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Daunting Work at the Third Pole
Saugat Bolakhe
  • Jun 8
  • 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.
I Fell in Love With a Dead Wasp
Upasana Sarraju
  • Jan 28
  • 7 min

I Fell in Love With a Dead Wasp

Up close and dead, the wasp is enchanting, a tableaux vivant of the great and terrible beauty of nature.
A Day of the Crocs
Kausik Datta
  • Jan 9
  • 9 min

A Day of the Crocs

Operating in land, air, or water, they swallow small prey whole; larger victims are either dragged into the water and drowned or crushed.
What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests
Cydney Wong
  • Nov 8, 2021
  • 6 min

What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests

Nothing could give me a satisfying, one-word answer to the “what are you” question.
Saying DEI in an Indian Accent
Siddhant Pusdekar
  • Oct 24, 2021
  • 7 min

Saying DEI in an Indian Accent

Contrary to popular American belief, there is no such thing as an Indian accent, there are many.
443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab
The Xylom
  • Oct 1, 2021
  • 7 min

443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab

She ate breakfast as her husband prepared dinner on the other end of the line, on the other end of the day, on the other end of the world.
२० वर्षपछी सुल्झिएको नेपाली रैथाने आसामी बाँदरको रहस्य ।
Saugat Bolakhe
  • 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 ।”
Nepal’s Assam Macaque Is Its Own Beast
Saugat Bolakhe
  • 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!”
Wealthy Countries: Keep the COVID Vaccines You Definitely Need, Donate the Rest!
Nidhi Parekh
  • Jun 29, 2021
  • 5 min

Wealthy Countries: Keep the COVID Vaccines You Definitely Need, Donate the Rest!

The solution to this problem is seemingly simple, but is convoluted by politics: Keep what you will definitely need, donate the rest!
लौठसल्ला: जीवन रक्षामा हिमाली वरदानको खोज यात्रा
Saugat Bolakhe
  • Jun 1, 2021
  • 13 min

लौठसल्ला: जीवन रक्षामा हिमाली वरदानको खोज यात्रा

“ओहो ! गल्ति पो गरियो कि ? आखिर किन मैले कलेजको आन्तरिक परिक्षा छोडे? के मध्ये नेपालको सुदुर भिराला पहाडका जङ्गलहरुसँग पैठेँजोरी खेल्न?”
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