Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a tiny single-celled parasite may have a greater-than expected impact on honey bee colonies, which have been undergoing mysterious declines worldwide for the past decade. In this week’s issue of the journal PLOS ONE, the scientists report that a microsporidian calledNosema ceranae, which has been known to infect adult […]
May 28 2015 | Posted in
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At least 40 per cent of the world’s economy and 80 per cent of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources. In addition, the richer the diversity of life, the greater the opportunity for medical discoveries, economic development, and adaptive responses to such new challenges as climate change. Read more: http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares
May 27 2015 | Posted in
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The European Parliament voted last week to re-assess the use of cadmium in TV sets sold across Europe, saying safer alternatives to the toxic and carcinogenic substance were now widely available. Cadmium is widely used in illumination and display lighting applications such as LCD screens used in television sets or desktop computers. The substance was exempted from the EU […]
May 27 2015 | Posted in
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Geoengineering of the climate may be the only way to save coral reefs from mass bleaching, according to new research. Coral reefs are considered one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to future climate change due to rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification, which is caused by higher atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Mass coral […]
May 26 2015 | Posted in
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It’s not just cows, but the entire Delhi is gagging on these weapons of mass destruction. A city of 1.82 crore people generates a staggering 690 tonnes of plastic waste every day of which over 40 per cent go recycled. Civic authorities say the daily addition to the waste is 276 tonnes. A huge portion […]
May 25 2015 | Posted in
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Mark Tautrim was checking fences along his coastal cattle ranch 20 miles west of Santa Barbara on Tuesday afternoon when he caught a whiff of oil so strong it gave him a headache. “Gosh, do you think the pipeline is leaking?” his wife, Susie Tautrim, asked him. Tautrim headed toward the beach to investigate. He […]
May 24 2015 | Posted in
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চিকিৎসা বিজ্ঞানে অস্ত্রোপচারের ক্ষেত্রে রোগীদেরকে অচেতন করতে অ্যানেসথেটিক (চেতনানাশক) গ্যাসের ভূমিকা অসামান্য হলেও পৃথিবীর বায়ুমণ্ডলের জন্য এই গ্যাসগুলো বেশ ক্ষতিকর। সুইজারল্যান্ডের নতুন এক গবেষণায় এ তথ্য উঠে এসেছে। গবেষকরা বলছেন, কার্বন ডাইঅক্সাইড গ্যাসের মত অ্যানেসথেটিক গ্যাসগুলোও বায়ুমণ্ডলে সূর্যের অধিক তাপ ধরে রাখতে (গ্রিনহাউজ এফেক্ট) ভূমিকা রাখে। বরং কার্বন ডাইঅক্সাইডের তুলনায় চেতনানাশক গ্যাসগুলো বায়ুমন্ডলে সূর্যের অতিবেগুনী […]
May 20 2015 | Posted in
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More than 70 tornadoes were reported over the weekend in the Midwest and Great Plains of the United States, killing at least three people, with at least ten more still missing and significant damage in Arkansas and Texas. More tornadoes are expected in the coming days. The fierce storms can happen at any time of year but […]
May 19 2015 | Posted in
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The last intact section of one of Antarctica’s mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years, contributing further to rising sea levels, according to a NASA study. The research focused on a remnant of the so-called Larsen B Ice Shelf, which has existed for at least 10,000 […]
May 18 2015 | Posted in
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২০৩০ সালের মধ্যে গ্রিনহাউজ গ্যাস নির্গমন প্রায় ২০ শতাংশ কমিয়ে আনার কথা ভাবছে জাপান। এ বছরের শেষ দিকে প্যারিসে জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন বিষয়ক বিশ্ব সম্মেলনকে সামনে রেখে এ লক্ষ্যমাত্রা নিয়েছে দেশটি। জাপানের গণমাধ্যমের প্রতিবেদনে বৃহস্পতিবার একথা বলা হয়েছে। তবে জাপানের এ লক্ষ্যমাত্রা যুক্তরাষ্ট্র এবং ইউরোপীয় ইউনিয়নের নির্ধারিত লক্ষ্যমাত্রার তুলনায় কম। যুক্তরাষ্ট্র ২০২৫ সালের মধ্যে গ্রিনহাউজ গ্যাস নির্গমন […]
May 17 2015 | Posted in
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