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A rescue worker near excavators at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the August 26 mudslide on September 6, 2026. (Tingshu Wang/Pool photo via AP)

Scientists explore whether Himalayan disasters can be anticipated

Max Martin 30 Oct 2026
Gitchak nakana possesses a transparent body characteristic of groundwater dwelling fishes. Image by Ralf Britz.

Two new-to-science subterranean fishes reveal a hidden world underneath

Monish Upadhyay 19 Oct 2026

The visiting grassland gardeners

Team Mongabay-India 30 Sep 2026
A tiger marks its scent by spraying urine on a tree in Kanha National Park. Image by David V. Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Odours offer new clues in monitoring big cats

Sneha Mahale 24 Sep 2026

Researchers rediscover an endemic plant after 180 years

Nabarun Guha 14 Sep 2026
A red-naped ibis in Udaipur. Image by Vijay Kumar Koli.

Red-naped ibises carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

Sneha Mahale 9 Sep 2026

Little is known about this flycatcher that migrates across the country every year

Hirra Azmat 7 Sep 2026

Western Ghats frogs sort by size to coexist, study finds

Arathi Menon 28 Aug 2026
A sloth bear in the Aravallis. Image by Utkarsh Prajapati.

Sloth bears are unlikely seed dispersers shaping forests

Sneha Mahale 6 Aug 2026
Dholes feed on a deer in Karnataka. Representative image by T.A. Joseph via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

New DNA analysis reveals what dholes eat

Rajeev Tyagi 24 Jul 2026

Study finds microplastics in small cats’ scat

Phalguni Ranjan 14 Apr 2026
A municipal worker fumigates a densely populated area in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Chronic exposure to air pollution can influence dengue severity, study finds

Lekha Bandopadhyay 18 Mar 2026

New species from the deep oceans and high mountains

Team Mongabay-India 31 Dec 2025

Achyut Kumar Banerjee on curating a database of invasive plants in India [Interview]

Nikhil Sreekandan 6 Nov 2025

ISRO-NASA radar to offer a closer look at Earth’s changing landscapes

Max Martin 5 Nov 2025
Vulture nest numbers have sharply declined in recent years, from 23 occupied nests in 2019 to just one in both 2022 and 2023, across two cliff-nesting colonies in the Kaghaznagar Forest Division and adjoining parts of the Deccan Plateau, at the junction of Telangana, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh. Image by Ravikanth Manchiryala.

Deccan’s vultures in decline

Sneha Mahale 4 Nov 2025
Salim Ali's first scientific paper was on the nesting of the baya or common weaverbird. His work is a testament to the fact that good science can rise from unexpected beginnings. Image by B. Vinoth.

A lifetime of watching birds with a pencil, paper and patience [Commentary]

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 28 Oct 2025
A capped langur at Bordubi. Image by Neeharika Gogoi.

Fragmented forests and food scarcity threaten capped langurs

Kasturi Das 25 Sep 2025

Rare dhole sighting a reminder of unexpected biodiversity in Pune’s landscapes

Aditi Tandon 22 Sep 2025
A view of the grassland in Dachigam National Park. Image by Umer Ikhlaq.

Study reveals ecological dynamics of Himalayan grasslands

Arathi Menon 19 Sep 2025