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Three new species of horned frogs discovered from the forests of Northeast India. 

This article is a tribute to Phillip Anderson, who passed away on March 29, 2020.  Besides his pioneering works in condensed-matter physics, he also wrote extensively on the theme of reductionism and multiscale physics.

ಮೂಲ ಲೇಖನ ಬರೆದವರು: ಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಶರ್ಮಾ  ಮತ್ತು ಎಸ್.ಕೆ.ವರ್ಶ್ನಿ, ಹಿರಿಯ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು  ಮತ್ತು ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರು, ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ದ್ವಿಪಕ್ಷೀಯ ಸಹಕಾರ ವಿಭಾಗ, ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಭಾರತ ಸರ್ಕಾರ     

Animal behaviour studies, which began in the 1970s, had a rocky start as they were viewed as a deviation from biological studies. They try to answer questions relating to why an animal's behaviour differs with different organisms and environmental factors, and the cost-benefits associated with each behaviour. Such studies help to understand not only the biology of the organism but also its ecological role. In one such study, Dr Anuradha Bhat and her group at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, have looked at the mating behaviour of zebrafish.

Genius is when someone’s works are so profound that they not only stand the test of time but test the truths of time. It has been 100 years today since Srinivasa Ramanujan was cruelly snatched away at a young age of 32. His works are yet to be fully deciphered.

Study finds proposed road construction in the continent could impact tiger populations in 13 countries.

Research Matters is happy to bring you this article as part of the series on Mathematical Modeling and Data Analysis by the Mathematical Modeling team of Indian Scientists' Response to Covid-19 (ISRC). The second part of this series is on SIR and SEIR Models of Infectious Diseases. 

Researchers identify molecular markers that can help in developing better varieties of black pepper. 

Modern science reveals that matter is made of atoms and molecules. Molecules in liquids and gases move randomly; there is an average distance between two nearest molecules. This distance is used to model the properties of the gas. However, there are certain problems, like  turbulence, that cannot be solved using just the distance, which is a single scale. We need to consider all scales from large to small. Such systems are called multiscale systems. 

ஓங்கி உயர்ந்த மலைகளிற்கிடையே, பரந்து விரிந்த புல்வெளிகளால் நிரம்பிய ஒரு வனப்பகுதி!