Prof. Amartya Mukhopadhyay won the Tata Transformation Prize 2024 in December for his work.

Ecology

Kolkata
9 Jan 2025

While combing through the DNA of confiscated pangolins, scientists identified a species that had never been recorded before.

Uttarakhand
21 Jan 2025

In the heart of Central India lies the Panna Tiger Reserve, a sanctuary that has seen a remarkable revival of its tiger population thanks to reintroduction efforts. But how are these majestic creatures adapting to their new environment? A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Dehradun is trying to find out.

Mumbai
18 Jan 2025

Researchers categorized the microplastics found in Mumbai's mangroves to estimate the extent of the pollution from these tiny threats in the ecosystem.

Thiruvananthapuram
14 Jan 2025

A new study finds that machine learning models can identify behavioural cues in zebrafish to correctly predict when the fish is anxious.

Mumbai
11 Jan 2025

Researchers from IIT Bombay used LISS IV satellite imagery to map the Land use land cover changes to the Mumbai and Palghar mangroves and wetland areas.

Bengaluru
7 Jan 2025

The world of botany lost a towering figure with the passing of Kattungal Subrahmanyan Manilal, universally lauded for his contributions to the field through his translations and research of the ancient Latin text, "Hortus Malabaricus." K S Manilal, as he was better known, left an indelible mark on the academic and scientific communities. He passed away at the age of 86, in a private hospital in Thrissur, Kerala on the 2nd of January, 2025.

Mumbai
3 Jan 2025

IIT Bombay researchers have identified bacteria that can consume toxic pollutants in the soil and produce helpful nutrients as a byproduct.

Mumbai
28 Oct 2024

Planting small trees on roofs of buildings in dense urban areas can reduce flood volume and runoff

Mumbai
23 May 2024

Researchers at IIT Bombay discover the role of environmental resources, genes and mating in species in the development of new species in the same area, challenging the traditional view that new species can develop only in distinct geographies.

Bengaluru
9 Feb 2024

Sphaerotheca varshaabhu is a newly discovered species of burrowing frog from urban Bengaluru.