Reptiles

The spotting of a female gharial's nest in Odisha underlines the state's efforts to revive the critically endangered species

Gharial conservation efforts in Odisha formally began in 1975 with the intervention of FAO and UNDP in collaboration with the state forest department. Between 1977 and 2017, as many as 867 gharials were released into the Mahanadi freshwater system. But only 12 had survived till 2018.

Tiny chameleon Brookesia nana in the running to be the world's smallest reptile

Confirming it as the smallest reptile species will require finding more of them, which could take several years.

The Thing: Second-largest fossil egg ever found, from Antartica has scientists bewildered

While birds, crocodilians and many dinosaurs laid hard-shelled eggs, the Antarctic egg had a soft, parchment-like shell.

Global warming is forcing animals to relocate to colder regions in the Earth’s poles, says study

The data recorded by the researchers reveal more than 12,000 different species of animals, plants, fungi and bacteria have shifted their habitat.

Wildlife discovered in 2019: From leaf like lizards, venomous vipers to human sized leaves

Discoveries of new species is the outcome of perseverance, years of fieldwork & long periods of looking at museum records.

Treasure trove of fossil reveal post-apocalyptic landscape after an asteroid hit Earth

Mammals had lived in the large shadow of the dinosaurs, never getting bigger than a small dog until the mass extinction.

Did dinosaurs die off because of asteroids or volcanoes? It's complicated

As kids, we were taught that asteroids killed dinosaurs, but there's more to the story, says study.

Robot recreates the walk of a 290-mn-year-old creature that lived before dinosaurs

An old fossil skeleton and preserved ancient footprints were used to create a moving robot model.

Five reasons why 2018 was a big, big year for fossils, evolution and palaeontology

Among them are major fossil finds, a reptile ancestor & a controversy that could rewrite man's history.

Population of vertebrates has declined globally by 60 percent since 1970: WWF

Among the groups of animals studied by WWF, the most affected have been those living in fresh water.