Fish production in NE to be doubled by 2020
SHILLONG, Sept 11 – The Centre is planning to double the fish production in North-eastern region and aims at increasing its per capita availability to 15 kg by 2020. “We have a daunting task of achieving
Fisheries
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Under the killing sun
Studies by researchers at the Oregon State University, US, have shown that exposure to UV-B radiation is killing the eggs of some amphibian species. As a result, two species of amphibians
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The shrinking family
There are still many countries, mainly in Africa, where more than 30 per cent of women give birth to their first child before the age of 18. The maternal death rate is three times higher for teenage
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A mouthful
It is known that female catfishes attach their mouths to the anal region of the males during spawning. The significance of this bizarre trait has been discovered by some Japanese scientists from the
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Toughness that appeals
Wood can now be produced from waste. The UK's Save Wood Products Limited has come up with a product called durawood that combines the properties of wood and plastic. Derived from recycled polystyrene
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Dry turns wet
An alternative to dry-cleaning
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Pollinators in peril
Ninety per cent of the world's most important food crops are threa tened because human behaviour is pushing pollinators towards extinction. American entomologists Step hen Buchmann and Gary Nab han
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Home, at last
Three species of the partula snail have found a new home on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti. The island happens to be the world's smallest nature reserve. The American predatory snail
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Anything original?
a huge increase in public spending on science and technology attempts to motivate Japanese researchers towards strengthening the creative research sector. The council for science and tech no logy
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Slim chances
HERE is good news for all those trying to beat hunger pangs and stay on the slimmer side. Scientists from the institute of Health and Medical Sciences (INSERM), France, are a few steps away
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Fending the frog
THE latest addition to the endangered species list is not an exotic animal or bird, but the humble frog, albeit with red legs. After a year-long legal battle, the Californian red-legged frog