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[Video] The barefoot ecologist who brought forests to life

Arathi Menon and Abhishek N. Chinnappa 24 Feb 2020

Forests that heal: Medicinal plants as an ecosystem service

Aathira Perinchery 24 Feb 2020

Faith and healing in the sacred groves of Madhya Pradesh

Sahana Ghosh 31 Jan 2020
A view of the tree canopy inside Myristica swamps. Photo by Pradeep Hegde.

Why the ancient Myristica swamps need more protection

Neha Jain 5 Nov 2019

New species remain hidden in the myristica swamps of the Western Ghats

Neha Jain 4 Nov 2019

Artificial intelligence-powered app for banana disease detection, control

Sahana Ghosh 13 Sep 2019

Sacred sites in Bengaluru: Where heritage helps conserve biodiversity

Sahana Ghosh 28 Aug 2019

[Book review] A much-needed voice for the Nilgiris

Aathira Perinchery 30 Jul 2019

She guards Mumbai’s defence against climate change

Kartik Chandramouli 25 Jul 2019

What are invasive plants?

Aathira Perinchery 27 Jun 2019

Parthenium could take over large parts of India under current climate change

Aathira Perinchery 27 Jun 2019

When and from where did black pepper come to India?

T. V. Padma 20 Jun 2019

What is seagrass?

Sandhya Sekar 4 Jun 2019

Female seagrass flowers uncoil to reach pollen in undersea saga

Sandhya Sekar 4 Jun 2019
A two-tailed spider perfectly blending with the bark of a tree. Photo by Jency Samuel.

[Photos] City dwellers…now you see me?

Jency Samuel 28 May 2019

Scientists seek help from wheat’s wild cousins to sustain high yields

Manupriya 14 May 2019

Citizen science project records shoots and leaves to understand climate change

Kartik Chandramouli 29 Mar 2019

Assam’s rhino habitat overtaken by invasives

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 25 Mar 2019

A women’s squad in Odisha defends its forest for 20 years

Sahana Ghosh 21 Mar 2019

Invasive plant species are creeping into Kerala after the floods

Haritha John 15 Jan 2019