Fish that display dominant traits are more at risk of consuming microplastic pollution than others in their social group, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in Proceedings…
The overlooked history of African technology
New book explores the confluence of innovation, hunting, and nature in Zimbabwe. [caption id="attachment_646" align="alignright" width="288"] The overlooked history of African technology[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In the border region where Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa…
The effects of growing rice in low water…
Two papers in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science investigates the effects of low water input, and high salt levels, on rice growth. [caption id="attachment_643" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright : Oliver Spalt C.C (Wikimedia)[/caption] Rice…
Tiny cones that eject ionized materials could cheaply…
[caption id="attachment_640" align="alignright" width="639"] At left is a dense array of electrospray emitters (1,900 emitters in 1 centimeter square). At right is a close-up of a single emitter, covered by a forest of carbon nanotubes.Image:…
“The Ocean In The Brave New World” by…
[caption id="attachment_635" align="alignright" width="300"] Sharing session by Professor Dr George T.F.Wong, University of Malaya’s Academic Icon from Academia Sinica in Taiwan[/caption] University of Malaya (UM) and Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Center) jointly organized a…