Ocean Hitchhikers: Tracing the epic journey of a tiny skink
Ocean Hitchhikers: Tracing the Epic Journey of a Tiny Skink

New research reveals that a unique Indian skink species arrived on the subcontinent by rafting across the ocean from Southeast Asia millions of years ago, a journey made possible by fluctuating sea levels.

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No silver bullet: Animal Birth Control for India’s dogs is ridden with challenges

Bengaluru
No silver bullet: Animal Birth Control for India’s dogs is ridden with challenges

Study highlights why capture-neuter-vaccinate-release is not effective in reducing free-ranging dogs.

General, Science, Ecology, Health, Deep-dive

With humans around, dogs on the street tend to be friendlier

Kolkata
With humans around, dogs on the street tend to be friendlier

Researchers show how free-ranging dogs modify their behaviour and personalities based on our presence in urban areas.

 

General, Science, Ecology, Society, Deep-dive

Numbers mean strength, in a dog’s world too

Bengaluru
Numbers mean strength, in a dog’s world too

A new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, shows that dogs too have developed strategies to coexist with humans, and numbers play a role in it. 

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