A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time. Pink pigeons, endemic to Mauritius, are on the red ...

or 63,280 species, were endemic to islands, meaning they have not been found in the wild anywhere else. For years, scientists relied on rough guesses about the number of plant species native to ...

Port Louis: Polls opened in Mauritius on Sunday for parliamentary election with Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth seeking to win a second term. Some one million eligible voters will vote for ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. Completely new species of ...

How much of Earth’s plant diversity is distributed across islands, and how might this affect conservation efforts? It emerges that islands contain a disproportionately large share of global ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

Observed at 07:00, Thursday 14 November BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Mauritius Standard Time (Indian/Mauritius, GMT+4) unless otherwise stated.

Of the c.15,000 vascular plant species recorded in Sierra Leone, at least 39 taxa are endemic. This includes one endemic plant genus; Habropetalum dawei (Diconophyllaceae). Notably, the country holds ...

Corruption has become endemic in South Africa. It has become a matter of life and death, literally and metaphorically. In parts of South Africa today, people are being intimidated or even killed for ...

Busy planting up next year's garden? You might be wondering how to plant tulips in pots – and if you're looking for tips, you've come to the right place. If you're aware of the rules around when to ...