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Wildlife Inventory Extensions: Tree-Climbing Diurnal Mesopredator Identified Within Brahmaputra Floodplain GrasslandsIn a vital milestone for subcontinental conservation biology and mammalian distribution tracking, the Y...
Peaceful Nuclear Applications: Department of Atomic Energy Guides 22-Nation Framework for Healthcare and Agricultural IsotopesReflecting absolute international confidence in the nation's nuclear research standards, India...
Two new species of jumping spiders belonging to the family Salticidae, Mogrus shushka and Mogrus pune, have been discovered in India. Mogrus shushka was found in the dry regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat, while Mogrus pun...
Researchers have documented a rare instance of gynandromorphy – an animal showing both male and female characteristics – in a freshwater crab in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala.The crab belongs to the species Vela ca...
Three notable biodiversity records have been reported. A new parasitic wasp, Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb, was discovered in tea estates of Assam; it belongs to the Braconidae family, known for parasitoid behaviour....
A new plant species, Osbeckia zubeengargiana, has been discovered in the grasslands of Manas National Park in Assam. It belongs to the Melastomataceae family and has been named after Zubeen Garg. Separately, Myiophanes k...
Scientists have published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies, recording 92 species in 27 genera based on records from 1881 to 2025. More than 60% of these species are endemic to India, and several have no...
A rare marine amphipod, Stenothoe lowryi, has been found in India for the first time at Arjyapalli Beach in Odisha's Ganjam district. Until now, this small shrimp-like creature had been reported only from the shores of M...
A rare pair of Dusky Eagle Owls has been spotted in the Phato tourism zone of the Terai West forest division, near Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. This is the first such sighting in the area in 15 years. The Dusky...
Birdwatchers have documented the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) for the first time in the foothills of Manjamalai, near Palamedu in Madurai district. The species belongs to the family Dicruridae and lives in...
A pair of peacocks was seen at roughly 6,000 feet near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, an unusually high altitude for the bird. The Indian or Blue Peacock (Pavo cristatus), India's National Bird, belongs to the pheasant fami...
