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Scientists unpack the influence of black carbon aerosols on rainfall in northeast India

Sahana Ghosh 23 Jun 2022

[Explainer] How are fireflies affected by light pollution?

Shreya Sharma 22 Jun 2022

Accelerating rate of groundwater depletion in Punjab, worries farmers and experts

Vivek Gupta 14 Jun 2022

How increasing taxes and decreasing subsidies threaten India’s clean energy growth

Manish Kumar 14 Jun 2022

Electromagnetic radiation levels till a certain limit found to have no impact on sparrows in Guwahati

Roopak Goswami 9 Jun 2022

Time capsules in fish ears that unpack responses to climate change

Sahana Ghosh 9 Jun 2022

The Arabian Sea faces an increased frequency and duration of marine heatwave days, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jun 2022
The Indian Contingent at Antractica as part of the 2041 expedition, earlier this year. Photo by 2041 foundation.

[Commentary] Journey through Antarctica reveals realities of a changing climate and youth’s role in climate action

Deepika Rawat 20 May 2022
Glossy ibis flock in a flooded field. In addition to recording observed bird species, Katwal and colleagues also assessed how different agriculture practices influence the abundance of birds by season and the crop mix in the fields. Photo by K. S. Gopi Sundar.

Nepal, India need robust conservation policies for farmland birds outside protected areas

Abhaya Raj Joshi 2 May 2022
Pangolins are able to swiftly roll up into ball-like posture when stressed or under threat.

[Interview] Priyan Perera: Shining a light on the little-studied Indian pangolins in Sri Lanka

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 28 Apr 2022

Geotagging to monitor vultures in MP’s Panna Tiger Reserve

Anup Dutta 5 Apr 2022
Close-up of chickpea plant. Photo by Srujan Punna.

Scientists sequence chickpea genome which could inform crop improvement efforts

T. V. Padma 15 Mar 2022
Image shows a pack of Indian grey wolves in a grassland habitat in Nandurbar, Maharashtra, India

Counting India’s wolves, one howl at a time

Siddhant Pusdekar 7 Mar 2022
Image shows aggregation of Cyanobacteria

New tool enables early detection of cyanobacterial blooms in India’s waterbodies

Neha Jain 25 Feb 2022

[Commentary] Tracing the leopard gecko’s story from pet trade to the lab and beyond

Anurag Mishra 7 Feb 2022

Lack of diverse, good-quality seeds curb tree-planting goals and reforestation plans

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 15 Dec 2021

New study traces the evolution of South Asia’s bulbuls to other parts of Asia and even Africa

Malaka Rodrigo 10 Dec 2021

High-flying dragons: how the globe skimmer migrates across the Indian Ocean

Neha Jain 10 Nov 2021

Jackie Chan, Balerion and Smaug inspire names of gecko species described from Western Ghats

Liz Kimbrough 26 Oct 2021

Tracking Russell’s vipers in rural Karnataka unravels their behaviour

Neha Jain 30 Aug 2021