These apple snails regrow their eyes in 28 days, and this could help humans Paid Members Public
Apple snails can regrow their own eyes. And researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research are studying what that means for treating human eye conditions. Apple snail eyes and human eyes have a lot of similarities. They both have retinas, lenses and corneas. Unlike humans, though, these snails can
Bioethanol from sugarcane might be India's secret weapon in Independence from fossil fuels Paid Members Public
Sugarcane is an important crop to take India’s quest for bioethanol for vehicles forward under its National Ethanol Blending Programme wherein it will increase the ethanol blend in petrol to 20%. But farmers moving away from sugarcane and depletion of groundwater are two major concerns that need to be
Caribbean Coral Reefs Meet Archaeology Paid Members Public
Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) discovered over 7,000 years-old coral reefs in the Caribbean. These ancient reefs revealed that fishing has altered the food web, sizes, and population of several species of fish over the millennia, and severely reduced the abundance of sharks. They also found
What do these fossilised corals reveal? Paid Members Public
Over 7,000 years old Caribbean coral reef fossils revealed that fishing has altered the food-web, sizes and population of several species of fish over the millennia, and severely reduced the abundance of sharks. They also found one of the first pieces of evidence for "the predator release effect&
Reclaiming the desert Paid Members Public
Only 0.1% of the entire country of Libya has forest cover, mostly along the Mediterranean. And the little that remains is being cut down for human activities. But as forests dwindle, local committee are facing the effects. To try and undo some of this damage, organisations are planting tree
Will we lose coffee to climate change? Paid Members Public
Growing coffee has become more challenging in the new climate reality, as coffee-leaf-rust, a fungal disease, has become more common due to climate change. Coffee farmers are having a hard time tending to coffee plants.
We don't fully know why birds are especially vocal first thing in the morning Paid Members Public
Researchers don’t really know why birds sing a lot first thing in the morning. But they have theories. One theory is that birds sing in the early morning because it’s too dark for birds to be out looking for food. Another theory is that birds like to warm
Residents of Cambodia restoring lost mangrove Paid Members Public
The Trapeang Sangke Ecotourism Community in Cambodia is trying to restore mangrove forests that are being lost due to human activities like urbanization, infrastructure development and aquaculture.
