投稿者: Deepa Padmanaban

AnimalsBirdsConservationConservation and indigenous peopleEnvironmentGlobal developmentIndiaIndigenous peoplesSouth and Central AsiaTrees and forestsWildlifeWorld news

Great pretender: the bird with an Elvis-like quiff that can’t stop mimicking

Scientists are learning the secrets of the greater racket-tailed drongo and other creatures in a jungle in south India from the people who have always lived thereIn the dense forests of south India’s Western Ghats, you may be lucky enough to spot a gre…

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Water of death: how arsenic is poisoning rural communities in India

‘A crisis is brewing’, experts warn, with contaminated water exposing villagers to increased risk of cancer and affecting children’s brain developmentNine members of Pankaj Rai’s family have died from cancer over the past 20 years. But the 25-year-old …

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