G.B.S.N.P. Varma

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The Stories of the Past Hidden Under Your Feet

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 15/01/2020

It is impossible to know the world without knowing...

Hyderabad rains, Hyderabad floods, urban flooding, malaria, dengue, chikungunya, mosquitoes, mosquito-borne diseases, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles, Plasmodium parasite, bacterial diseases, viral infection, mice, rats, vermin, mold, public healthcare,

In Their Wake, Floods Leave Puddles of Illnesses Around Hyderabad

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 19/10/2019

"Removing stagnant water in and around the houses and...

A pedestrian wipes his forehead as he walks in the heat, in Mumbai, April 2007. Photo: araswami/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

In a World With More and Intense Heat-Waves, a Review of What Heat Does to Us

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 26/07/2019

The heat can get to you in many ways....

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Why Does Only One Type of HIV Cause Almost All Infections in India?

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 29/10/2018

HIV-1 is not one. It’s a hive. Its genetic...

Western Ghats, Calotes, rock agamas, diversity hotspot, Agasthyamalai hills, Kudremukh national park, Meghamalai, Nilgiri hills

Two New Species, and Two Genera, of Lizards Found in the Western Ghats

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 06/10/2018

“Our understanding of diversity of these animals is highly...

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Scientists Elicit Universal Pattern of Sound Use in Languages

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 26/02/2018

We use a smaller variety of sounds with which...