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Firefly, an evolutionary wonder among insects, can produce heatless light from within its body. Photo: Lucciola Velo

Into the remarkable realm of fireflies

Aggressive usage of insecticides, disappearing homesteads and light pollution from expanding cities are putting the existence of over 2,000 firefly species at stake

Croaking gourami males have beautiful elongated fin. Photo: Muntasir Akash

Enigmatic and invasive: On a singing fish of Bangladesh

A budding bird buddy

A budding bird buddy

A herd of migratory elephants in Gazni, Sherpur. Photo: Monirul H. Khan

Systematic aggression makes elephant’s last stronghold tumble

Wildlife trophies (from left) wild boar, serow and great hornbill. Photo: CCA

Our south-eastern megafauna

Kirs Taung, in Mro, means a hill of small birds. The windy hilltop once held massive trees like the one pictured. Photo: Sayam U Chowdhury

Kirs Taung: Lost before found?

Baby gharials are basking on their father’s back. Photo: Dhritiman Mukherjee

Cold-blooded yet caring: The reptile parents

Artist's depiction of vaquita. Photo: aquariumofpacific.org

The last of them

Polar bear, a survivor of the frozen realm. Photo: Renata Hartman

Mammalian means of self-isolation

Damages in East Africa by the swarm of 2019-20 are the worst in 30 years. Photo: Ben Curtis

Dreaded locust swarms: Myths and facts

Hubble Telescope marks 30 years in space

Hubble Telescope marks 30 years in space

An adult female western glacier stonefly from the Grinnell glacier in Glacier national park, Montana, US. It is endangered because climate change is melting the glaciers. Photograph: Joe Giersch/AP

Insect numbers drop 25% since 1990, global study finds

Scientists named a newly discovered snake as "Salazar Slytherin"

Scientists named a newly discovered snake as "Salazar Slytherin"