Articles by Anusha Krishnan

Anusha Krishnan is a part-time science writer and editor and full-time mom from Bangalore, India. She loves writing about new scientic discoveries, and believes that the art of storytelling is crucial for successful science communication.

[Interview] Science on a shoestring budget

by Anusha Krishnan 4 May 2021

Ethologist and evolutionary ecologist, Raghavendra Gadagkar has been researching animal behavior for the last 25 years using simple, inexpensive, and exquisitely thought-out experiments. In his latest book, Experiments in Animal…

Termites inside a termite mound. Photo by Nikhil More.

Architectural secrets of termite mounds

by Anusha Krishnan 28 October 2020

Of the insect world’s many architects, the termites are undoubtedly the reigning monarchs. The earthen mounds that these tiny insects construct out of soil, water and their own saliva, are…