The Killer Fungi

January 01, 2021

Entomopathogenic fungi, popularly known as zombie fungi, are life forms that infect and kill their hosts or seriously disable them in the process of completing their life cycle. They infect […]

New Life

September 15, 2018

It was July and the monsoon was very active, so I decided to travel in search of reptiles and amphibians. I visited the rainforests of Agumbe, famed for the world’s […]

Underwater Agumbe

January 15, 2018

Monsoon takes on a whole new meaning when you find yourself in the highest rainfall zone of the Western Ghats (also the second highest rainfall zone in India). Agumbe, a […]

Agumbe Monsoon: how water transforms the landscape

August 15, 2017

Monsoon takes on a whole new meaning when you find yourself in the highest rainfall zone of the Western Ghats (also the second highest rainfall zone in India). Agumbe, a […]

P Gowri Shankar: life with the King

December 01, 2016

Many young students, upon arriving in Agumbe for their research or field-work, have been intrigued by a bearded scientist who breathes and lives snakes. P. Gowri Shankar, herpetologist, is a […]

When you are in Agumbe..

December 01, 2015

Winding roads after Shimoga, towards Theerthahalli, signal to you that a forest is closing in. The roads get curvier and the greenery increases fivefold as you get closer to the […]

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