As the Himalayas warm, plants and their pollinators are climbing higher — but not always together. Gauri Gharpure’s work explores how changing temperatures and elevations affect flower–fly interactions, revealing how fragile yet resilient these mountain ecosystems can be.

Dr Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, faculty member at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, has been elected as an EMBO Young Investigator as part of the 2025 cohort.

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases, which takes a toll on over a million people every year.

Bangalore Mirror: NCBS unlocks how worms master complex terrain

NCBS, ATREE scientists urge new approach to hybrid animals in biodiversity conservation

Sociologist Gita Chadha has been conferred with the Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity 2025 for the series "Gender in/of Science: Feminist Conversations Part 1", produced with the NCBS Communications Team as part of her work as the Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science at the Archives at NCBS.

Bangalore Mirror: NCBS professor bags food security prize for rice innovation.

Dr. Padubidri V. Shivaprasad, Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru is the Food Security Winner for Tata Transformation Prize 2025. The prize entails a research grant of INR 2 crores (approximately USD 228,000) to advance their research and support real-world implementation.

When a rice leaf is torn or bitten, the plant doesn’t just sit still. It launches a series of rapid molecular alarms.

Indian Express: Lipid imbalance in brain behind rare disorder Lowe Syndrome, shows study by Bengaluru-based NCBS