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Since 2000, more than 7.2 million hectares of threatened species habitat, mainly for farming. But farmers are now looking for compensation for the land they have not cleared.
Dubai: Rich in mythology and ancient relics, the island country of Ireland aims to encapsulate 5,000 years of history in an immersive exhibit while celebrating its contemporary talents in a culturally hybrid space at Expo 2020 Dubai come October. The pavilion, with the theme ‘Ireland – island of inspiration’, "evokes the great Irish tradition of creativity", says Patrick Hennessy, Commissioner General of the Ireland Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, in an interview with Gulf News. “We’ll be bringing our visitors right up-to-date with modern developments in terms of technology, but als...
Ground-breaking male form sale at Bonhams By the Waters Edge by Henry Scott Tuke. Estimate: £6,000-9,000. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON .-Bonhams is to hold the first-ever sale by an international auction house dedicated exclusively to a celebration of the male form in art. It will span centuries and genres, from Antiquities and Old Master Painting to Sculpture and Decorative Arts, from Contemporary Art to Photography. The sale will take place at Bonhams New Bond Street saleroom in London on Wednesday 16 June. The sale is being curated by Bonhams Greek Art Specialist Anastasia Orfanidou and Bonha...
On February 18th this year, cheers erupted around the world while viewers watched Nasaâs Perseverance robot land on Mars. It was the 10th-ever landing on the red planet, which began with the Soviet Union in 1971. Though located 300 million miles and a seven-month journey from earth, the planet has an interesting Irish link. One of the planetsâ moons â Deimos â has an abyss called Swift Crater, in memory of the ramblings of Lemuel Gulliver, the pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift in his 1726 masterpiece, Gulliverâs Travels. The noted Irish satirist and poet, who became...
Emerging smart technology makes farming blueberries cheaper and more environmentally friendly The wild blueberry market has developed into a multimillion-dollar industry in North America, with consumers pushing up demand as they seek out the prized berries for a range of health benefits. Growing and harvesting the fruit can, however, be complicated by weeds that infest commercial fields, compete with blueberry plants for nutrients and interfere with harvesting equipment. To stem the spread of unwanted plants, farmers often rely on broadcast applications of herbicides to eliminate the weeds, s...