BENGALURU: Just like large mammals and other wildlife, butterflies also migrate — but now, they are moving towards safer habitats due to increasing urbanisation and climate change. Experts have noted ...

Increasing urban vegetation by 30% could save over one-third of all heat related deaths, saving up to 1.16 million lives globally from 2000 to 2019 according to a 20-year modelling study of the impact ...

Policies introduced by the Indian government to “green” urban areas often equate tree planting with cooling cities and ...

More than 80 per cent of people worldwide now live in towns and cities, according to a major United Nations report, and this figure is set to rise further, underscoring the need to ensure urban areas ...

A research team conducted a comparative study at allotment sites in three major cities across England and found that those in more urbanised areas saw the highest decline in insect pollinator species ...

What’s new: Cities experiencing warmer temperatures, fewer green spaces and denser human populations are seeing a rise in rat numbers, a recent study shows. What the study says: Jonathan Richardson, a ...