A decade ago, scientist Gururaja K.V., who has discovered 23 species of frog from the Western Ghats, and his team unearthed a frog species in the ancient swamp forest of…
A recent study investigates the genetic flow among three colour variations of the semi-slug Indrella ampulla and finds that the Palghat Gap, a low mountain pass in the Western Ghats,…
Between the towering Pir Panjal and Zanskar ranges in the Himalayas, lies one of the largest pasturelands called Thanpattan, spanning approximately 570 square kilometres. As I walked the pastureland in…
The mention of malaria often conjures the image of mosquitoes buzzing in and around homes. But the mosquitoes that spread malaria in northeast India, once associated with forests, may now…
In any field-oriented research, the people in the field, who have lived there for generations provide great insights, which can easily escape the notice of even a trained scientist. It…
In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand's Himalayas, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Japan’s Niigata University have unearthed water droplets…
Almost 150 years ago, Christmas, aboard the SMS Gazelle, a mid-sized German warship that circumnavigated the globe in the late 19th century, was a day of activity. The vessel’s naval…
A new study in the Western Ghats has found that, contrary to popular belief, river drainage boundaries were not strong barriers to the movement of aquatic Kempholey night frog. Instead,…
Known for its black or reddish-brown spots, the Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata), commonly known as the Indian desert cat, faces a number of anthropogenic threats, which is leading to…
Plastic is pervasive in our lives – now in everything, everywhere, all at once. But plastic’s most sinister avatar is the one that’s barely visible - microplastic. It is less…
The monsoons have arrived at the Western Ghats. The PhD scholars and researchers from Jahnavi Joshi’s group at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad are in Kerala. They…
In a laboratory in Medellín, Colombia, scientists grow about 30 million Aedes aegypti mosquitoes every week. The Aedes mosquitoes are carriers of the dengue virus; paradoxically the ones grown in…
Sitting near her thatched hut, Achikkannu reaches for a set of dried palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) leaves kept on a fence, made of broken fishing nets. She cuts the leaves into…
A popular snack in India, makhana, is the seed of a water lily species, Euryale ferox, found in south and east Asia. When harvested, it is actually a tough blackish…
A citizen science network, created by scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), studied elusive dugongs in the waters of the Andaman Islands in a long-term monitoring stud over…
In 2001, researchers reported sighting the smooth-backed parachute gecko in southern Mizoram. It was the first time that this gecko, identified as Gekko lionotum, was reported to be present in…
A new study highlights the sparse understanding of stork species around the world and recommends a more robust scientific assessment of storks in the International Union for Conservation of Nature…
Every vehicle on the road you can hear outside, the rechargeable battery in your headphones, and the phone or computer you’re reading this article on right now — they all…
Bush crickets, also known as katydids, form an important part of the diet of the insectivorous lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma. A new research study by the Centre for…
Recent focus on green building infrastructure could provide an impetus to green or sustainable data centers in India, say experts. Some of the sustainable actions would include reduction in energy…