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Dr Madhav Gadgil: Voice of the ‘ecosystem people’

Dr Madhav Gadgil: Voice of the ‘ecosystem people’

Published on Jan 22, 2026 05:18 am IST

Forest department plans grassland safari in Beed

According to officials, around 3,000 hectares of contiguous grassland free from human settlements, villages, and encroachments have been identified in Ambejogai tehsil of Beed district. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published on Jan 19, 2026 06:36 am IST

New to India: DNA analysis reveals new species of hedgehog in J&K

A new species of hedgehog, not so far found in India, has been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir, DNA analysis and morphological studies reveal. (HT Photo)

Published on Jan 18, 2026 10:27 pm IST

Sukhna eel was a big deal

At Sukhna lake, a Great cormorant with an invasive Amazonian catfish catch (PHOTO: ANUJ JAIN) and (on right) another cormorant with a Barred Spiny eel (PHOTO: DR. MANJIT SINGH) (HT)

Published on Jan 18, 2026 06:20 am IST

Census begins at Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary to pave way for 2nd tiger reserve of Bihar

Census begins at Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary to pave way for 2nd tiger reserve of Bihar

Published on Jan 12, 2026 06:11 pm IST

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Sheer delight: While out surveying the remote Phoenix Islands Archipelago, Schmidt Ocean Institute scientists captured rare footage of a “glass octopus”, named so because it is completely see-through. What one does see when one shines a light on it is its optic nerve, eyeballs, and digestive tract. Even though this species has been known to science since 1918, scientists were forced to study about this animal through specimens found in the guts of predators, before this sighting. (Schmidt Ocean Institute)

Deep dive: Weird and wonderful new creatures and features of the deep sea

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