Are your cleaning habits making your home dirtier?
— File photo Most people are used to cleaning their homes frequently and some people are constantly engaged in cleaning related activities. But did you know that frequent house cleaning…
Are you not making this mistake to quench your thirst somewhere?
— File photo Many people use cold carbonated drinks to reduce heat intensity or to quench thirst, which are harmful to our health. It is better to drink water instead…
Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
Dominica, which lies in Eastern Caribbean, is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, which are being exacerbated by the climate crisis: Hurricane Maria in 2017 was a devastating example, destroying…
World’s diverse biospheres ‘making peace with the natural world’
These sites promote biodiversity conservation with sustainable use and are located across 134 countries, with 21 new reserves added in the past two years alone. The rapid expansion of this…
Sweden is considering making desecration of the Holy Quran and other holy scriptures a crime
Sweden’s Justice Minister Gunnar Strömer—Photo courtesy of Foreign Media After a global outcry against the desecration of the Holy Quran, Sweden began to consider making desecration of the Holy Quran…
Meet the robots who are making the world a better place
As artificial intelligence (AI) sprouts new, powerful learning abilities, nations are working on strategies to govern it, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is hosting the two-day summit…
Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO
WHO’s representative in Ukraine Dr. Jarno Habicht told reporters that after the collapse of the dam caused severe flooding and massive displacement, the agency’s primary concern was the potential outbreak…
Avoid making these 6 mistakes to reap the best benefits of green tea
File photo Green tea is popular all over the world, some like it for digestion and some for its taste, while most people use it for weight loss, but it…
Aren’t you also making these mistakes in washing your hands?
File photo New research suggests proper hand-washing techniques, including fingers, back of hand, liquid hand soap and amount of sanitizer. New research findings suggest that the amount of alcohol-based hand…
A method for making painkillers from thistle venom has been developed
Brisbane: Scientists have developed a method that could use the venom of the painful Australian thistle tree to create new painkillers. Other researchers, including Irina Vetter of the University of…