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A dung beetle in the Thar desert. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

What wild poop can teach children about ecology [Book review]

Kasturi Das 25 Feb 2026

A paper wasp. Nomadic tribes once used its toxins for poisoning arrows to hunt animals. Image by Satish Nikam via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

The insect muses that have shaped our world [Book Review]

Usha Rai 12 Feb 2026

A grassland in Dhule district, Maharashtra. Image by Yuvraj Shingate via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What traditional Marathi literature reveals about savannahs

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 4 Feb 2026

New study highlights emerging disease risk from mosquitoes

Bharti Dharapuram 2 Dec 2025

The plot twists about a river’s politics [Book Review]

Arti Das 13 Nov 2025

Achyut Kumar Banerjee on curating a database of invasive plants in India [Interview]

Nikhil Sreekandan 6 Nov 2025

A dugong swims towards the surface of the waters around Neil island, Andaman and Nicobar. Image by Vardhan Patankar.

Heavy metal bioaccumulation weighs down dugongs

Phalguni Ranjan 14 Oct 2025

An aerial view of the Sundarbans, showing the species-wise zonation. Image by Touhid Biplob via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What is ecological succession? [Explainer]

Phalguni Ranjan 1 Sep 2025

Women of the Bishnoi community have been associated with environment protection since as far back as 1604, when two women gave their lives to protect trees. Image by Harsh Vardhan.

How the Bishnoi made environmental protection central to their identity [Book Review]

Vandana K. 6 Aug 2025

Growing pains accompanied by a growing love of the wild [Book Review]

Nandhini Somasundaram 22 Jul 2025

The Tungabhadra river in Hampi, Karnataka. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

A fascinating book on India’s rivers and their travails [Book Review]

Usha Rai 18 Jun 2025

Wildflowers by the wayside – are they weeds? [Commentary]

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 11 Jun 2025

Thanks to captive breeding programme and penalties for killings, the Mrs Humes pheasant can now be easily spotted at night at Jessami and Razai Khullen on the Naga Hills. Image by Dhritiman Mukherjee.

The highs and lows of looking for India’s rare birds [Book Review]

Usha Rai 9 Jun 2025

[Book Review] Getting to know India’s birds through the eyes of Asad Rahmani

Usha Rai 10 Dec 2024

[Commentary] Rooted in art and science, “natural history” carries a legacy of evolution

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 9 Dec 2024

Image shows a watercolour of a tree

[Book review] Ancient giants make for great stories

Usha Rai 14 Nov 2024

Human equations with their local invasives could be the key to better management

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 23 Oct 2024

[Book review] Bringing alive the magnificent mountain mammals of the world

Usha Rai 16 Oct 2024

[Commentary] Can “life” be defined, one species at a time?

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 9 Oct 2024

[Book Review] A compelling memoir of a mountaineer-geologist

Vandana K. 2 Oct 2024

[Book review] Unravelling India’s seismic mysteries and our preparedness for the future

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 2 Sep 2024

[Book review] A know-it-all book on the cat with black ears

Shailesh Shrivastava 26 Aug 2024

[Book review] Chronicle of an ‘ecocide’ foretold

T. R. Shankar Raman 19 Aug 2024

The feral elephants of the Andaman Islands

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 10 Jul 2024

[Book Review] Who are the true stewards of the forests? Decoding forest laws and community rights

Vandana K. 3 Jul 2024

Storing carbon in the form of gas hydrates deep under water

T. V. Padma 19 Jun 2024

Researchers measuring a tree in Panjim, Goa. Photo by Nandini Velho.

As cities become megacities, their lanes are losing green cover

Divya Kilikar 9 May 2024

Pricey guests: Urban invasive species cost the world billions every year

T. V. Padma 8 Apr 2024

Study finds potential to restore native shola trees under the shade of the exotic Acacia

Ashvita Anand 29 Feb 2024

Image shows two sloth bears with a tree branch in the foreground

An invasive plant is threatening sloth bear habitats and could increase conflict

Sneha Mahale 26 Feb 2024

Silence of the wolves: How human landscapes alter howling behaviour

Sneha Mahale 15 Feb 2024

[Book review] A frank and fearless autobiography of India’s snakeman

Meena Menon 13 Feb 2024

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