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

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: 

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)

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