Environment

A brown tree snake climbs up a pole with pegs. Credit: Bruce Jayne

How do Snakes Climb Without Limbs?

Janaki Lenin 07/01/2016

When going up trees, snakes use a type of...

Traffic near Jama Masjid, New Delhi. Credit: ryanready/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Pollution Soars, Odd-Even Not Enough for Delhi

IndiaSpend Team 05/01/2016

Opinion on social media was mixed, with some reporting...

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Forget Odd and Even, Delhi Needs a Total Disruption of its Transport Model

Samir Saran and Prashant Kumar 05/01/2016

The present attempt to reduce the number of cars...

People gather near a collapsed building after a massive earthquake in Imphal on January 4, 2016. Credit: PTI

Manipur is Finding Out the Elements Can be Merciless to the Careless

Pradip Phanjoubam 05/01/2016

Imphal: Six unnatural deaths, 70 injured on a single...

Picture of a smoggy sunrise shot in an unknown location in India. Credit: spykster/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Ways in Which Delhi’s Pollution Can Kill You

Deepak Natarajan 30/12/2015

Before you draw your next breath, be aware that...

Puff adders are ambush foraging snakes and therefore have squat bodies and broad heads for handling their infrequent, large meals. Snakes with this body form tend to be slow moving, and can thus not rely on speed to escape from predators. Credit: Graham Alexander

Not on the Nose: How Puff Adders Dodge Their Predators

Janaki Lenin 30/12/2015

Puff adders can give even trained dogs the slip.

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What it Will Take to Make Delhiwallahs See Reason in Odd and Even

Anvita Arora 30/12/2015

While such initiatives are likely to work for shorter...