Deepa Padmanabhan

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Deepa Padmanabhan is a freelance science journalist based in India, with bylines in National Geographic, NYMag, Quartz, Citylab and others.

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People rest under the shade of trees in New Delhi as the city is gripped by a heat wave in June 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Cooling cities needs climate-smart design, not just more trees

Deepa Padmanabhan 9 Jul 2026

India’s potential to address water scarcity through wastewater treatment and reuse

Deepa Padmanabhan 23 Jun 2023

Why the dancing frog may no longer be able to shake a leg

Deepa Padmanabhan 13 Apr 2023

Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study

Deepa Padmanabhan 16 Feb 2021

Counting tigers on smartphones

Deepa Padmanabhan 7 Dec 2017

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A hoverfly spotted in Ladakh. Image courtesy of Geetha Iyer.