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Becquartina bicolor sitting on a leaf in Balpakram National Park in South Garo Hills in Meghalaya. This was the first individual of the species sighted by Sarkar in 2017. The cicada’s wings were damaged when it was caught by a bat. Image by Vivek Sarkar.

Researchers describe a new cicada species, bicolor butterfly, from Meghalaya

Vandana K. 16 May 2024

Extreme rainfall events quadrupled in Meghalaya due to climate change, says study

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2024

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields

Vandana K. 3 Jan 2024

Study finds how community-based conservation efforts influence mammal populations in Meghalaya

Ashvita Anand 8 Jun 2023
Image shows a twig with two leaves with greenery in the background against an open sky

Reconstructing 90-year-long rainfall history in northeast India using tea garden records

Sahana Ghosh 7 Sep 2022

[Commentary] Community collaboration in field research: Notes from Meghalaya

Bidyut Sarania 12 Jul 2022
The pollinating fig wasp in the Ficus elastica's fruiting bodies. Photo by Nikhil Moore.

Interwoven in the living root bridges are stories of biodiversity and human interactions

Sahana Ghosh 2 Feb 2022

Integrated farming systems emerge as possible climate adaptation solution

T. V. Padma 12 Nov 2021
Jhum field of millet cultivation. NESFAS.

An indigenous community in Meghalaya offers lessons in climate resilience

Sahana Ghosh 4 Nov 2021

Fish sanctuaries and community support for conservation of Meghalaya’s mahseer

Azera Parveen Rahman 3 Aug 2021

Monitoring rainfall changes in world’s wettest place

Sahana Ghosh 11 Feb 2021

World Wetlands Day: Celebrating the champions who protect our wetlands

Aditi Tandon 29 Jan 2021
Aerial views of Brahmaputra river. Photo by Ashwin Kumar/Wikimedia commons.

Ancient tree rings shed light on Brahmaputra’s flood risk

Sahana Ghosh 14 Jan 2021
Angami Naga tribe innovated the Alder coppicing system by retaining and pollarding nitrogen fixing Alder trees that facilitates fallow regrowth in Khonoma village, Nagaland. Photo by Joli R. Borah.

Building up carbon sinks in northeast India’s shifting cultivation landscape

Sahana Ghosh 25 Dec 2020

Invoking tradition and science to revive Meghalaya’s ponds

Azera Parveen Rahman 30 Nov 2020
Bioluminescent mushroom. Photo by Steve Axford.

Mysterious new bioluminescent mushroom glows in the forests of Meghalaya

Neha Jain 18 Nov 2020

Captivating carnivores: Saving India’s only pitcher plant

Neha Jain 7 Aug 2020

Assam reels under flood as pandemic wears on

Nabarun Guha 29 Jul 2020

Why do indigenous communities persist with practising shifting cultivation?

Aimee Gabay 22 Jun 2020

Scientists record bat calls to build database

Sahana Ghosh 16 Mar 2020