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[Commentary] Why are evolutionary scientists studying the crawlies?

Somdatta Karak 15 Aug 2023
Saw-scaled viper under a rock in the rock outcrops in the Ratnagiri region of Maharashtra. Photo: Jithin Vijayan

Studies reveal impact of land use on species diversity in rock outcrops

Arathi Menon 14 Aug 2023

Habitat loss due to tourism in the Western Ghats pushes endangered frogs to the edge

Spoorthy Raman 6 Jun 2023

Habitat preservation in the Western Ghats can help enhance biodiversity in the hotspot

Archita Bhatta 17 Mar 2023
Image shows a forest canopy

[Interview] Forests in the sky: ATREE scientist Soubadra Devy on studying tree canopies in India

Geetha Iyer 21 Dec 2022

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

Max Martin 29 Nov 2022
Image shows a woody climber twisting around a tree in a forest

[Explainer] Woody climbers, lianas, embody the inter-connectedness of a forest

Geetha Iyer 20 Sep 2022
Tephrosia calophylla is an endemic species discovered in India's grasslands. More endemic species are waiting to be discovered, underscores a new study. Photo by R. Ganesan.

Indian grasslands hold a treasure trove of endemic plants

Sahana Ghosh 8 Mar 2022

A call for help from the Western Ghats

Sneha Mahale 21 Feb 2022
Long-term plot census, 2020 Sigur Plateau Tamil Nadu. Photo by Karthik Teegalapalli.

Climate mitigation should not come at cost of biodiversity conservation, warns tropical savannah ecologist

Sahana Ghosh 15 Dec 2021

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

Liz Kimbrough 26 Oct 2021

Human disturbance alters parasite communities, increases infectious disease: study

Divya Khatter 19 Oct 2021
Road construction in progress in tea plantations in Annamalai hills, southern Western Ghats. Photo by P. Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons.

Lower species richness in deforested landscapes tied to high Kyasanur forest disease risk: study

Sahana Ghosh 10 Sep 2021

148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jul 2021
Seedlings of Pterygoplichthys sp. Photo by Ajmal Hussan.

Checking spread of invasive alien fish as India faces climate extremes

Sahana Ghosh 19 May 2021

How India’s third longest road tunnel project could destabilise a crucial portion of Western Ghats

K.A. Shaji 28 Dec 2020
Golden jackal in an agricultural landscape. Photo by Abi Vanak.

Small and lesser studied mammals of the Western Ghats need more attention

Rishika Pardikar 30 Nov 2020
Youth from the Kadar community in Athirapilly fishing in a tributary. Photo credit by Aathira Perinchery.

Over 1,800 rainforest trees to be axed for hydropower project near proposed Athirapilly dam

Aathira Perinchery 12 Nov 2020

[Commentary] Life of chow: a lockdown story

Siddhartha Krishnan 5 Nov 2020
Bembatty village where the upper reservoir of the Sillahalla hydroelectric project is expected to be located. Photo by Mathimaran.

Concerns over Sillahalla hydroelectric project coming up in the ecosensitive Nilgiris

K.A. Shaji 3 Nov 2020