rat Shandong Qixia Ecological Function Conservation Demonstration Project By www.adb.org Published On :: 2024-10-29 Extending across seven provinces and two autonomous regions, the Yellow River Ecological Corridor (YREC) comprises the second largest river basin in the People's Republic of China (PRC) with a population of 120 million. The basin is critical for food security yet faces complex ecological and environmental challenges. The region suffers from severe water scarcity, impacts from climate change and environmentally unsustainable development. Full Article
rat Operationalizing the Bangladesh Climate Development Partnership By www.adb.org Published On :: 2024-11-03 The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has recently launched the Bangladesh Climate and Development Partnership to drive climate actions at scale and with urgency. The BCDP is an example of country-led climate platform established to scale up implementation of climate actions and is being recognized as an important modality by the global community to deliver climate actions at scale. Full Article
rat South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Electricity Transmission and Distribution Strengthening Project By www.adb.org Published On :: 2024-11-04 Full Article
rat Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration through Economic Corridor Development: Proceedings of the 2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference By www.adb.org Published On :: 2024-06-11 This report shares insights on economic corridor development (ECD) from the 2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Conference, discussing how ECD can help diversify trade, cut costs, and support regional growth. Full Article
rat Integrated Services and Livelihood for Displaced People from Myanmar and Host Communities Improvement Project By www.adb.org Published On :: 2025 The project will continue the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Bangladesh in managing the influx of around one million displaced people from Myanmar (DPFM) since 2017. Now a protracted situation, the crisis is putting significant pressure on infrastructure and causing substantial challenges in terms of food, shelter, health, security, water, sanitation, and other services in the DPFM camps and host communities. Full Article
rat South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Customs Administration Reform and Modernization Project By www.adb.org Published On :: 2025 Full Article
rat A selection of elaborate birds' nests from around the world By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 These photos showcase some of the intricately created birds' nests found in the Natural History Museum in Tring, UK, home to one of the world's largest ornithological collections Full Article
rat Giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife trade By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:34 +0100 African giant pouched rats proved adept at detecting four commonly trafficked products derived from endangered species including rhino horn and elephant ivory Full Article
rat It's time to celebrate a renaissance in English nature writing By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Musing on John Lewis-Stempel's latest book, England: A natural history, James McConnachie marks the flowering of other, more diverse voices in nature writing Full Article
rat These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:00:42 +0100 A mouse's tumours, scales from a butterfly's wings and a smiling cross-section of a bracken fern are some of the incredible images from the Nikon Small World photography competition Full Article
rat Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:33 +0000 Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison Full Article
rat Migratory birds can use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:39 +0000 Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map Full Article
rat How to avoid being fooled by AI-generated misinformation By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:33 +0100 Advances in generative AI mean fake images, videos, audio and bots are now everywhere. But studies have revealed the best ways to tell if something is real Full Article
rat Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:38 +0100 Two important barriers to a stable, powerful fusion reaction have been leapt by an experiment in a small tokamak reactor, but we don’t yet know if the technique will work in larger devices Full Article
rat Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, several key breakthroughs are inching us very close to this coveted prize Full Article
rat Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:00:48 +0100 A solar energy absorber that uses quartz to trap heat reached 1050°C in tests and could offer a way to decarbonise the production of steel and cement Full Article
rat Atoms at temperatures beyond absolute zero may be a new form of matter By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:10 +0100 Physicists have coaxed a cloud of atoms into having a temperature beyond absolute zero and placed them in a geometric structure that could produce an unknown form of matter Full Article
rat Nerve fibres in the brain could generate quantum entanglement By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:00:27 +0100 Calculations show that nerve fibres in the brain could emit pairs of entangled particles, and this quantum phenomenon might explain how different parts of the brain work together Full Article
rat Siberia’s mysterious exploding craters may be caused by hot gas By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:00:20 +0000 Several enormous craters left by explosions have been spotted in Siberia over the past 15 years, and a new explanation links them to hot gas – and climate change Full Article
rat Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense lightning ever observed By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:00:49 +0000 An analysis of satellite observations has identified some extreme thunderstorms over the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with lightning flashes so frequent that the sky would appear continuously lit Full Article
rat Huge crater in India hints at major meteorite impact 4000 years ago By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:18 +0000 The Luna structure, a 1.8-kilometre-wide depression in north-west India, may have been caused by the largest meteorite to strike Earth in the past 50,000 years Full Article
