Articles by

Siddhant Pusdekar

A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat

From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish...

Brain scans reveal where taste and smell become flavor

Taste and smell are so intimately connected that a whiff of well-loved foods evokes their taste without...

The mystery of melting sea stars may finally be solved 

A mysterious disease has been turning sea stars into goo since 2013. Now, there’s a leading suspect behind...

This tool-wielding assassin turns its prey’s defenses into a trap

Add a little-known species of assassin bugs to the list of animals that can fashion and wield...

Cool water could protect sea stars from a mysterious disease

A mysterious disease that has plagued sea stars for more than a decade may have met its...

Some trees are coping with extreme heat surprisingly well

Ecologist Akhil Javad felt the thrill of fieldwork quickly fade when he was faced with the prospect...