The findings could inform the design of new materials such as iridescent windows or waterproof textiles.
Boyd Kelly, Alderney's General Services Committee chairman, said he had asked the Alderney Wildlife Trust to present a report with recommendations to him and his colleagues on the matter.
Global warming speeds up the frequency of extreme hot weather and rainfall
These slowpoke quakes can last days to decades, perhaps prepping faults for a mega slip-up
There’s science to having your ducklings in a row.
“Hyenas are famously tough, resilient animals that are known to be highly tolerant to anthrax, rabies and distemper. They are otherwise healthy and expected to make a full recovery,” the zoo said in a statement.
Key points: • Nearly 60 captive-bred regent honeyeaters have been released in the Hunter Valley on Wonnarua country • It's part of efforts to save the critically endangered species from extinction, with only around 300 left in the wild • Birdlife Australia says the program works, with birds released in 2017 recently spotted nesting
*Jungle babblers are among the most common non-migratory noisy birds found in most parts of India, in forests and gardens alike. *Manjari Jain and her students have found that the jungle babbler’s calls are structurally and functionally organised to serve as a coherent system of communication. *There’s value in understanding how a young scientist relatively isolated from the world’s major centres of study came to make such an important finding.
Researchers in Mozambique, including biologists Dominique Goncalves and Joyce Poole, observed the national park ’s roughly 800 elephants over several years to create a catalogue of mothers and offspring.
Kottayam-born Shaji Thomas has been living in Brazil for 32 years. In this period, he took Brazilian citizenship and became the country's only Indian-origin lawyer to serve Amazonian communities.
The report is a grim reminder that Africa’s 1.3 billion people remain “extremely vulnerable” as the continent warms more, and at a faster rate, than the global average.