rat Deadly upwellings of cold water pose threat to migratory sharks By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:00:05 +0100 Climate change is making extreme cold upwellings more common in certain regions of the world, and these events can be catastrophic for animals such as bull sharks Full Article
rat Mangrove forests celebrated in stunning photographs By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0100 See some of the top entries to this year's Mangrove Photography Awards, showing the beauty and fragility of these unique ecosystems Full Article
rat Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000 The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy Full Article
rat Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room Full Article
rat Lakes are losing winter ice cover at an astonishing rate By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:00:55 +0000 Fewer lakes are freezing over each winter compared with past years, posing environmental and economic consequences around the world Full Article
rat War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:00:30 +0000 People conceived during the UK's 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended Full Article
rat Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes Full Article
rat Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:33 +0000 Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison Full Article
rat Migratory birds can use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:39 +0000 Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their coordinates on a mental map Full Article
rat Why falling birth rates will be a bigger problem than overpopulation By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:30:56 +0000 Birthrates are projected to have fallen below the replacement level, of 2.1 per woman, in more than three quarters of countries by 2050 Full Article
rat 50,000-year-old picture of a pig is the oldest known narrative art By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:33 +0100 A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling Full Article
rat What Can You Eat on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)? By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: What Can You Eat on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)?Category: Health and LivingCreated: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in BlacksCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2010 10:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Survival Rates Better for Certain Heart Transplant Patients By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Survival Rates Better for Certain Heart Transplant PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/24/2010 6:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat For Some, Moderate Drinking May Prolong Life By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: For Some, Moderate Drinking May Prolong LifeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2010 11:09:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 11:09:17 AM Full Article
rat Parents Deliberately Making Child Ill Can Be Deadly By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Parents Deliberately Making Child Ill Can Be DeadlyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2013 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital Performance By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital PerformanceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2013 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Mexico Farm Tied to Stomach Bug Back in Operation By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Mexico Farm Tied to Stomach Bug Back in OperationCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2013 4:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Simple Strategies Aren't Always Enough for Bedwetting By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Simple Strategies Aren't Always Enough for BedwettingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2013 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/28/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat HPV Vaccination Rates Among Teens Still Lagging: CDC By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: HPV Vaccination Rates Among Teens Still Lagging: CDCCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2013 4:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2013 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Obama Administration Offers New Rules for Religious Objections to Health Care Law By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Obama Administration Offers New Rules for Religious Objections to Health Care LawCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/25/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat TV Ratings for Parents Let Violence, Drinking Slip Through By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: TV Ratings for Parents Let Violence, Drinking Slip ThroughCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Breast-Feeding Rates Climb, But Many Moms Quit Early: CDC By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Breast-Feeding Rates Climb, But Many Moms Quit Early: CDCCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/23/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Health Tip: Keeping Foods Separate During Grilling By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Tip: Keeping Foods Separate During GrillingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2016 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat As Temperatures Fall, Heart Attacks May Rise By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: As Temperatures Fall, Heart Attacks May RiseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat Health Groups Demand 'R' Rating for Movies That Show Smoking By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: Health Groups Demand 'R' Rating for Movies That Show SmokingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat U.S. Obesity Rate Holding Steady, but Still High By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: U.S. Obesity Rate Holding Steady, but Still HighCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/31/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat STD Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: STD Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM Full Article
rat 'Synthetic Pot' Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ER By www.medicinenet.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT Title: 'Synthetic Pot' Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ERCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2019 12:00:00 AM Full Article