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  • Making a Case for Open Access

    On October 28th, the global scientific community wrapped up the Open Access Week. Open Access Week (according to wikipedia, and fact-checked by openaccessweek.com) is a scholarly communication event that focuses on Open Access and related topics. Events include talks, digital seminars, symposia,…

  • Mid-Atlantic Migratory Corridor and Wind Farm Construction

    September comes every year with a sense of excitement. Students go back to school, football players take to the field, and there is a promise of cooler temperatures to offer some relief from the dog days of summer. For me,…

  • The Return from Dzanga

    Who knew that the feeling of one lone ant crawling across the back of my neck could transport me over 10,000 kilometers in a single moment. With my eyes closed and my face tipped up towards the sun, I felt…

  • On Seeing Sound

    I am Gururaja KV, a Batrachologist and a faculty member at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology in Bengaluru, India. Also, I am an adjunct scientist at the Gubbi Labs in India. My current research interests are in…

  • At The Limit – Saving Forest Elephants

    “STOP RIGHT THERE!”

    Came the warning just as I was leaving the research building. Eric, peering out of an adjacent doorway whispered “He’s right around the corner next to you.”

    ‘He’ was ‘Choco’, a young bull forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) who was…