Month: April 2017

A mother-calf humpback whale pair in Exmouth Gulf. Credit: Fredrik Christiansen

Whispering Whales, Neuron-Editing Octopuses and the Mammal That Gets By on Low Oxygen

Janaki Lenin 30/04/2017

A quick review of interesting research on living things...

Farmers clear weeds from a trench, which retains water and prevents soil erosion during rains, as part of the FAO project to strengthen capacity of farms for climate change in Kiroka, Tanzania. Credit: FAO

How Agricultural Technology Can Adapt in a Warming World

IPS World Desk 30/04/2017

Climate-smart agriculture involves pursuing sustainable productivity increases while implementing...

A climate march for the people. Credit: IPS/Roger Hamilton-Martin

Marching for a Green and Just Future

Tharanga Yakupitiyage 29/04/2017

To mark the 100th day of President Trump's administration,...

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Physics of Poo: Why It Takes You and an Elephant the Same Amount of Time

David Hu and Patricia Yang 29/04/2017

New parenthood got fluid dynamics experts thinking about what...

Mahati Chittem Credit: thelifeofscience.com

A Doctor’s Journey Into the Study of Medical Psychology

Nandita Jayaraj 29/04/2017

Mahati Chittem, a medical psychologist, studies what happens to...

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How Virtual Reality Spiders Are Helping People Face Their Arachnophobia

Rebekah Boynton and Anne Swinbourne 28/04/2017

Many people with phobias are understandably reluctant to face...

The steering wheel of a Mahindra e2o electric car is seen in London

India’s First Electric Taxi Trial to Be Launched in Nagpur in May

The electric taxi is one of the ambitious projects...