After peregrine falcon populations in the eastern U.S. were decimated by DDT, the Great Smoky Mountains played a role in ...

Flame retardants are chemical compounds added to fabrics and plastics to keep them from burning easily, but these can be toxic. Now a team of researchers from Spain and Canada has detected some of ...

Fragile ground: Peregrine falcon chicks nesting at a limestone hill in Ipoh. — Photo courtesy of Perak Malaysian Nature Society branch. IPOH: The presence of peregrine falcons in Peninsular Malaysia ...

Birds of prey or raptors, as they are known, are thrilling birds, characterised by their intensely focused eyes, sharp talons, hooked beaks and mastery of flight. Their appearance and presence send a ...

Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), a species of falcon rarely seen in south India, has been spotted in the Nelliyampathy forest region in Palakkad. MALAPPURAM: Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), a ...

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Independent researcher Prasath Selvaraj was on a routine visit to Achankulam, an urban tank near Sulur in Coimbatore district, when a brahminy kite and a relatively smaller bird on top of a high ...

Flame retardants are chemical compounds added to fabrics and plastics to keep them from burning easily, but these can be toxic. Now a team of researchers from Spain and Canada has detected some of ...