Thursday, March 28, 2024

Research: Wild animals were routinely captured and traded in ancient Mesoamerica —

New evidence from the Maya city of Copan, in Honduras, reveals that ancient Mesoamericans routinely captured and traded wild animals for symbolic and...

Space: Astronomers’ success: seven new cosmic masers

Photo: Dr Pawe? Wolak at the radio telescope RT-4 in Piwnice ...

Research: New butterfly named for pioneering 17th-century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian —

More than two centuries before initiatives to increase the number of women in STEM fields, 52-year-old Maria Sibylla Merian sailed across the Atlantic...

Research: Species ‘hotspots’ created by immigrant influx or evolutionary speed depending on climate —

Some corners of the world teem with an extraordinary variety of life. Charles Darwin noted that: "The same spot will support more life...

How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation (Study)

IMAGE: A farmer tends rice fields in Yen Bai, Vietnam, where balancing goals...

Research: Status-health connection depends, in part, on what it takes to get ahead —

A growing body of evidence shows that those at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder are more likely to die prematurely than those...

Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sharath Srinivasan (Study)

I’ve spent most of the last few years in Kenya and eastern Africa. When I wasn’t there, I was usually scampering back and forth...
Simple solution proven for coral destruction by pollution

Simple solution proven for coral destruction by pollution

The longest and largest study of the effects of man-made pollution on the destruction of coral and a proven solution to the problem was...
Swimmer’s itch cases suspected at Hay River Territorial park beach

Swimmer’s itch cases suspected at Hay River Territorial park beach

Please be advised that possible parasites causing the condition commonly known as Swimmer’s Itch have been reported at the Hay River Territorial Park beach....
Study: How coronavirus took hold in North America and in Europe

Study: How coronavirus took hold in North America and in Europe

A new study combines evolutionary genomics from coronavirus samples with computer-simulated epidemics and detailed travel records to reconstruct the spread of coronavirus across the...

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