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Join date: Mar 26, 2021
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Saugat Bolakhe is a freelance science journalist whose work has appeared in Scientific American, NatGeo, Nature, and other publications. He studied zoology as an undergraduate in Nepal and received a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He was also awarded the national science journalism award in 2024 by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology. When not writing, he’s either running, hiking, humming songs, trying gymnastics, or geeking over another sci-fi show.
Stories (7)
Aug 1, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Living With Leopards in the Himalayas
Conflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.
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Jan 5, 2026 ∙ 11 min
‘Podcast Bros’ Are Embracing the Other ‘Maha’ Madness
The cliff honey that Himalayan tribes used for its medicinal properties has come to be called mad honey, thanks to its consumption by thrill-seekers to get a high, unaware of the health complications it could lead to.
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Jun 8, 2022 ∙ 7 min
Daunting Work at the Third Pole
As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.
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Sep 26, 2021 ∙ 5 min
२० वर्षपछी सुल्झिएको नेपाली रैथाने आसामी बाँदरको रहस्य ।
“अध्ययनको यो पाटो, मेरो लागि गर या मर बराबर थियो,” उनी भन्छन्, “अनुसन्धानाको अस्तित्व नै यी नमुना सङ्कलनमा भर पर्थ्यो ।”
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Sep 3, 2021 ∙ 5 min
Nepal’s Assam Macaque Is Its Own Beast
“It was literally a do or die situation for me,” he said. “Either collect samples or your research is for nothing!”
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