Magazine and web publications

Magazine and web publications

Appleseeds

(The  publication of this magazine has been discontinued)

• It’s all about water (with Annabel Wildrick) Nov. 2006. (490 words)
• Footsteps in the Everglades (with Annabel Wildrick) Nov. 2006. (420 words)
• Checkmate Jul/ Aug. 2011. (450 words)
• Vanishing forests and disappearing Pygmies. Jan. 2012 (400 words)
• Rolling the insides. May/ June 2012 (350 words)

 Ask

• Sailing the breeze. March 2011. (420 words)

Boys Quest

• A Scribe in Ancient Egypt. Nov. 2009. (413 words)
• Static Electricity and You. Feb. 2009. (437 words)
• A scribe in Ancient Egypt. Aug/Sep. 2009. (450 words)
• Wheels in a Village. Dec. 2009. (488 words)
• Climb all the Mountains. Dec. 2010/Jan 2011 (puzzle)

Chandamama.com

• ..that’s a secret! April 15, 2008.
• Why does this bean jump? April 21, 2008.
• Tiger or Tigon?             May 5, 2008.
• A Unique Town. May 12, 2008.
• A Royal Dinosaur. May 19, 2008.
• Light on Friendship. May 26, 2008.
• Ancient Horses. June 2, 2008.
• Strong as Silk. June 10, 2008.
• Tigers of the past and present. June 17, 2008.
• The Incredible Journey. June 24, 2008.
• Vocabulary of the Polar region. July 1, 2008.
• Bug Feast. July 8, 2008.
• The strange case of Icthyosaurus. July 14, 2008.
• Stumped by the hump! July 21, 2008.
• When is a crab, not a crab? July 28, 2008.
• A Bear! A Bear! August 11, 2008.
• ..Hummingbird! August 18, 2008.
• Sniffing out the sick. August 25, 2008.
• What the Lek! September 1, 2008.
• Salute this hardy trooper. September 8, 2008.
• Houbara! Houbara! September 15, 2008.
• Mummy! Mummy! September 22, 2008.
• It’s Red, but its’ not blood! October 7, 2008.
• A Glowing Basket. October 13, 2008.
• The glass frog. October 21, 2008.
• Saber-tooth Tiger. October 28, 2008.
• Multipurpose legs. November 3, 2008.
• Lessons from Dodo. November 11, 2008.
• One Odd Toad. November 17, 2008.
• On a dog sled! November 24, 2008.
• Look, Its large…now, it’s not! December 8, 2008.
• Up, Up the Totem Pole
• Wonderful Whiskers. December 15, 2008.
• Ice Age Mammoths. December 22, 2008.
• Calling, Calling, Calling, Cranes! December 29, 2008.
• Peacock Quiz. January 5, 2009.
• Little Fairy. January 11, 2009.
• Travel in the Ocean’s superhighway. January 15, 2009
• First man-er-monkey in space.  January 24, 2009
• Phew! That stinks! January 31, 2009
• A rare, beautiful creature. February 9, 2009
• One Tiny Carnivore. February 15, 2009
• Do you know this Coconut thief? February 23, 2009
• What a howler! March 2, 2009
• Dawn Chorus. March 9, 2009
• Sniffing Cops. March 16, 2009.
• Turning the heat on Pika.  March 23, 2009.
• Clever Macaques. March 30, 2009.
• The Mole Rat. April 8, 2009
• What a school!  April 15, 2009.
• Collapzzze! April 21, 2009.
• Endearing horses, endangered seahorses.  April 27, 2009.
• Shh! Don’t giggle! May 5, 2009
• May 8, 2009
• One stomach for an ant colony. May 16, 2009
• A Dangerous Dragon. May 24, 2009
• Move like a crab. May 31, 2009
• In Pace with Aphids. June 7, 2009
• Spiny and Brainy! June 13, 2009
• Fluttering Success. June 21, 2009
• It’s boy…er…girl! June 28, 2009
• Barcoding Life. July 5, 2009
• Think Chicken. July 12, 2009
• Growing up Differently. July 19, 2009
• Dinged by DNA. July 26, 2009
• Wild, at home. August 1, 2009
• The Science of Clever Crow. August 8, 2009
• Different Pitchers for different folks. August 15, 2009
• Aim! Shoot! Escape! August 23, 2009
• Mutual Friends. August 29, 2009
• Flying Mammal. September 6, 2009
• A Tail’s Tale. September 13, 2009
• Make way! Make way! September 20, 2009
• Watch out for this cobra! September 27, 2009
• A special farmer. October 4, 2009
• Marvelous Butterfly Wings. October 10, 2009
• Brain Matters. October 18, 2009
• Singing Lessons. October 25, 2009
• You can’t see what this creature can see! November 1, 2009
• Call me shy, Call me Okapi. November 8, 2009
• Thin ice for penguins. November 15, 2009
• Sand Animals. November 22, 2009
• Deep Sea Animals. November 27, 2009
• Vanishing stripes. December 5, 2009
• Golden Pot. December 13, 2009
• Are you my mommy? December 20, 2009
• A small genome for a giant. December 27, 2009
• Ah! Perfect Duet! January 3, 2010
• Trains, Planes, Computers, and…Ants! January 10, 2010

