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Hydro project on Dikchu, a tributary of Teesta. Photo by A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF/Wikimedia Commons.

[Video] Hydropower in the Himalayas and disaster risks

Sadhika Tiwari 12 Jan 2024
While Lantana camara, considered one of the world’s most troublesome weeds, is widespread in India, other invasives like Senna spectabilis and Crofton weed have received little attention despite reports of being invasive. Photo by Bhawna Negi.

Lurking behind Lantana, a ‘devil’ is spreading in the mountains

Hirra Azmat 11 Jan 2024
Prayer flags in Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Nepal’s traditional healers push for recognition and licensing of their age-old practices

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 3 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Take a deep breath and rethink infrastructure development in the Himalayas

Usha Rai 26 Dec 2023

Study finds physical barriers restricting blue sheep gene flow

Arathi Menon 20 Dec 2023
Trishul mountain peaks in the Kumaon range.

Scientists have found ancient ocean water in the Himalayas that could offer insights about evolution

Niladry Sarkar 13 Dec 2023

Glacial lake outburst floods are a growing threat to hydropower plants

Simrin Sirur 13 Oct 2023

[Commentary] Up close and personal with the fragility of the Himalayas

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Oct 2023
A snow leopard photographed at Himalayan Zoological Park Bulbuley near Gangtok. Photo by Nanda Ramesh/ Wikimedia Commons

Study finds climate change causing snow leopards to scale altitudes

Arathi Menon 12 Oct 2023
Pilgrims take blessings from a priest at the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats. Photo by David

Green pilgrimage model balances faith and conservation

Arathi Menon 5 Sep 2023

Accelerated glacier retreat in Ladakh could spawn three glacial lakes, Wadia Institute study says

Simrin Sirur 10 Aug 2023

Himalayas losing glaciers and snow: more hazards in the offing, a new study finds

Arathi Menon 25 Jul 2023

Gymnosperms that are critical for coniferous forest health may be steadily declining in response to climate change

Hirra Azmat 17 Jul 2023

[Commentary] Unleashing the potential of Rhododendrons

Rakesh G. Nair, Vinay Sharma 28 Mar 2023
An ibisbill at river Sindh. Photo from Iqram ul Haq.

Ibisbill, the poorly understood Himalayan waterbird faces threats, finds study

Hirra Azmat 24 Mar 2023
A snow leopard.

Climate change and catfight in the Himalayas: tigers, leopards venture into snow leopard land

Abhaya Raj Joshi 13 Mar 2023

[Book review] Birds of the mountains feature in a new book on birds on postage stamps

S. Theodore Baskaran 14 Feb 2023

[Podcast] Imprints: Finding molluscs with Devapriya Chattopadhyay

Sahana Ghosh and Kartik Chandramouli 23 Dec 2022

[Commentary] Mobilising resources for biodiversity conservation in the far eastern Himalayas

Kripa Shrestha 21 Sep 2022
A Sherpa with a yak at the base camp of Sagarmatha.

[Interview] “There are many Sherpas, not known to the outside world, who regularly summit the mountains”

Abhaya Raj Joshi 23 Aug 2022