No more cheetahs from Namibia, next batch of wild cats only from South Africa
Outspoken criticism of reintroduction project’s management may be behind decision, alleges member of steering committee
Sasha was brought from Namibia on September 17,…
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Swati Nayak, recipient of food security award, shares experience
‘Currently, we are focusing on multi-stress tolerant rice varieties designed to withstand multiple stresses of drought, flood, salinity, extreme temperatures & diseases’
Photo: Swati Nayak / LinkedIn…
IISER Bhopal scientists develop novel molecule that can hinder viral transcription of HIV-1 virus
The development could potentially lead to novel drugs and therapies to fight HIV-1
3D illustration of HIV Virus. Photo: iStock…
Theories about the natural world may need to change to reflect human impact
New research, reported in Nature Ecology & Evolution, (25 September 2023) has for the first time validated at scale, one of the theories that has underpinned ecology for over half a century. In doing so, the findings raise further…
Glaciers becoming smaller and disappearing
The Western United States is losing its glaciers.
A new inventory from Portland State University researchers show that some glaciers have disappeared entirely, some no longer show movement, some are too small to meet the 0.01 square…
Scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains
Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To better manage them, there's a growing need to know exactly what fuels the blazes after they ignite. In a study published in Environmental…
Ford Halts Work on E.V. Battery Plant in Michigan
Ford Motor, in the midst of tense contract negotiations with striking United Automobile Workers, said on Monday that it was suspending construction of a battery factory in Michigan because of concerns that the plant might not be able to…
Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction
In a new study published in PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared with genetic sequences from modern birds. Working with fossils and archaeological specimens, they showed that two…
New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture
New research by the University of Oxford reveals that sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on water quality, and the animals and plants that live in rivers, than surrounding land use. The findings have been published today in…
New study reveals a long history of violence in ancient hunter-gatherer societies
Violence was a consistent part of life among ancient communities of hunter-gatherers, according to a new study co-authored by a Tulane University researcher that looked for signs of trauma on 10,000-year-old skeletal remains from burial…