A few times a week two friends who live in different towns receive mail from each other. What they exchange are not letters, but limericks that tell about events in their lives or the world around them, that are immortalized on paper to share with each other. This exchange of limericks, written on postcards, are … Read more
Clint Laidlaw, of Springville, exhibits crested geckos on his YouTube channel. (Clint’s Reptiles via YouTube) Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes SPRINGVILLE — Few, if any, animals instill fear more than spiders, bats and snakes. But Clint Laidlaw is on a mission to educate the public, and evaporate the fear of at least two of the … Read more
First he had a freshwater snail species named after him and now Novak Djokovic has once again been honored by having new insect species found in Serbia named after him. Dr Nikola Vesovic from the Institute of Zoology at the University of Belgrade was among a team who discovered the species previously unknown to science … Read more
For 50 years, the Westport Land Conservation Trust has played a major role in preserving more than 5,000 acres of farmland and greenspace in Westport. The non-profit organization also owns more than 1,600 acres of land outright, much of which is used for the benefit of wildlife and the public. Executive Director Ross Moran joined … Read more
Jewelry September 30, 2022 An image of the Chopard Happy Sport Sea Turtle watch. Image credit: Chopard By Luxury Daily News Service Swiss jeweler Chopard is infusing its glamorous jewelry with animal activism with its latest offering. {“ct”:”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 +3wVfpbUMwMimBLF8EPSQHBL9xm//rSpOmm6GrZmkJcl9MxfSbyarFbBchLGOZHz6Dcp1IYWaQmmWg0WCaGv1uWCw1HaY1dn1/D0AxbswdRdL2XTcL3+/imLITH5YWNeWCUTMYfSo0qZVhxCzQ7QgzNYXsClGpSoLVUjkGFrSzmx+xMCFBTNmUIQy8iD7eu2Ga+tvco5wlC1xOjs0JISsXnc8PMPZsOChMMYjYcj/m6vXhxYTQDINdUoSn15O2Y9b0TNmjBWY+OVmzbo5Lck0jp3IgkmOk6koCyO0qu7tEEqqM5qZpQ2adENIrHyY4wGdidtUORj3aU4SSFXUHDQ0cSJkbnzvLya3Afgu4tvmQip0daWqrr4sqR72wIL4SpT 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 ++3tpUprOKMhfnshVt5saEFPN2b+tf0+KaGfxVhAuQZMNyi/PF6TfZA8oCjSSlc+2 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 /pmDjNOrQvdaQVIGZe/oZcr+mHWzUY8UI5f6N14Y8L7KKWDOw8qpHMwc6IfEjINmfxamgP5tSy2MJuK7RgHtWJ826SpovZ9J1RwMy8NfWyk4Go175GdtOOscAxEu/oqDZHvAqUHkOJyL6SVjKfAtzmvocqZ2bK4JPeQH3T1k55ZD8tRe4F4qhKqRfXI+f2QqxQfDBX5761NqtCD5c5y507kLsDsIaCU1plYDUhmFhytoR161HkscG3FgiSLGLZiSw3PMCcOKfE3Pq8JK84di0wDfzMF5D9BUKImITNsD3YgqGzESAIeyDsGBbPwA4c2MU KCCV86qCOKwyXw0EVyGG8Z/Woo+8lOqoSvK4asOeoeUv36ZifN6tO/D5GNmzfIQ899kSi+vfU8zg==”,”iv”:”9df6f934ac73e794f65cafa0881df63e”,”s”:”a333cf6c464f8312″} Share your thoughts. click here .
Sign MoU to provide scholarships for five Postgraduates The University of Calabar, UNICAL, and Nigeria Conservation Foundation, NCF have initiated move to save Gorillas from extinction in Nigeria. Part of the move was the signing of a Momerandom of Understanding, MoU, to provide Scholarship that will see five Post graduates undertake research to preserve, conserve … Read more
Most of us are familiar with the story of Job in the Bible. It still stands as the best theodicy ever written. It still causes us to question and ponder the suffering in the world. It reminds us that there are things in the world, and beyond, that we cannot fathom — much less understand. … Read more
Bonnie Fleming, a professor of physics in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and faculty member of Yale’s Wright Lab, has taken on a prominent new role as chief research officer and deputy director at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Fleming, whose new position at Fermilab began Sept. 6, will also … Read more
Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico with high wind speeds, flooding, and landslides. (Photo: Coast Guard News, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) When Hurricane Fiona recently struck Puerto Rico the island was still recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the swarm of earthquakes that started in 2019. Hurricane Fiona’s extreme rainfall and flooding triggered landslides in … Read more
Clara Sousa-Silva. Photo by Melanie Gonick Bard College Assistant Professor of Physics Clara Sousa-Silva has published a new study, “The impending opacity challenge in exoplanet atmospheric characterization,” in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Astronomy. The paper is led by graduate student Prajwal Niraula (MIT), and coauthored by Julien de Wit (MIT), Iouli E Gordon (Harvard), Robert … Read more