Richa Malhotra

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London’s wild side

Meet the grebes, jays, woodpeckers and other birds that call London home.

April 15, 2019 in Feature, National Geographic Traveller India, Writing Samples.

Finding seashells on the seashore

Spoiler alert: the story refers to The BFG.

January 18, 2019 in Feature, Mongabay-India, Photo Feature, Writing Samples.

When predator turns prey

In a bizarre interaction between a frog and an insect, it’s the frog that ends up as food.

June 20, 2018 in Feature, Nature inFocus, Writing Samples.

Bird Ballet

The huge mass of birds swirled through the sky — twisting and turning, splitting and merging, singing all the while.

May 1, 2018 in Blog, Feature, Photo Feature, Writing Samples, Year of the Bird.

The strange origins of alcohol intake

Our alcoholic propensities may be rooted in our fruit-eating ancestors.

February 23, 2017 in BBC, Feature, Writing Samples.

What’s behind the recent spate of discoveries?

From frogs to lizards, we have plenty of new species about which to be excited – and worried – this year.

April 27, 2016 in Feature, The Wire, Writing Samples.

Secrets of the insect architects

Insects are skilled architects that build homes of all kinds, from basements to tree houses and even skyscrapers.

January 13, 2016 in BBC, Feature, Writing Samples.

Velvet ants are almost invincible

These colourful, hairy insects are beautiful to look at, but they have so many defences that virtually nothing eats them.

October 14, 2015 in BBC, Feature, Writing Samples.

Climbing the science career ladder

Conversations on a career in science.

July 30, 2014 in Feature, IndiaBioScience, Writing Samples.
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