Study finds Ebola virus mutated slower than first thought
The Ebola virus that devastated parts of West Africaover the past year did not mutate at a faster rate than in previous outbreaks, according to an international study published Wednesday. Contrary...
What exactly is desertification?
What is desertification? The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) defines it as “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions resulting from various factors,...
Bees contribute billions to economy
There are some indeed some things we take too much for granted. Like bees: Our food would not be the same without them. By merely buzzing from one flower to the next in their quest to collect nectar...
Bittern conservation programme flying high as birds boom again
The once beleaguered bittern is booming, literally and figuratively, with conservationists hailing the success of a project aimed at bringing the shy member of the heron family back from the brink....
Why are bees important?
bees pollinate a third of everything we eat and play a vital role in sustaining the planet’s ecosystems. Some 84% of the crops grown for human consumption – around 400 different types of plants –...
Philae space probe thought lost wakes in comet’s shadows
The Philae lander space probe thought lost has woken up some seven months after officials thought it marooned in the shadows on a comet, the European Space Agency said Sunday. ESA said it had...
Experts expect more MERS cases, downplay chance of pandemic
Experts from the World Health Organizationand South Korea on Saturday downplayed concerns about the MERS virus spreading further within the country, which recorded its 14th death and 12 new...
In a first, woman delivers baby after transplant of her frozen childhood ovarian tissue
Doctors in Belgium tried to restore the fertility of a woman using ovarian tissue removed from her when she was just 13. It worked: The 27-year-old woman delivered a healthy baby boy late last...
