The country is one of the few where Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) are found, with an estimated wild population of 268 resident elephants, all in the southern districts. The IUCN ...

This post was updated on June 15, 2025 to include the discovery of Vasuki indicus. The Titanoboa was extremely large; many scientists estimate that this snake reached lengths of 42-47 feet and ...

Tapirs are often called “living fossils” because they have changed very little since the Eocene Epoch, which was between 56 and 33.9 million years ago. There are four species of tapirs on ...

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Once a common sight circling above carcasses, vultures have all but vanished from India’s skies. Research by the University of Chicago revealed that between 1990 and 2007, 99% of the vulture ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Trees in cities are more than just decorative elements. They play a critical role in mitigating heat gain from hard surfaces by providing shade and releasing cool air through ...

Being the only stabilised composite in Australia, which doesn't include the Bos Indicus Brahman as a base, and instead used the Afrikander with British females, makes the Belmont Red unique ...

Bioflocculant Exopolysaccharide Production by Azotobacter indicus Using Flower Extract of Madhuca latifolia L Satish V. Patil Rahul B. Salunkhe Bipinchandra K. Salunke Applied ...

State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung ...