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Cows feed on biomedical waste dumped near Tirunelveli. Image by Thinakaran Rajamani.

Biomedical waste crosses borders, polluting farmlands

Prasanth Shanmugasundaram 28 May 2026

Melting glaciers in Uttarakhand. Global warming and melting glaciers are releasing antibiotic resistance genes into our environments. Image by Sharada Prasad via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Ancient glaciers reveal the roots of antimicrobial resistance

Nupur Fangaria 21 Apr 2026

A zoonotic disease in the Himalayas that needs a closer look [Commentary]

Saurabh Gurung, Sunita Pradhan 23 Feb 2026