Non-human 'doctor': In a first, male Sumatran orangutan 'Rakus' recorded using medicinal plant to heal his wound

India, May 3 -- Finding shows medical wound treatment may have possibly arisen in a common ancestor shared by humans andgreat apes A male orangutan, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, has been reco... Read More

Red Colobus: Conserving these Old World primates could help save Africa's tropical forests, says study

India, May 1 -- Colobine species are leaf-eaters, compared to the omnivore cercopithecines; Africa has 17 red colobus, from Senegal to Zanzibar The Red colobus, a rare group of imperilled monkeys spr... Read More

North Dakota: 200 wild horses related to Custer's Last Stand can stay in park where Teddy Roosevelt spent formative years

India, May 1 -- Herd had been considered risk earlier, with tendency to trample or overgraze vegetation used by native wildlife species, contribute to erosion and soil-related impacts A herd of almos... Read More

Alok Shukla wins Goldman Prize or 'Green Nobel' for Hasdeo Aranya campaign

India, April 30 -- Hasdeo movement, spearheaded by Shukla, a model for environmental justice in India, says Goldman Foundation Alok Shukla, convenor of the Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan and founding me... Read More

Kenya Floods 2024: Old Kijabe Dam bursts after heavy rains in the Rift Valley; 45 killed so far

India, April 29 -- East Africa deluged as Tanzania, Burundi and Kenya receive massive amounts of precipitation A dam burst near a village in the Rift Valley region of southern Kenya in the early hour... Read More

Amu Darya and Kabul river basins major sources of water for Afghanistan: Study

India, April 29 -- 28.6 billion cubic metres of the country's water is generated outside it, according to the study A new study has revealed interesting insights about water in Afghanistan, which has... Read More

'Heavenly Horses': Heard of the Akhal-Teke? Turkmenistan will hold a beauty contest for them today

India, April 27 -- Last year, the art of breeding the Akhal-Teke horse and the traditions of horse decoration were included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hum... Read More

Contributo di accesso: Venice, sinking Queen of the Adriatic, will prevent 'overtourism' by charging you €5 to enter

India, April 26 -- The access fee is an experiment promoted by the Municipality of Venice, with the purpose of regulating the tourist flows in the historic centre, according to city authorities The R... Read More

Aflatoon and the Avars: How modern science helped solve two historical mysteries

India, April 25 -- Whilemodern imaging techniques helped point out Greek philosopher Plato's exact resting place,genomics have revealed the social practices of the Avars, steppe nomads who migrated fr... Read More

Lula not doing enough on his pledge to demarcate indigenous territories, say critics

India, April 22 -- The Brazilian leader's decision to title two indigenous territories on April 18 has been criticised roundly by critics, who said it undermines Brazil's position as a climate leader ... Read More

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