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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

[Podcast] Imprints: Sifting through microfossils with Rajani Panchang

Sahana Ghosh and Kartik Chandramouli 20 Jan 2023

What’s for lunch? Elephants are picky eaters finds study in northern West Bengal

Nabarun Guha 3 Jan 2023

Editor’s review 2022: A warmer Arabian Sea, energy transition and a search for economic value

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 24 Dec 2022

[Podcast] Imprints: Finding molluscs with Devapriya Chattopadhyay

Sahana Ghosh and Kartik Chandramouli 23 Dec 2022

Grazing and invasive species impact food availability for wild herbivores in MM Hills, finds study

Nobin Raja M. 12 Dec 2022

[Podcast] Imprints: Lake and archive diving with Atreyee Bhattacharya

Sahana Ghosh and Kartik Chandramouli 9 Dec 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Fuelling startups

Mayank Aggarwal and Kartik Chandramouli 30 Nov 2022

Adivasi honey harvesters demand forest control and criticise ‘unfriendly’ conservation measures

Max Martin 29 Nov 2022