Researchers in the US claim to have overturned our understanding of the way in which the visual process is initiated by light entering the eye. They suggest that the initial trigger is provided by electrical processes rather than structural changes in the retina, as has been believed for the past 50 years. The work was carried out […]
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(CNN) — A science camp set up by a teenager is helping disadvantaged girls in Jordan gain confidence to aim for a university education. The two-week SciGirls — for 44 talented 12-15-year-olds from the Jabal Al-Natheef district of Amman — has been set up by 17-year-old Palestinian Canadian, Yara Sifri. […]
by Isobel Leybold in Zurich, swissinfo.ch Insect expert Hans Rudolf Herren’s work in tackling the devastating cassava mealybug crop pest in Africa saved millions of lives and won him the 1995 World Food Prize. Herren, the subject of a new biography, tells swissinfo.ch how he managed to naturally control the bug […]
Many internet security companies have created solutions to help parents keep track of their children’s online activities BANGALORE: When NikitaShenoy, a 38-year-old finance professional, realized her 14-year-old son is most of the time on the internet, she decided to keep track of him on cyber space.Aghast by the type of […]
Couples using in vitro fertilisation (IVF) can have embryos screened to ensure their child will not develop any serious hereditary disease or disability under a milestone law passed Thursday by Germany’s parliament. Within limits, couples will be allowed to have embryos meant for IVF implantation tested. Only healthy embryos would […]
Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs are an economical and environmentally friendly alternative to the traditional incandescent light bulb. They consume less energy and last longer than traditional bulbs. However, CFL bulbs contain mercury vapor which may pose a health risk if handled improperly. A study conducted by Li and Jin […]
The TWAS South-South Fellowships Programme provides over 300 fellowships each year tenable in developing countries such as Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan and Thailand for scientists from developing countries. Fellowships, for various lengths of time, are available for postgraduate, postdoctoral and advanced research. For more details read […]
To help African countries formulate policies for science development and promote knowledge-based socio-economic development, the first document mapping activities in science, technology and innovation in African countries has been launched. Published as the first in a series, the 136-page document, African Innovation Outlook 2010, was prepared by the African Science, […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has the world’s fastest-growing nuclear stockpile and it could achieve 150-200 warheads in a decade despite the political instability in the country, two top American atomic experts have said. Pakistan is in the process of building two new plutonium production reactors and a new reprocessing facility to fabricate […]
The zoo Cuba Ciego de Avila announced the birth of a hybrid animal. This is the cross between a donkey and zebra, this species is known as “cebrasno” and his birth is unusual.Announced that the animal caregivers have less than a week old and has “excellent health” and “vitality”.Hector Moreno, […]
By Muath Freij AMMAN – The lack of Muslim schools in the capital during the 1940s led a group of traders to establish the Islamic Scientific College (ISC). It all began 65 years ago when a group of merchants from Syria and Nablus decided to form the Islamic Culture Society, […]
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope crossed another milestone in its space odyssey of exploration and discovery. On Monday, July 4, the Earth-orbiting observatory logged its one millionth science observation during a search for water in an exoplanet’s atmosphere 1,000 light-years away. “For 21 years Hubble has been the premier […]
For more than 50 years it has been known that aircraft can punch large holes or carve out canals inside clouds as they pass through them – but no-one had been able to explain exactly why this happens. Now researchers in the US have identified the cause by comparing satellite […]
by Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch For the first time ever it’s an applicants’ market in the exemplary Swiss apprenticeship system. This year apprenticeship places outnumber school leavers by 4,000. The surplus is mainly seen in German-speaking Switzerland. Low-scoring students continue to find it hard to find a position but it’s still […]
Unexpected observations by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft have astronomers once again revising their theories about the radial extent of the heliosheath – the heated outer shell of the solar system. Recent data from the spacecraft have shown a gentle decrease in the velocity of the solar wind at the heliopause […]
A strain of E. coli bacteria which killed dozens of people in Germany is a genetic mix whose ability to stick to intestinal walls may have made it so lethal, a study in The Lancet said on Wednesday. More Here…
Airbus had a few setbacks over the weekend, but it whipped up much excitement with talk of a supersonic “commercial rocket plane” ahead of the Paris Air Show, which opened on Monday. The aircraft is meant to be a greener replacement for the retired Concorde. Airbus has a new dream, […]
By Mohammad Ghazal AMMAN – An initiative that seeks to increase the Kingdom’s green cover by utilising an “intelligent water incubator” that produces and captures water from the air through condensation and rain, will be launched soon in Jordan. The initiative will be implemented by several local NGOs in partnership […]
by Dr. Monzur Ahmed The honey bee exhibits a combination of individual traits and social co-operation which is unparalleled in the animal kingdom. A glimpse into the nest makes it apparent why honey bees have fascinated us from the earliest days of scientific observations. The infrastructure of the nest, the […]