From: Glen Barry, Ecologist Ultimately, all humanity and all life have is the biosphere, the thin layer of life just above and below Earth’s surface, composed of ancient, miraculously evolved natural ecosystems. The natural Earth is a marvel – a…
Category: Environment
The toilet system turning human waste into energy
Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have been working on ways to make towns and cities more sustainable by taking waste from housing and turning it into energy.
Dino impact also destroyed bees, says study
Scientists say there was a widespread extinction of bees 66 million years ago, at the same time as the event that killed off the dinosaurs.
Fighting fear by lighting Lagos’s streets
By Neal Razzell Flying into Lagos at night, you would never know there are up to 21 million people down there. There is no orange glow, as you see on approach to cities such as New York or London (both…
Flowers use scent to advertise different rewards
By Jeremy Coles Male and female flowers advertise different “rewards” by giving off different scents, scientists have said. Mated female epicephala moths prefer the smell of male flowers, suggesting male flower scent triggers pollen collecting behaviour.
First venomous crustacean found
Experts have found the first venomous crustacean – a centipede-like creature that lives in underwater caves. The blind “remipede” liquefies its prey with a compound similar to that found in a rattlesnake’s fangs.
Children urged to put away screens and play outside
By Judith Burns Children are being urged to take back their “wild time”, swapping 30 minutes of screen use for outdoor activities.
Experts for crop intensification thru’ expanded BU dhan 1cultivation
Farmers can harvest four crops from the same land annually through expanded cultivation of short duration BU dhan 1 during Aman season adopting newer cropping pattern to increase food production through crop intensification.
Drought tolerant paddy in changed climatic condition
Speakers in a function here on Wednesday urged the farmers to cultivate short duration and drought tolerant paddies BRRI dhan 56 and BRRI dhan 57 in larger scale to ensure food security to keep pace with changed climatic condition.
Field day on mango cultivation held in Chuadanga
A day-long field day on ‘Mango Cultivation’ was held at Bishnopur village under Damurhuda upazila of the district yesterday.
Gold in trees leads to hidden deposits
By Rebecca Morelle Money might not grow on trees, but scientists have confirmed that gold is found in the leaves of some plants.
Padma’s unabated erosion poses threat to city protection embankment in Rajshahi
The massive and unabated erosion in the river Padma has been posing a serious threat to the city protection embankment, officials and others concerned here said.
Early preparedness for effective disaster management stressed’
Speakers at workshop today stressed for coordinated GO-NGO efforts involving local community people for early preparedness to ensure effective and emergency response management system to reduce risk of natural disasters.
Experts for expanded cultivation of drought-tolerant paddies
Agriculture experts at a farmers’ field day have stressed for expanded cultivation of drought-tolerant variety paddies to increase rice production for ensuring food security under adverse climate.
Tornado lashes Faridpur, 33 villages affected
A tornado that swept in the evening of Sunday over two upazillas of this district left a trail of devastation in 33 villages of six unions causing damages to homesteads, trees and standing crops.
UN climate chief’s tears over future generations
By Matt McGrath The head of the UN body tasked with delivering a global climate treaty broke down in tears at a meeting in London as she spoke about the impact of global warming on coming generations.
Bangladesh makes its PSC terms winsome to lure more IOCs
M Azizur Rahman Bangladesh will raise the wellhead gas price for contractors in its deepwater blocks by at least 2% per year to entice IOCs to explore for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal, Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur has told…
Bangladesh eyes bumper production of stress tolerant paddies
Bangladesh eyes a bumper production of the flood, drought-and saline-tolerant paddies in different stress-prone regions after expanded and successful cultivation of the paddy varieties during this Aman season.
Perching method in Aman filed gains popularity in Gaibandha
Perching method has gained much popularity among farmers of the district in recent years as the technology is playing significant roles in protecting the paddy field from pest attacks.
Dry weather likely
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna,Barisal and Chittagong divisions in 24 hours till 6pm tomorrow (Saturday).
Dyke collapse: 100 fish enclosures washed away in Satkhira
Over 100 shrimp and fish enclosures in Shyamnagar upazila have been washed away as an embankment collapsed due to tidal surge.
Blow to multiple human species idea
By Melissa Hogenboom The idea that there were several different human species walking the Earth two million years ago has been dealt a blow.
Electricity grid access preventing a community energy revolution
The Government’s plans for a revolution in community ownership of energy schemes risks stalling before it has even begun, according to new research which found many community projects are being delayed or cancelled as a result of problems obtaining a…
Meeting the mammal that survived the dinosaurs
From: Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM So, here I am, running in a forest at night over 2,000 miles from home. This forest—dry, stout, and thorny enough to draw blood—lies just a few miles north of a rural town in the western…
Meeting sustainable business goals
More than two thirds of CEOs (67 percent) believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, while the same percentage report that the private sector is not making sufficient efforts to address global sustainability challenges, according…
Breaking urban ground for community gardens
From: Robin Blackstone, ENN Community Gardens bring people together, builds relationships, improves quality of life and activates communities through its bounty, exercise, therapy, education, family budget augmentation, social interaction and neighborhood beautification.
Air quality still not good in European cities
From: EurActiv More than 90% of Europeans living in cities are exposed to unsafe levels one of the most health damaging air pollutants, with Bulgaria having the dirtiest air among EU countries, says a new study by the European Environment…
Search urged for UK’s ‘Missing’ badgers
By Helen Briggs Conservationists are calling for an investigation into plummeting badger numbers in the run up to the cull.
Monkeys ‘take turns in conversation’
By Victoria Gill Marmoset monkeys take it in turns to “talk” in a pattern very similar to human conversation, according to scientists.
Air pollution causes cancer – WHO
Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization. It said the evidence was clear they cause lung cancer.