Study finds that considering multiple social interactions as a whole instead of individual interactions helps identify the potential queen of a wasp colony.
Researchers from IIT B root for restoring Madurai’s historical water tank system to address the region’s water woes
Tropical savannas, replete with large expanses of grasslands, are often misclassified as wastelands.
Researchers find a greater abundance but an altered epiphyte community in selectively logged forests
![Noisy vehicles cause distress to animals. [picture credits leopard and safari vehicle via Wikimedia Commons]](https://researchmatters.in/sites/default/files/styles/large_front_800x320/public/leopard_vehicle.png?itok=3fypbEoz "Not just us, animals too face the brunt of noisy vehicles")
A study finds that electric vehicles are less intrusive to animals during safaris.
A study finds that the rapidly expanding land use of Mumbai is driving the region’s remaining wildlife into the remnant forest fringes.
A porous liquid composite can convert adsorbed carbon dioxide from industrial effluents to calcium carbonate.
The detailed analysis of the stomach contents of two frogs provide evidence that frogs do play an important role in protecting crops against insects.
Plastics are stubborn trash and non-biodegradable. Yet, did you know our indiscriminate use of plastics has now permeated our oceans as well?
According to the United Nations, 80% of marine pollution is caused by land-based debris. Our waterways carry tonnes of waste — mainly discarded plastics and industrial waste —into the seas. Apart from that, ships and fishing boats dump discarded cargo, fishing nets and other debris into the sea.
Research Matters caught up with Dr M D Madhusudan, one of the researchers involved in developing a high-resolution map of Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) in India, to gain insights into their work. Here are excerpts from the interview.
