The Centurion's (Indian) macaque: New study points to trade in live animals between India and Roman Egypt

India, Dec. 11 -- High-ranking Roman officers owned pets from India, a new study has claimed, after researchers uncovered burials of Indian macaques in an ancient cemetery in what used to be a famous ... Read More

Domestic cats reached China via the Silk Road during the Tang Period, claims study

India, Dec. 10 -- The domestic cat (Felis catus) appeared in China only during the reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It came to the country through the Silk Road, the vast ancient network of tra... Read More

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

India, Nov. 4 -- As the country and the world celebrate the birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, Down To Earth delves into why the institution of Langar or community kitchen is such an intr... Read More

A new anti-venom discovered by researchers uses 'nanobodies', promises to be game changer against snakebite

India, Oct. 31 -- An international team of researchers led by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel from DTU Bioengineering in Copenhagen, Denmark, has discovered what it claims is a game changer for snakebi... Read More

Finnish author's 2023 novel to come to India on October 23; will bring spotlight back on Steller's sea cow

India, Oct. 21 -- The publisher MacLehose Press will bring out the ebook version of Finnish author Iida Turpeinen's award winning novel Beasts of the Sea in India on October 23, 2025. It will bring ba... Read More

Morning after Diwali, Delhi stations record Poor, Very Poor AQI

India, Oct. 21 -- Most monitoring stations within Delhi recorded air quality index (AQI) levels in the 'Poor' or 'Very Poor' categories on October 21, a day after the national capital celebrated Diwal... Read More

There are now just 354 leopards across the whole of West Africa. Even they too could soon vanish

India, Oct. 20 -- The leopard, one of the main carnivores of West Africa, has declined by more than 50 per cent in the last three generations (22.3 years), according to the latest International Union ... Read More

Central Asia comes together to protect 17 shared species like Saiga, Bukhara Deer and several others

India, Oct. 20 -- Representatives from a number of Central Asian countries have endorsed a six-year work programme that identifies priority transboundary conservation regions important for conserving ... Read More

India's open natural ecosystems are increasingly threatened, IUCN Redlist update shows

India, Oct. 16 -- India's open natural ecosystems - grasslands, semi-arid landscapes, desert, croplands, hilly scrublands, and fallow lands - are under increasing threat as four bird species inhabitin... Read More

India has 22,446 elephants, as per new census; they need the support of local communities to survive

India, Oct. 15 -- India has 22,446 elephants, according to the latest census findings released on October 15, 2025. Support of local communities is vital for pachyderm conservation, according to the r... Read More

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