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Devayani Khare

Devayani Khare works as a communications consultant by day, and a geoscience communicator by night. She publishes geoscience stories from across the Indian subcontinent, and occasionally Asia, via the Geosophy newsletter and blog, and has also contributed to geoscience research summaries for Geobites - a grassroots science communication effort supported by the American Geophysical Union. You can find her on Twitter/X @Geo_Sophist.

Dive into the depths: 90 Years of Loch Ness monster lore

November 10, 2023
Dive into the depths: 90 Years of Loch Ness monster lore
An oil painting of the Loch Ness monster by Austrian artist Hugo Heikenwaelder. Image credits: Hugo Heikenwaelder, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

Folk tales and myths, they’ve lasted for a reason. We tell them over and over because we keep finding truths in them, and we keep finding life in them. ~ Patrick Ness, American-British author (*nae, this Ness isn’t related to Nessie)   Is it an eel? Is it a snake? Is it a diplodocus with fins? No, it’s Nessie! If there’s one myth that has weathered the passage of time and stands in defi ...[Read More]

International Archaeology Day: Challenging stereotypes about migration

October 13, 2023
International Archaeology Day: Challenging stereotypes about migration
Illustration: Nikola Radosavljević, for Migration Narratives in Archaeology, Sidestone Press

Discoveries like excavations of prehistoric civilizations, shipwrecks with long-lost treasures, forgotten cities, and ancient tombs and temples, paint a vivid picture of archaeology and human history. Yet understanding how cultures evolved is often a more laborious process focused on prosaic finds; pottery shards, tools, implements, skeletal remains, art, inscriptions, pollen or soil samples, amon ...[Read More]