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Curious Kids Live: join us to learn about rainforests
SaveJungle/Shutterstock Where in the world do you find rainforests? What are the weird and wonderful creatures that live there? Is the rainforest under threat? And what about people – is the rainforest their home too? The Conversation’s series Curious Kids responds to children’s questions on all sorts of topics –Continue Reading
Male butterflies mark their mates with a stench to ‘turn off’ rival suitors
Smells, scents and stenches are a common feature in the messy world of sex. In animals, aromas such as pheromones are often used to attract and charm potential mates. But some male butterflies use sex smells for another purpose entirely: to deposit a stench on their coital partner so foulContinue Reading
Five ways ‘bad’ behaviour can benefit you – and others
We can't all be saints all the time. Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock “I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.” This quote from the television host and comedian Johnny Carson illustrates an uncomfortable truth – thatContinue Reading
Miscanthus key to Shropshire Farmer’s net zero ambitions
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Sourav Ganguly Undergoes Successful Angiolpasty, Gets Two More Stents | Cricket News
Sourav Ganguly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, underwent a successful angioplasty at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday where the doctors inserted two more stents. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present at the hospital to check on the BCCI chief’sContinue Reading
COVID-19 has changed university teaching – here are five things to stick with in the future
insta_photos/Shutterstock COVID-19 has been extraordinarily challenging for universities and students, and the disruption will likely persist beyond the rollout of a vaccine. The demands on academic staff and students have been – and continue to be – unparalleled. Both must manage work-life balance while teaching and learning in a largelyContinue Reading
Coronavirus variants: are they really more deadly? Here’s what scientists know so far
Is it true that the British variant is 30% more deadly? Halfpoint/Shutterstock One certainty during a pandemic is that the virus will mutate. SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, is no different. But how concerned should we be about the new variants of the virus that are arising in places such asContinue Reading
Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth – we need better rules to prevent space crashes
Congestion in the sky. Shutterstock/OSORIOartist In recent years, satellites have become smaller, cheaper, and easier to make with commercial off the shelf parts. Some even weigh as little as one gram. This means more people can afford to send them into orbit. Now, satellite operators have started launching mega-constellations –Continue Reading
Sourav Ganguly To Get Additional Stent Tomorrow | Cricket News
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, will have a stenting procedure done on Thursday, Woodlands hospital in Kolkata said on Wednesday. The procedure will be done by Dr Aftab Khan in the presence of renowned cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty, with Dr Saptarshi Basu andContinue Reading
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Mahipal Lomror Stars As Rajasthan Beat Bihar To Reach Semi-Finals | Cricket News
Mahipal Lomror smashed 78 runs off just 37 deliveries to help Rajasthan post a strong total.© Twitter Mahipal Lomror was the standout performer as Rajasthan defeated Bihar by 16 runs in the fourth quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday here at the Motera Stadium. While Bihar hasContinue Reading