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A recent study has suggested that a richer and healthier diet is available for bees in urban and suburban settings as compared to the ones in farmland settings. In an attempt to assess the link between bee health and diversity of pollen they encounter, honeybee hives from as many as 10 National Trust sites were [...]
In much of Africa, a herd of cattle is more than just cows. It’s a savings account, protein store, dowry, funeral fund, symbol of wealth, and hedge against drought. For many smallholder farmers, the loss of even a single cow to disease can spell ruin. Yet a grievous number of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa get [...]
Cattle destined for the food chain in the U.S. are being cloned from dead animals. Technicians take samples from slaughtered cows to assess meat quality, and cells from the best are used to grow clones. Researchers across the Atlantic said that Britain would have to put its reservations aside and adopt the controversial ‘resurrection’ practice [...]
Uproar over cloning erupts as products from these animals released into food chain without being granted permission A hunt is on in the UK for the scores of descendants of cloned cattle, which are known to be on farms but whose whereabouts are not held on a register. Embryos from cloned cows were imported to [...]
Humans-induced greenhouse gases are increasing sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, say experts. The climate change is amplifying regional sea rise changes in Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java. The rise could threaten lives in Bangladesh and India, causing massive floods in monsoons. An enormous area of the [...]
Recently we had a 16-hour power outage commencing from midnight until 4.00 next afternoon. The inverter saw us through the hot and stuffy night but it, too, lost its energy by the next afternoon. There was no alternative but to bear the acute discomfort of an air-less hot afternoon. Outages are frequent but this was [...]
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