Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
The UK has lost about two thirds of its cuckoos in the last 25 years. Dr Chris Hewson, the scientist leading the project, says that tracking the birds will reveal more about the habitat they rely on. The team will tag five male birds with trackers like tiny backpacks that weigh just five grams. The tags have soft
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
The E. coli epidemic continues to ravage Germany, with every attempt to pinpoint its origin ending in failure so far. Experts say that for a developed country, Germany was ill-prepared to handle such an outbreak and that officials wasted valuable time. Read More
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Well, I think, the game changer as far as forests are concerned is the fact that Forest Rights Act is now an integral part of the Forest Conservation Act process. I mean that something that was inevitable and had to happen but that the environment and forests ministry is talking about it and not being
Monday, June 6th, 2011
A Scoreboard has been published by the European Commission showing the performance of the EU and Member States in delivering on the agreed targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe after the first year of its existence (see IP/10/581, MEMO/10/199 and MEMO/10/200). In line with its commitment to an open data strategy the European Commission
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Experts say that official authorities have been part of shaping unrealistic expecations of how much the Government can improve people’s lives. “We put too much faith in the Government,” says Harald Vike, Professor of Social Anthropology. “It’s typical Norwegian that we have no skepticism towards the public sector.” Read More
Monday, June 6th, 2011
A consortium involving IT companies Siemens and IBM, satellite navigation system maker TomTom, telecoms group KPN and research institute TNO have come up with a system which they claim will reduce traffic jams to a maximum three kilometres, the Telegraaf reports on Monday. The paper says the companies want the government to invest €1bn in the
Monday, June 6th, 2011
A revamped version of the tried-and-tested Soyuz spacecraft has been towed into position, ready to blast off in a few days. The spacecraft will carry three crewmembers to the International Space Station for a six-month mission on board mankind’s most-remote outpost. It is the 28th expedition to the International Space Station and blasts off from the
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Seven countries are reporting cases of the potentially deadly haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) in connection with the E. coli outbreak which began in Germany. The World Health Organization says 520 people are affected by HUS in Germany alone. Use the map below to see how the disease has spread. The WHO figures were published on 3
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
South Africa’s rail network needs investment of R97-billion to radically change the way South Africa travels, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said. “Let us be clear, the coffers of the state are not sufficient to fund such a large programme. Therefore, a significant and sustained commitment from local and international financiers will be required to complete the
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Willingham Mere in Cambridgeshire is the site of a 10-day scientific study by the RSPB, Cambridge Archaeological Unit, and Hanson Aggregates. RSPB archaeologist, Robin Standring, said: “We think we’ve got lake deposits here that are around 3,000 years old.” They are hoping to reconstruct a similar “ancient environment” at a nearby wetland reserve. Read More
