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[Interview] Wildlife biologist Sumit Dookia on researching the understudied Asiatic wildcat

Shuchita Jha 9 Nov 2023

Study busts myths around king cobra venom

Arathi Menon 9 Nov 2023

[Analysis] Indian aviation’s turbulent path to sustainability

Chirag Dhara, Litisha Bagadia, Tanvi Kadakol 7 Nov 2023
A camera-trap image of a clouded leopard in Manas National Park. Clouded leopards are a largely arboreal, shy animals considered the "smallest big cat" in the world. Photo by Urijit Bhatt.

Clouded leopards develop ways to survive competition

Arathi Menon 19 Oct 2023

The poorly studied Eurasian lynx in Ladakh needs more research for conservation

Shailesh Shrivastava 18 Oct 2023

Assam study shows bats are crucial for natural pest control in paddy fields

Sneha Mahale 10 Oct 2023
An elephant with a radio collar walks through a coffee estate on May 18, 2023, near Sakleshpur, Hassan district, Karnataka. Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa

There is more to radio collaring than cheetah deaths

Arathi Menon 6 Oct 2023

India needs customised climate projections rather than IPCC reports: study

Arathi Menon 3 Oct 2023
Apis dorsata. Photo by Rison Thumboor/Wikimedia Commons.

Bees that see at night

Arathi Menon 7 Sep 2023

[Explainer] Living with microplastics, is not fantastic

Mahima Jain 16 Aug 2023

[Commentary] Why are evolutionary scientists studying the crawlies?

Somdatta Karak 15 Aug 2023
A nest belonging to a purple sunbird, constructed using anthropogenic waste material, with chicks present. Photo by Preeti Saryan.

Birds use waste to build nests in a Bhopal institute

Ashvita Anand 7 Aug 2023

Lab-grown special mosquitoes can be the secret weapon to fight dengue

Mahima Jain 20 Jul 2023
Women with palmyra nursery bags. Photo by Balaji Vedharajan.

Palmyra leaf bags substitute plastic nursery bags to support sustainable mangrove restoration

M.T. Saju 18 Jul 2023
Image shows a dugong in the sea

Researchers study the elusive dugongs of the Andamans with help from community stakeholders

Zackery Shearin 12 Jul 2023
Image shows a gecko on a log

New species of parachute gecko recorded in Mizoram

Neha Jain 10 Jul 2023
Marabou storks are on the verge of extinction in West Africa but in South Africa and East Africa their population has never been larger because they are using urban areas. Photo by Jonah Gula. 

A new study reveals critical gaps in stork research; calls for scrutiny of the IUCN Red List data

Vinaya Kurtkoti 22 Jun 2023
Lithium mine at Bolivia´s Uyuni Salt Flat.

Researchers release data set detailing locations and scale of mining sites worldwide

Ashoka Mukpo 19 Jun 2023
A female katydid fitted with a radio tag to study her movements.

Flying is riskier for female katydids, finds India’s first insect radio telemetry study

Vinaya Kurtkoti 26 Apr 2023

Green building regulations give impetus to sustainable data centers in India

Rashmi Singh 28 Feb 2023