Robots that can navigate different types of terrain could help scientists collect information in hard-to-reach places. That navigation can be tricky, however. For example, launching a robot from the ...

Over the last few decades, researchers have focused their attention on very large molecules and molecular systems. Scientists from all over the world study proteomics, genomics, construct complex ...

LAGOS — THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has issued a public alert on what it described as the dangerous practice of sale and consumption of fruits ...

PAKISTAN has been facing the problem of low agricultural productivity. One of the main reasons of low yields is the inefficient use of fertiliser especially nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) which is in ...

It’s the first we’ve heard of it, but a New Year’s Eve tradition in The Netherlands called Carbidschieten sounds like it’s just up our alley. Basically, a small chunk of calcium carbide and a little ...

The use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is banned in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited its use due to health concerns associated with the acetylene ...

A Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC ELSA 3, sank off the Kerala coast, raising concerns about potential environmental damage. The ship carried a mix of fuels, chemicals, and hazardous materials, ...

PROF. SODDY is a trifle impetuous: my reference to Hazlitt was not out of place, it seems. If I follow my critic, as only a small heap of solid phosphate of lime will be left of me when I am burnt, I ...