Children’s Story Magazine E-zine

• A Different Town. Aug. 2007 (500 words)
• What lives in a cold ocean? Jul. 2007 (puzzle)
• Basil pesto. Nov. 2007 (600 words)

Christian Science Monitor

• These scary looking creatures love to sing. Jul. 2007 (450 words)
•  Glass under the sea. June 3, 2008.

Dimdima.com

• Ecology column has more than 60 articles on line, many under 500 words.

Faces

• Singing sands. May 2006. (430 words)
• Reconstructing Copan. Nov. 2006. (695 words)
• Vanishing Forests and disappearing Pygmies, 2012
• Our endangered Wealth, 2013
• Vanishing glaciers, 2013
• Sacred Forests, 2014

Gokulam

• Champion Glue. Jun. 2006. (309 words)
• Dead Yet Alive: The Story of Coelacanth Fish. Jul. 2006. (269 words)
• Snowflake Bentley. Aug. 2006. (352 words)
• Spider Silk. Sep. 2006. (498 words)
• Ice Age Mammals. Oct. 2006 (500 words)
• From People to Machines. Jan. 2007
• World at your finger tips. Feb. 2007
• Safe Surfing. Mar. 2007
• Stay Updated on the go! Apr. 2007
• Talking to the world May 2007
• People, police, and crimes in cyber way. Jun. 2007
• Age no bar. Jul. 2007
• An Eye in the Sky. Aug. 2007.
• Kolam and Computers. Sep. 2007.
• A Child’s Game. Oct. 2007.
• Exoplanets. Nov. 2007.
• Meteorites. Dec. 2007.
• Black Holes. Jan. 2008
• Exobiology. Feb. 2008.
• How is the wind today? Mar. 2008.
• Sunny Surprises. Apr. 2008.
• Destination Outer space. May. 2008.
• What we can see! Jun. 2008.

Hopsctoch

• This is Thanksgiving too!  Aug/Sep. 2009. (590 words)
• Classical Dances of India. Dec/ Jan. 2010. (500 words)

Jantar Mantar

• Monarch and Viceroy. Nov.-Dec. 2005. 4 (6) 24: 12-13. (520 words)
• Who Am I? Jan-Feb. 2005. 5(1) 25: 9-10. (442 words)
• May-Jun. 2005. 5 (3) 27: 8-10. (1,047 words with one table)
• A Long Journey Back Home. Jul.-Aug. 2005. 5(4) 28: 10-11. (926 words)
• Rock Music. Sep.-Oct. 2005. 5 (5) 29: 23-24. (729 words)
• Tiger Conservation. Nov.-Dec. 2005. 5 (5) 29: 4-5.  (829 words)
• A Forest Long Standing. Mar.-Apr. 2006. 6 (2) 32: 18-20. (486 words)
• Star Tortoise (356 words)

