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Yale University The ant came in a small vial of ethanol, sealed in a plastic bag, and packed in a small cardboard box. It was addressed to Yale’s Douglas B. Booher. German entomologist Phillip Hoenle had discovered the ant, which he noted had some peculiar features, in a rain forest in Ecuador. Now he wanted Booher, a research associate in the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change and the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, to confirm whether this trap ant was truly a new s...

By Bill Hathaway May 5, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this The new species of ant, discovered in an Ecuadorian rain forest, is notable for its smooth and shining cuticles and large trap jaw mandibles. (Phil Hoenle) The ant came in a small vial of ethanol, sealed in a plastic bag, and packed in a small cardboard box. It was addressed to Yale’s Douglas B. Booher. German entomologist Phillip Hoenle had discovered the ant, w...

Joe Amon / Connecticut Public Radio Connecticut homebuilders are pushing back against legislation that would allow municipalities to require new buildings to meet high efficiency standards.  The bill (HB 6572) would authorize municipalities to adopt a so-called “stretch” building code that would apply to new or substantially renovated buildings larger than 40,000 square feet. Developers would have to demonstrate that the buildings will use at least 10 percent per square foot less ene...

(StatePoint) As summer approaches, pools are great for play, exercise and therapy. However, it is critical that while enjoying ourselves, we take appropriate safety precautions. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 275 children nationwide under the age of 5 drown in swimming pools annually, and more than 4,100 children receive medical treatment for pool-related accidents, the majority of which occur in backyard pools. Luckily, building codes and standards can help...

daily dose of trivia for all the history buffs out there. So sit back and take a ride to all the fascinating things that happened today! People are trapped in history and history is trapped in people, and hence, every day has been a significant one in the foibles of History. Let’s take a tour of “This Day in History – 1st of May”. 1006Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus - Advertisement - Chandra’s image of SN 1006 shows X-rays from multimillion degree g...

Public-private policing partnerships 27 April 2021 In many important areas, private security can be the partner the police need to deliver public safety and security outcomes in Papua New Guinea, Sinclair Dinnen and Grant Walton write. Soon after his appointment as Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Police Minister, Bryan Kramer promised to reform PNG’s police force — the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). The former opposition member and outspoken critic of the previous O’Neill governm...

Part 3 of 10: Realizing a Hydrogen Economy Series International seaborne transportation is a primary driver of international trade and the global economy, with approximately 80 percent of global trade by volume carried by ships at sea. The shipping sector has experienced steady growth for decades, although carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the primary greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted from marine shipping. In 2012, CO 2 and GHG emissions from international shipping were estimated to be around 2.1 percent and...

Advertisement April 12 marked the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first human space flight in 1961. It also became an occasion for fresh appeals for maintaining the sanctity of outer space. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, delivering a special message on the occasion, said, “We support the start of negotiations on the development of an international legally binding instrument prohibiting the deployment of any types of weapons [in space], as well as the use of force or threat of fo...

UNWTOs Crisis Committee hosts virtual meeting for recovery of the global economy The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has again convened its Global Tourism Crisis Committee to lead the sector in harmonizing travel and health protocols and securing vital financing for businesses struggling to survive an historic crisis. The ninth meeting of the Crisis Committee advanced solutions to the biggest challenges standing in the way of international travel returning. Committee members, drawn from pol...

IT has been long understood that certain animals have an uncanny ability to predict the weather, and none more so than cats. In his column from April 4, 1981 my dad mentions overhearing a lady discussing the behaviour of her feline. It had been sitting in front of the fireplace with its back to the flames and she said that meant that a storm was coming. Dad confirms she was right because not long afterwards, gales, snow and heavy rain swept the country. For many centuries, sailors have had ...