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Can we bank on seed banks? Priority should be to conserve natural habitats, feel experts

Pest responsible for food crisis in Africa reaches Karnataka

Indian Ocean tsunami: Nicobar Islands lost 97 percent of mangrove cover, uncovered unknown species

[Commentary] CBD: Can the cure kill?

[Commentary] CBD obstructs biological research that needs international collaboration

Once in a blue bloom: Kerala’s famed Neelakurinji set for rare mass bloom

Saving the seed: A bank that secures the future of agriculture

Bringing traditional grains back in vogue: Biofortified sorghum debuts in India

Specimens from the past explain environment problems of the present

Mango database for plant breeders at the click of a button

Geodiversity map of Sikkim Himalayas to aid conservation

International Day for Biological Diversity: A thumbnail-sized fern has Indian scientists divided over its identity

Mulai Kathoni: a young man’s dream is now a thriving ‘people’s forest’

[Interview] Imagining an alternative future

Shift to coarse grains from rice for healthy, environment-friendly diet: Study

Bamboo blooms in Odisha sanctuary, but rat boom and crop damage need not be a given

Unchecked rubber spread in northeast India threat to native forests: Study

Geographic isolation nurtures 1032 endemic species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Palani Hills: Where have the grasslands gone?

Should there be road-tunnels under Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park?