Experts have identified safer, effective pesticides they believe can control a plague of caterpillars that is devastating crops across Africa. Many farmers are attempting to control armyworm – a pest that feasts on maize, rice and sugarcane – through the use of highly hazardous pesticides. But researchers warn such chemicals risk severe harm to health […]
The chance to go diving and safely see some of the world’s most spectacular and bloodthirsty predators up close in their own environment is regarded as the opportunity of a lifetime for many holidaymakers. Consequently, cage diving and other forms of wildlife tourism have seen a boom in recent decades and are now one of […]
A new study in flies finds that alcohol hijacks this memory formation pathway and changes the proteins expressed in the neurons, forming cravings. Just a few drinks in an evening changes how memories are formed at the fundamental, molecular level. The findings were published on Thursday, Oct. 25, in the journal Neuron. Karla Kaun, assistant […]
The Oracle Academy announced collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria (FMoE) to create new computing education pathways for local students. According to a statement, through the agreement, FMoE plans to integrate Oracle Academy computer science curriculum and resources across 10,000 academic institutions across the country, reaching over 1.5 million students within the […]
পদ্মবনে বালিহাঁসের সাতটি ছানা চরে বেড়াচ্ছে। পদ্মপাতার ছাতার ছায়ায় ছায়ায় যেন হাঁটছে। অদূরেই চরছে মা-বাবাও; কিন্তু সতর্ক দৃষ্টি আকাশের দিকে। একটু বাদেই একটি মেছো ইগল আকাশ ফুঁড়ে নেমে আসতে লাগল। মা-বাবা দুবার সতর্কতাসংকেত দিয়ে ডুব দিল। সঙ্গে সঙ্গে ছানা সাতটি পদ্মবনে উধাও। এদের পাশেই টুপটাপ ডুব দিয়ে মাছ শিকারে ব্যস্ত আরেকটি বড়সড় পাখি। সে–ও দিল […]
Some corals that live in the Caribbean could adapt to new climatic conditions, says a scientific study of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), based in Panama, released Friday. According to the report, STRI scientists believe that corals Orbicella group “will continue to adapt to future climate change due to its high genetic diversity”. “Having […]
The European Parliament has voted to ban a range of single-use plastics such as straws, cotton buds and cutlery and to ensure most bottles are recycled in a bid to curb ocean pollution. Under the proposal, 10 single-use plastic products would be banned by 2021 and EU states obliged to recycle 90% of plastic bottles […]
Long after the lights in the village go on, I go off, striking out over the fields. The night sky here is full of Stansted’s shooting stars, planes winking their way up and over the horizon, chasing the dim afterglow of a fallen sun. Down below, my near-invisible feet are pounding along. I’m in an […]
Six different sub-species of tigers exist today, scientists confirmed yesterday, amid hopes the findings will boost efforts to save the fewer than 4,000 free-range big cats that remain in the world. The six include the Bengal tiger, Amur tiger, South China tiger, Sumatran tiger, Indochinese tiger and Malayan tiger, said the report in the journal […]
An increase of at least 1m is almost certain at some point in the future, the government’s advisors predict. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warns this huge rise may happen over the next 80 years – within the lifetimes of today's children. A government spokesman said the public would be protected from the impacts […]
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