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Custodian of Kerala’s medicinal rice heritage no more [Obituary]

Arathi Menon 12 Dec 2025
An exhibit depicts saline intrusion into homes along Kochi’s backwaters. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Art as a tool to enable resilience against tidal flooding

K.A. Shaji 10 Dec 2025
T. silasii by Geetha Sasikumar and K.K. Sajikumar.

New deep-sea squid species discovered in tropical waters

Divya Kilikar 8 Dec 2025

New study highlights emerging disease risk from mosquitoes

Bharti Dharapuram 2 Dec 2025

Whale shark rescues gain momentum along India’s west coast

K.A. Shaji 28 Nov 2025
The single forest road that connects Cholanaikkans with the outside world. Image by Unnnikrishnan Avala.

Asia’s last cave dwellers vanishing in the shadows of change

K.A. Shaji 25 Nov 2025
A stone quarry in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Representative image by Ravimum via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quarries devour buffer forests of Western Ghats after sand mining ban

Max Martin 11 Nov 2025
Mechanised farming equipmen such as drum seeders, mechanical weeders, and reapers reduce physical effort and time in the field. Image by IRRI.

Sunny days, zero returns, climate change leaves women farmers tired and broke

Mahima Jain 24 Oct 2025

Rainfall, acreage influence community adoption of elephant mitigation measures, says study

Simrin Sirur 13 Oct 2025

Looking at human-wildlife conflict through a data-first lens

Nikhil Sreekandan 7 Oct 2025
A woman shows lemons growing oin her homestead garden in a tribal settlement in Cheeyampam. Image by Vipindas P.

How lemons have helped reclaim nutrition and support livelihoods [Commentary]

Vipindas P. 22 Sep 2025
Elephants emerge from the forest in Wayanad. Image by M.K. Ramdas.

Intensifying efforts to tackle human animal conflict, a state-specific disaster

Saritha S. Balan 11 Sep 2025

Roadkill study demonstrates urgent necessity for safeguards

Simrin Sirur 2 Sep 2025
A bronze-winged jacana in Vembanad lake. Estimates say the lake is home to some 20,000 water fowls, otters and various varieties of fish. Image by Charles J. Sharp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

From choking backwaters to cleaner currents [Commentary]

C. J. Punnathara 13 Aug 2025
Varkey George shows a grapefruit tree on his farm in Kottayam. He plans to diversify his fruit farming. Image courtesy of Varkey George.

Farmers swap rubber for exotic fruits, chasing higher profits

Navya P.K. 8 Aug 2025

V.B. Ajayakumar: A relentless voice for human rights and climate justice [Obituary]

Arathi Menon 5 Aug 2025
A Trypanophora sp. moth seen near Kolkata. Representative image by Santosh Roy.

When a campus turns beacon for moths [Commentary]

Santosh Roy 24 Jul 2025
Ajith Babu, drone pilot at Fuselage Innovations operates 'FIA QD10' - a precision spraying agricultral drone at a paddy farm at Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited in Kochi, Kerala, India Photo by Narayana Swamy Subbaraman/Mongabay

Kerala unveils plan to tackle climate risks and build resilient agriculture

Manish Chandra Mishra 18 Jul 2025
A cargo ship at the International Container Transshipment Terminal in Kochi. Representative image by ArulkumarRajamani via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Court orders arrest of sister ship from company responsible for cargo spill

Simrin Sirur 11 Jul 2025

Explosion aboard container ship off Kerala coast

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Jun 2025