Kahani

• Under the Banyan Tree. Winter 2006. 3 (1): 14-15. (300 words)
• Fruit Quiz. Summer 2006. 3 (3): 10-11. (374 words)
• Spice Route. Winter 2006. (400 words)
• She is your what? Summer 2008. (400 words)
• Buildings around the world. Winter 2010. (300 words)

Know

• What a Treasure! Aug. 2007 (175 words)
• Glass Sponges. Sep./Oct. 2008 (about 400 words)

Mongabay.com

Species profiles: 

• Bornean Rhinoceros
• Black-and-white ruffled lemur
• Geoffory’s spider monkey
• Margay
• Mountain Gorilla
• Northern Cassowary
• Rhinoceros Hornbill
• Spectral tarsier

Odyssey

• Land animals and noise- Ouch! Mar. 2006. Pp. 26. (429 words)
• Reach the Guts! October 2011. (~600 words)
• Don’t believe your Eyes (1200 words)

PCM Children’s Magazine

• Can Library be a place of fun? Feb. 2004. Pp. 82-87. (900 words)
• To Market, To Market, To Farmers’ Market. May 2004. Pp. 53-57. (656 words)
• From Unusual to Usual. Jun. 2004. Pp. 70-73. (643 words)
• Peace Pilgrim. Aug. 2004. Pp. 81-84. (660 words)
• What is there to like about Maths? May 2005. Pp. 100-105. (1,400 words)
• ‘King’ in a bottle. Jul. 2005. Pp. 70-75. (683 words)
• Precious Remedy. Nov. 2005. Pp. 66-69. (514 words)
• Creative Signs. Nov. 2005. Pp. 75-77. (590 words)
• Ukai! Ukai! Mar. 2007. Pp. 90-92 (650 words)
• A Mat From India.  (529 words)
• Ecological Footprint (498 words)
• Edward Curtis (700 words)
• Jumping Rope Is More Than Fun (472 words)
• Little Horse With a Big Job (468 words)
• Celebrating Radish! (470 words)
• Elephants in America (500 words)

Skipping Stones

• Pongal: A celebration in South India. Jan.-Feb. 200416:27. (650 words)
• Clothes Make No Man: A Folk Tale From India. Nov.-Dec. 2003.15: 35. (673 words)

Thulir (Science Magazine in Tamil language)

• The saber tooth tiger! Oct. 2004: 23-24 (Tr. Ramanujam, N. Kathippal Puli, Tamil language) (500 words)
• Tigers around the world. Oct. 2004: 24-25. (Tr. Ramanujam, N. Ulagengum Puligal, Tamil language) (630 words)
• Extinct big cats. Nov. 2004: 24-25. (Tr. Ramanujam, N. Maraindhu pona Puliyingangal, Tamil language) (436 words)
• Large cats. Dec. 2004: 25-26. (Tr. Ramanujam, N. Perum Puligal, Tamil language) (900 words)
• Domestic cats. Mar. 2005: 7-8. (Tr. Ramanujam, N. Veettu valarppup poonaigal, Tamil language) (540 words)
• Small cats. May 2005: 8-10. (Tr. Venkateshwaran, C. S. Siru poonaigal, Tamil language) (477 words, not including table)
• Where is the North Pole? Jun. 2005: 7-8 (Tr. Venkateshwaran, C. S.-Vada dhuruvam enge ulladhu? Tamil language) (535 words)

   Wee ones

• Pitchers hold more than water. Jul./Aug. 2006. (389 words)
• Giant Microbes. Nov./Dec. 2007 (465 words)
• Calling Mom. May/Jun. 2008
• What is Sand? Jul./Aug. 2008

Whittle Tykes

• Treasure Trove (Apr. 2009)

Encyclopedia contributions

Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, Facts on File:

• Subsistence Agriculture (1500 words)
• Share cropping (1000 words)
• Indigenous species (1200 words)

Discovery and Invention Encyclopedia, M. E. Sharpe

• Number Systems (2000 words)
• Calculator (1000 words)