Barn owls are skilled hunters of the night who use their keen sense of hearing to capture small prey. These friends of farmers have managed to persist in the concrete jungle but face many threats to their survival.
Illustration: Studio Kyaari
Computational tools reveal ecological effects of pervasive pollutants
A recent study from IMSc used public databases to identify hazardous petroleum hydrocarbons and traced their mechanisms of toxicity and species-specific effects in aquatic ecosystems.
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Bringing together women mathematicians
We speak to Sanoli Gun about the inception of the Asian Oceanian Women in Mathematics, her academic journey, challenges faced by women in science, and initiatives to support them.
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Preserving a long reel of institute history
The photo archive at the IMSc library preserves a large trove of photographs, a record of the institute's history for over six decades.
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A mathematician with a poet’s soul
Mani reviews Beyond the Limit by Joan Spicci, which is a biography of the mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya in the form of a novel.
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In the dark night, the barn owl prevails
Barn owls are skilled hunters of the night who use their keen sense of hearing to capture small prey. These friends of farmers have managed to persist in the concrete jungle but face many threats to their survival.
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Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore)
Photo: Sheryl Mathew
