Wildflowers are a crucial component of Malta’s natural environment since they provide essential habitats and food for a variety of species, including insects, birds, and small mammals
Study recommends that grass strips along roads are mowed less than twice a year to ensure greater supply of flowers for bees especially at start of dry season
Eleven Malta-based scientists – seven of whom are University of Malta academics – are among the top two per cent most cited scientists worldwide, according to a Stanford University study. The research, led by Prof. John Ioannidis, analysed scientists from 22 fields whose work was cited between 1965 and 2019. Joseph N Grima, Georgios N Yannakakis, Godfrey Baldacchino, Albert Caruana, Michael A Borg, Giuseppe di Giovanni and Ruben Gatt from the University of Malta; Carmelo Scarpignato from the United Campus of Malta, Birkirkara, Victor Grech and David Pace from Mater Dei Hospital and MCAST’s Mario Balzan have made it in the database of top scientists.