These studies, published Tuesday in the scientific journal “Science”, thus point to a very probable animal origin of the virus. It all started at the Wuhan market. Two studies published on Tuesday July 26 in the prestigious journal Science conclude that the Covid-19 pandemic began in the market in the city of Wuhan (China). The…
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Solar energy can be stored for up to 18 years, according to scientists
Dr. Kasper Moth-Poulson and his team have found a novel way to store solar energy Solar-powered technology is one step closer to becoming commonplace thanks to a “radical” new scientific breakthrough. In 2017, scientists at a Swedish university created an energy system that allows solar energy to be captured and stored for up to 18…
Wilfried Sanchez: “Plant protection products make birds and insects disappear”
Each year, between 55,000 and 70,000 tonnes of plant protection products (PPP) are used in France, mainly in agriculture. A study by independent experts, submitted in May to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, is conclusive: all environments are contaminated, with proven impacts on…
Glasgow hotel ‘run like an open prison’ earns £1m a year from taxpayers’ cash to house homeless people
Queen’s Park Hotel provides temporary accommodation for homeless people. Neighbours have raised concerns for the residents’ welfare after witnessing altercations with staff. The hotel in Glasgow, accused of being run as an “open prison”, receives up to £1 million a year of taxpayers’ cash to house the city’s homeless. The Queen’s Park Hotel charges Glasgow…
Famous secret farmers, which pop stars have moved to the countryside and are farming
Pop stars, dancers and actors have given up a fast-paced city life to move to the countryside to run their own farm with livestock and home produce. Many high-profile names in show business and television lead hectic lives full of early calls, constant drives and late nights. To compensate for the stress of all the…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s balancing act in front of the Bundestag
The Social Democratic leader clearly opposed a no-fly zone or the sending of a NATO peacekeeping mission to Ukraine. But the break is not the adventure. Because if Germany is ready to change course, it also knows how far it does not want to go. This was explained by Olaf Scholz on Wednesday March 23…
In Cambodia, a new generation of environmental defenders is mobilizing
Despite the intimidation of which the activists are victims, the vocations of environmentalists flourish in this country nibbled away by deforestation and the concreting of the land. It was a 30-hectare lake, which the waters of the Tonlé Sap gorged in the rainy season. It is now a construction site that stretches as far as…
Inflation, debt, shortages… The war in Ukraine increases the vulnerability of emerging economies
Barely out of the recession linked to Covid-19, these countries are facing the consequences of the Russian invasion. For some, the risk of financial crisis is real. Emerging countries are misnamed. Fresh out of the Covid-19 pandemic, which plunged them into a historic recession, they now see their recovery compromised by the war in Ukraine….
AGA Parts Co. offers reliable spare parts for heavy machinery produced by 90 international manufacturers
AGA Parts (Brooklyn, NY) supplies genuine and aftermarket spare parts for special-purpose machinery produced by leading manufacturers: Caterpillar, Cummins, Komatsu, Hitachi, CNH, Atlas Copco, John Deere, Volvo, Sandvik, and JCB. AGA Parts offers an online catalog featuring extensive part number lists. Its auto-search system based on part numbers enables instant search of specific parts for…
Scotland has developed an app to combat obesity in horses
The University of Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a free app to monitor the weight and overall health of horses called Equi-BCS. The current version is based on the results of a survey conducted among 100 people associated with horse breeding. The app’s developer is equine nutritionist Katie Williams, and she surveyed horse owners, veterinary professionals…