Cow dung for biomaterials
Cow dung could be used to create a next generation sustainable material, according to a new report.
Animals
Why wombats have cubed-shaped poop
Why do some animals poo pellets, some tubes, and others pies, and how is it similar to cooling lava? Cracking the code for cubed poop.
Crocodile mummies found along the Nile
The secrets of ancient Pharaohs and Egyptians still have the power to astonish: a new research paper chronicles the discovery of 2,500 year crocodile mummies, preserved in a ritual dating back to the time of Sobek, a fertility deity worshipped by ancient Egyptians.
How dolphins and people fish together
Researchers have just confirmed what fishing together means for Brazilians and dolphins. They studied a centuries-old practice of dolphins and people fishing together in southern Brazil and learn it’s a symbiotic relationship which is now under threat. The researchers report how bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus gephyreus) find schools of fish and herd them to the […]
How to Manage Cattle Records For Better Cattle Management
Whatever kind of calving business you run or manage, software can run the farm more sustainably for camels or cows.
Go to mass in a Cairo, Egypt church built out of a cave
Historically marginalized and evicted from Giza in 1970, a community of Coptic Christians took up residence at the foot of the Mokattam hills in south east Cairo.
First bee vaccine approved
Dalan Animal Health’s vaccine for American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterial disease, is the first for any insect in the United States.
Light pollution killing rodents within days
A new study from the desert has found that light pollution hurts small mammals Which means light pollution is hurting our planet and probably us.
Bees are turned off by pesticides at first glance
Bees are turned off by the electrical changes created by pesticides. A study offers a new perspective on how human-made chemicals disturb the natural environment.
Do not feed the wild boars. We repeat…
Wild boars are slowly taking over a city in Israel. Over the last 10 years it seems that the sightings of the hairy and strong wild animals have multiplied by double or more.
Man catches stray “dog” but brings fox to shelter
He thought he was doing a good deed but it turns out a man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) mistook a fox for a dog. The Arabian fox was caught and brought to the shelter and surprised the staff
Malaria a new threat to Europe
Malaria threatens Europeans as the world warms
Mayor offers $6 dead dog bounty in Hebron
The mayor of Hebron needed to get rid of stray dogs and win favor before the elections. His idea? A $6 bounty for every dead dog's body.
Desert kites are massive death traps built by the ancients
The ancients used desert kites, or a sort of mega-trap to catch their prey. The structures seen from up high in the sky were named 'kites' by aviators in the 1920s.
Even crickets can’t get romantic under city lights
Artificial city lights are a "turn off" to crickets who sing love songs to their mates. A new study from the University of Haifa in Israel has found that even low levels of artificial lighting at night cause an interruption in the biological clock of male crickets. This may lead to extinction of the species, the researchers speculate.