Washington, March 2 – Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater. Now scientists are trying to make a wet adhesive out of it to close wounds.
University of Utah (U-U) researchers have discovered why the fly’s silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable [...]
Male, Feb 17 – The Maldives has pledged to phase out by 2020 a group of chemicals which thin out the earth’s ozone layer and warm the atmosphere, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The phase-out will be 20 years ahead of what all countries have to do under an international protocol.
Hailing the decision [...]
Male, Jan 15 – It was a breathtaking experience for the 950 eclipse chasers onboard Aquamarine, India’s first eclipse cruise, as the moon covered the sun’s disc making a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the sky – the millennium’s longest annular solar eclipse Friday.
The island nation of Maldives provided the best view of the celestial event.
People [...]
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