New Species

People might have to brace themselves for considerably fatal irreversible climate change effects according to a draft report from the UN's climate science advisors. Reports state that the climate conditions have reached to a point of no return unless they are tackled together. "The worst is yet to come, affecting our children's and grandchildren's lives much more than our own," the report says. However, blue carbon ecosystem can help sustain… read-more

A five-year study conducted by Delhi University has revealed eight new snake species in the capital, taking the total up to 23. The species found include common bronze back tree snake, common trinket snake, common cat snake, barred wolf snake, common sand boa, saw-scaled viper and common and streaked kukri. The team conducted 376 field surveys in 11 districts recording the details in book 'Fauna of Delhi' maintained since 1997.