleland eavesdrops on a matriarch elephant discussing Artificial intelligence with her two senior-most aides, Golu and Bholu
Tue, Jun 25, 2024June 19,2024 14:12:49 PM
In hostile surroundings, one can find carnivorous plants and even those that strangle host plants for their survival
Wed, Jun 19, 2024June 12,2024 13:59:14 PM
While wings are Mother Nature’s most ingenious creations, the computing power of birds and insects is even more impressive
Wed, Jun 12, 2024June 08,2024 16:36:50 PM
A new volume on the caracal, a feline with an ancient link to the subcontinent, uncovers its presence in India's art, mythology and forests
Sat, Jun 08, 2024June 05,2024 16:35:22 PM
Humans might have a role to play in why sparrows, blue rock doves, crows, mynas and black kites, among others, prefer the big city life
Wed, Jun 05, 2024May 29,2024 10:00:06 AM
They arrive in national parks in noisy contraptions called Gypsys, point what looks like guns and phones at the big cats and are noisier than a troop of langurs
Tue, May 28, 2024May 22,2024 12:37:03 PM
As they have no pharmacies, animals and birds turn to mother nature’s own great resources: leaves, roots, soils and insects with medicinal properties
Wed, May 22, 2024May 14,2024 12:33:32 PM
There are single moms, single dads, foster moms, and joint families, as well as gloriously irresponsible parents
Tue, May 14, 2024May 09,2024 20:30:03 PM
Predators and their victims attach more survival value to working together than to going solo
Thu, May 09, 2024May 01,2024 18:41:44 PM
The big takeaway from teaching your children how to behave with empathy and kindness around animals is how they hopefully will behave around people too. And that’s a win-win all the way
Wed, May 01, 2024April 25,2024 12:27:37 PM
From needles to shopping bags, birds make use of bills in different ways
Fri, Apr 26, 2024April 17,2024 10:00:57 AM
The Yamuna Biodiversity Park shows the way forward – through the meticulous planning of horticulturists, tackling issues of soil salinity and contending with the invasive Vilayati Keekar
Fri, Apr 19, 2024April 10,2024 11:20:29 AM
The problem is that macaques have pretty short and extremely incendiary fuses: if you don’t give them what they want, you’re asking for trouble
Wed, Apr 10, 2024April 03,2024 10:00:47 AM
Insects rely on vibrations to make melodies with both high notes and low, often to communicate or receive information
Wed, Apr 03, 2024March 27,2024 10:00:28 AM
With the Central government ban on certain dogs breeds, the question is, is it the dogs that need training or the owners who provoke them
Tue, Mar 26, 2024March 20,2024 19:15:00 PM
An interview with a 'spokes-tiger' on destination weddings near a tiger reserve, managing rogue elephants and how trees are social media platforms for animals
Wed, Mar 20, 2024March 13,2024 11:24:48 AM
Be it the peacock, the magpie robin, or even the polar bear – they all have to pass the endurance test of their lady loves
Wed, Mar 13, 2024March 06,2024 16:40:30 PM
The great outdoors in our cities have become a dangerous place to be in: it’s now a gas chamber
Wed, Mar 06, 2024February 29,2024 10:04:43 AM
If you look into the eyes of a crow, you will feel an immediate connection being made — the human species is an equally dangerous nuisance
Thu, Feb 29, 2024February 21,2024 10:00:32 AM
From wrestling hermit crabs to bronze chrysanthemum anemones – tide pools make for great discoveries
Mon, Feb 19, 2024February 16,2024 10:00:02 AM
In Confessions in Swahili, an African grey parrot enjoys screaming insults at other birds, but this time picks up a unique love language
Thu, Feb 15, 2024February 07,2024 16:39:39 PM
Ants are problem solvers, figuring out things even before the problem manifests itself
Sat, Feb 10, 2024