New frogs found in India's Western Ghats
The mountains are home to dozens of species of bush frog, each with a distinctive pattern of colours
BBC / December 2014
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The mountains are home to dozens of species of bush frog, each with a distinctive pattern of colours
BBC / December 2014
Researchers have unearthed a fossil fish so well preserved, it still has traces of eye tissues.
Science magazine / December 2014
A single injection of inactivated poliovirus vaccine could boost the immunity of children vaccinated with multiple doses of live oral poliovirus vaccine.
Nature India / August 2014
Reintroducing prawns to lakes and rivers may be a sustainable way of controlling the parasitic disease schistosomiasis.
SciDevNet / January 2014
Multinationals are flagrantly violating the MoEF-notified rules on e-waste, even as the authorities empowered to enforce implementation remain passive.
India Together / July 2014
The newly-elected Indian government laid out its plans for the country in its 2014–15 budget last week and research has fared reasonably well.
Chemistry World / July 2014
A viral outbreak is killing amphibians including frogs, toads and salamanders in Spain. Their disappearance could also tip the ecological balance in favour of species amphibians feed on.
Earth Touch / October 2014
It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another.
Down to Earth / June 2014
To lay eggs inside, parasitic wasp females have to dig through the hard and woody skin of unripe figs several times in their lifespan.
The Hindu / May 2014
Promoting coexistence of humans and elephants in Anamalai Hills (literally "The Elephant Hills"), situated in the Western Ghats of southern India, has been the key objective of M. Ananda Kumar for over a decade.
IndiaBioScience / October 2014
Kanigel is a biographer of ‘the man who knew infinity’, to borrow from the title of his biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Current Science / December 2011
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