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Migratory birds, and the treaties that protect them, celebrated on 20 Caribbean islands
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 04 2016 – As migratory birds arrived to settle in the Caribbean for the winter, a series of festivals celebrating these birds swept through the region’s islands as well. In Cuba, a group…
World’s largest exposed fault covers area twice the size of Belgium
By Robin Andrews From IFL SCIENCE Faults are the arteries of earthquakes, and they can be found all over the planet – some small, some the size of nations. As reported in the journal Geology, the largest exposed single fault…
The West Antarctic ice shelf is breaking apart from the inside
By Josh Hrala, ScienceAlert From Business Insider Last year, a massive 583-square-kilometre (225-square-mile) chunk of the Pine Island Glacier — a vast section of ice that holds the West Antarctic ice sheet together — broke free, heading out into the ocean to…
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PAHO urges stepping up nine measures to end AIDS by 2030
Accelerating response in combined prevention, early detection and access to treatment could end the epidemic as a public health problem Washington, DC, November 29, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) – “Take the challenge. End AIDS” is the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) campaign…
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Remote tropical island now completely powered by solar energy in the South Pacific
By Shehab Khan From Independent UK More than 5,000 solar panels and 60 Tesla power packs in use to run the city A remote tropical island in the South Pacific has managed to rid itself of its reliance on diesel…
Six unexpected sources of renewable energy
By Cat DiStasio inhabitat From engadget Think: Las Vegas streetlights powered by footsteps. When it comes to discussions about renewable energy, solar and wind power often take center stage. To a lesser degree, other forms like geothermal energy and hydropower…
Women with big bums are healthier, says science
By Joe Vesey-Byrne From indy100 A study has claimed that for women, the key to a better life is having a larger bottom. Scientists at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Oxford University and the Churchill Hospital…
See Earth from ISS
See the Earth as International Space Station astronauts see it By Stan Schroeder From Mashable There’s no shortage of videos of Earth as seen from space. Indeed, NASA has a direct, high definition stream of Earth as seen from the…
Australia: Hospital to get first dedicated 3D tissue-printing facility
By Steve Dent From engadget Australian doctors foresee machines in operating theaters, “ready to print tissue as needed.” You still can’t get a 3D-printed liver transplant made from your own cells, but an Australian hospital is trying to push the…
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Zika Virus 2016 Update: World War 1 antiseptic can prevent spread?
By Susmita Pathak Mishra From Australian Network News Zika virus medical intervention has found that there is an old method of preventing the spread of the disease using Acriflavine antiseptic from World War I and II. What is Zika virus Acriflavine antiseptic?…
