A Tiny Bee Just Made History in the Himalayas — And It Happened in Tawang

Deep in the mist-covered mountains of Tawang, scientists have stumbled upon something that has never been officially recorded on Indian soil before — a rare, solitary Himalayan bee that was, until now, known only to Bhutan and China. The Bee That Crossed Borders The species in question is Colletes bhutanicus, a rare solitary Himalayan bee, … Read more

A Flower That Vanished for 158 Years Just Bloomed Back Into Existence in Arunachal

A Flower That Vanished for 158 Years Just Bloomed Back Into Existence in Arunachal

A tiny purple-blue flower hiding at 3,600 metres in the mountains of Tawang just rewrote a chapter of India’s botanical history — and it had been missing for 158 years. Lost Since 1867, Found in Tawang Cyananthus hookeri, a rare Himalayan flowering plant, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district — marking its first … Read more