Vrushal Pendharkar

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Behind Deforestation, Another Threat Looms – a Kyasanur Forest Disease Outbreak

Wuhan coronavirus, The Hindu, science journalism, National Centre for Biological Sciences, 2019 nCoV, 2019 novel coronavirus, Hubei province, Department of Atomic Energy, Indian Council of Medical Research, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, US Department of Defense, Bomrr clan, Nagaland, filoviruses, Mukund Thattai, Peter Hotez, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Health Ministry Screening Committee,

New Evidence That Humans and Bats Exchanged Deadly Filovirus in Nagaland

Indopithecus, Sivapithecus, palaeontology, Kutch, Gujarat, Tapar, Hari Talyanagar, Miocene epoch, ape fossils, Himalaya, Hipparion, CT scan, carbon dating, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, marine fossils, human evolution, canine, molar teeth,

Indian Scientists Unearth First Evidence of Ape Presence South of Himalaya

A painted stork at the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan. Credit: sankaracs/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Where Are the Large-Bodied Waterbirds of the Wetlands?

termites, methane, greenhouse gases, methanotrophic bacteria, methane, global warming, soil nutrients, gas exchange, argon, difluoromethane, carbon-12, carbon-13, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Darwin, pests,

A Method in the Madness: How Termites Build and Repair Their Mounds

Featured image: The hills in which the study was conducted. Source: Author provided.

Bengaluru Scientists Find Evidence That Bats in Nagaland’s Hills Carry Rabies Virus

A view of the canopy from Jayamahal Road.

Bengaluru’s Steel Flyover Scrapped – But Trees Will Still Fall