Pranay Lal

Pranay Lal is a biochemist and an artist who works in public health and environment

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This photograph, taken by author and filmmaker Sam Dalrymple, shows The Citadel of Bayana Fort in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

The Mismeasure of a Mountain

01 Jan 2026

8 min read

In the 1960s, another experimental weather-modification operation was underway. Called Project Stomfury, the military deployed pilots (pictured here) armed with silver iodide in the hopes of weakening damaging tropical storms.

Science & Technology

Governing the clouds

27 Oct 2025

6 min read

An aerial view of the heavily damaged and collapsed buildings in Gaza city, taken 25 October, 2023

Band-aiding Gaza: Israel’s war may have ceased, but Palestine’s battles remain

13 Oct 2025

6 min read

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