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The little owl hunts rodents and larger invertebrates.

‘Little owl on the brink of extinction’

General newsBy Abdulsalam Mahmud15/11/2022Leave a comment

This year, ornithologists have counted only 62 chicks in the nests of 26 pairs of the little owl. Again, boosting the population of the endangered owl in the Czech Republic has been unsuccessful, and the little owl now faces extinction.

Internet photo used for illustration only

Academies unveil report on human microbiome research

General news, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesBy Abdulsalam Mahmud14/11/2022Leave a comment

Though, colonized from birth by myriads of microbes in and on our body that constitute our microbiome, numerous studies have shown that the composition and activity of our microbiome in various body sites are associated with health and disease. 

Researchers analyze the human brain components on computer screen Credit: FRQ

7 ‘mega’ research projects in Netherlands get AIRF grants

From IYBSSD partners, General news, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesBy Abdulsalam Mahmud13/11/2022Leave a comment

In Netherlands, seven new ‘groundbreaking’ research projects have been awarded grants from the Academy Institutes Research Fund (AIRF).

Image used for illustrative purpose alone. Credit: Pinterest

Model improves accuracy for remote sensing interpretation

Chinese Academy of Sciences, From IYBSSD partners, General newsBy Abdulsalam Mahmud12/11/2022Leave a comment

A new foundation model dubbed RingMo has been developed to improve the accuracy for remote sensing image interpretation.

YVONNE MASCARENHAS

Mascarenhas – Celebrating Latin America’s most productive researcher

Brazilian Academy of Sciences, From IYBSSD partners, General newsBy Abdulsalam Mahmud11/11/2022Leave a comment

Yvonne Mascarenhas turned 91 on the 21st of July 2022, having dedicated at least 70 years to scientific research. The accomplished Brazilian woman scientist is a force to be reckoned with in the field of physical chemistry.

File photo for illustrative purpose only. Credit: The King's Fund

25 countries partner on health inequalities research

From IYBSSD partners, General news, IAPBy Abdulsalam Mahmud09/11/2022Leave a comment

A series of workshops recently attracted participants from 25 countries to identify how research can create more equitable health outcomes, while facilitating future health emergency preparedness.

Internet photo used for illustration only. Credit: BYinnovation

Research initiative needed to achieve climate-neutral society

From IYBSSD partners, General news, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesBy Abdulsalam Mahmud08/11/2022Leave a comment

Climate scientists, united in an advisory body set up by NWO and KNAW, are recommending that a ‘Dutch Climate Research Initiative’ (Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland) be established as soon as possible.

A woman scientist examining agronomic and soil management practices in Western Kenya. Gender experts say women remain “systematically excluded” from research, leading to inherent scientific biases. Copyright: CIAT/GeorginaSmith, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

‘Only 20% of climate change studies written by women’

From IYBSSD partners, General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud07/11/2022Leave a comment

Despite progress on gender representation in science and research, disparities still exist. Women author fewer of the papers that are published in journals than men, according to the findings by the scientific publisher Elsevier.

File photo attached to the culled article

OAD PROJECTS: Astronomy for students through app and game

From IYBSSD partners, International Astronomical UnionBy Abdulsalam Mahmud06/11/2022Leave a comment

Since 2011, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has funded over 200 projects that use astronomy as a tool to address challenges in communities and achieve SDGs. OAD’s Dana Ficut-Vicas and Maria Alejandra Diaz write on the changes these projects are creating in their communities.

Tshilidzi Marwala

TWAS Fellow, Marwala, appointed UN University Rector

From IYBSSD partners, General news, TWASBy Abdulsalam Mahmud05/11/2022Leave a comment

Tshilidzi Marwala, a 2010 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Fellow from South Africa, is now the Rector of United Nations University (UNU).

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