Pakistan’s solution to the locust invasion? Turn the pests into chicken feed

The idea is based on a pilot project carried out in Okara district in February.

Rina Saeed Khan

· Yesterday · 08:30 pm

Locusts are an excellent source of protein, but eating them is no longer a good idea

Some have suggested consuming the grasshoppers to manage the locust swarm in parts of Asia and Africa.

Joost Van Itterbeeck, The Conversation

· May 27, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Watch: Marine researchers spot unusual underwater ‘tornado’

This unusual underwater activity was seen during a remote expedition off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Scroll Staff

· May 27, 2020 · 03:03 pm

US policy on mining the moon challenges the long-held idea of space as a ‘global common’

The global management of Antarctica can offer a framework for space governance.

Scott Shackelford, The Conversation

· May 24, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Women are built to give birth to one child at a time. Then why do they have twins?

Releasing two eggs during ovulation increases chances that at least one child will survive.

Joseph L Tomkins, The Conversation

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Rebecca Sear, The Conversation

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Wade Hazel, The Conversation

· May 17, 2020 · 11:30 pm

India’s Aarogya Setu app is another chapter in its chequered history of data protection

From lapses in Aadhaar to SBI’s data servers, India’s cyber security practices have not been promising.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com

· May 14, 2020 · 08:30 pm

No Covid-19 silver bullet: Aarogya Setu endangers India’s privacy – and its usefulness is uncertain

Health experts warn that contact tracing works best in situations where infection rates are low and there is widespread testing.

Shashank Mohan

· May 12, 2020 · 07:30 am

Contrary to what you might have heard, SARS-CoV-2 is neither more nor less virulent in India

Scientist Rakesh K Mishra on India’s gene sequencing and testing strategy.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· May 11, 2020 · 01:30 pm

The coronavirus that caused the 2003 SARS epidemic mysteriously disappeared over time

How is the Covid-19-causing novel coronavirus different?

Marilyn J Roossinck, The Conversation

· May 09, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Scientists suspect that your genes decide how your body reacts to coronavirus

US researchers are trying to explain why there is such a wide range of symptoms.

Austin Nguyen, The Conversation

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Abhinav Nellore, The Conversation

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Reid Thompson, The Conversation

· May 09, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Covid-19: Scientific journals are now pumping out research faster than ever

While there is an urgent need for data, false information can be worse than none at all.

Marcus Munafo, The Conversation

· May 08, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Podcast: How Covid-19 contact-tracing apps could redefine relations between citizens and the state

A conversation with data experts Ananth Padmanabhan and Sahil Deo.

Centre for Policy Research

· May 08, 2020 · 12:30 pm