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There is no doubt that the impacts of climate change are beginning to manifest on the entire globe and particularly on developing countries like Ghana that are relatively vulnerable. Unless structures are carefully and systematically put in place to ensure resilience in development and reduce vulnerability, climate change and climate…
Dr. Oscar Ortiz named Director General ad interim of the International Potato Center
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five commercial radar contracts to Airbus' U.S. division; San Francisco-based Capella Space;
New research, conducted by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation, details parents’ preferences for in-person school safety
The way an elephant manipulates its trunk to eat and drink could lead to better robots, researchers say. Elephants dilate their nostrils to create more space in their trunks, allowing them to store up to 5.5 liters (1.45 gallons) of water, according to their new study. They can also suck up three liters (0.79 gallons) per second—a speed 30 times faster than a human sneeze (150 meters per second/330 mph), the researchers found. The researchers wanted to better understand the physics of how elephants use their trunks to move and manipulate air, water, food, and other objects. They also wanted...