Irrigation linked to reduced rainfall in northern India
India remains one of the most highly irrigated regions in the world. Although the rise in irrigation over the decades has boosted crop productivity, it has also caused the depletion…
Articles by Neha Jain
Neha is a freelance science writer based in Hong Kong who has a passion for sharing science and sustainability stories with everyone. She writes about biology, conservation, and the environment. Before turning to writing, she worked in a cancer research lab and facilitated science learning among elementary school children through fun, hands-on experiments. Her science blog Life Science Exploration covers intriguing posts on unusual creatures and our shared habitat.
Study explores recovery patterns of corals in Palk Bay after the 2016 bleaching event
Record high oceanic temperatures triggered an unprecedented global-scale coral bleaching event from 2014 to 2017, which was the longest-lasting and most severe. More than 75 percent of the world’s tropical…
Invasive bullfrog tadpoles devour native ones in the Andamans
The invasive Indian bullfrog, native to the Indian subcontinent, is currently an invasive species in the Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. Yet, little is known about the impact…
Why the ancient Myristica swamps need more protection
The low-lying valleys of the evergreen tropical forests of the Western Ghats harbour a rare, ancient ecosystem: the Myristica swamps. Comprised mainly of evergreen trees of the Myristicaceae family—one of…
New species remain hidden in the myristica swamps of the Western Ghats
It was a bright afternoon after two days of heavy rain in Kerala and Professor P. Manimohan’s two Ph.D. students K. P. Deepna Latha and K. N. Anil Raj were…
Tigers highly stressed during the tourist season in central Indian reserves
Ever wondered how tigers feel in response to hordes of vehicles ferrying tourists eager for the thrill of a perfect close-up encounter? Now, a study examining stress hormones in tiger…
Tree frog rapidly changes colour in Arunachal Pradesh
Reptiles such as chameleons are famed for changing their colour and amphibians such as frogs often escape the radar. Not this time though. Researchers at a tiger reserve in the…
Insect-eating bird population drops in heavily extracted Himalayan oak forests
Long-term rural extraction of biomass in oak-dominated Himalayan forests disturbs the forest structure. This, in turn, affects diversity and composition of insect-eating birds and oak forest specialists, which were the…
Machine learning flags four bat species in India capable of hosting the deadly Nipah virus
Researchers have harnessed machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to identify four species of bats in India that could be the additional hosts of the deadly Nipah virus, in…
Snowmelt is a major driver of runoff in the Chhota Shigri catchment
Snowmelt is the largest contributor to average annual runoff for the Chhota Shigri glacier catchment in the western Himalayas, finds a team of researchers from India and France in a…
