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When habitat loss is one of the biggest issues facing wild animals, why has Alaska given an uninhabited, remote island to feral cattle?.....»»
New Zealand on verge of wiping out painful cattle disease
New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful disease from its herd of 10 million cattle after a four-year campaign that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars and resulted in more than 175,000 cows being killed......»»
Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia"s nomads
There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys litter the ground near the modest thatched huts in this small village in the Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia......»»
Bitcoin becomes official currency in Central African Republic
The Central Africa Republic is one of the world's poorest countries, and is a close Russian ally......»»
Bitcoin Becomes Official Currency In Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as legal tender -- just the second country to do so. The BBC reports: CAR is one of the world's poorest countries, but is rich in diamonds, gold and uranium. It has been wracked by conflict for.....»»
Indian Cows (and Buffaloes) Are Going Online
A new breed of startups wants to formalise cattle trading. The Economist: Livestock fairs, where most animals are still bought and sold, can be expensive and chaotic. Farmers shell out entry fees to register their beasts. They must pay for labourers.....»»
The best racing games on Xbox One
Xbox One has built up an impressive roster of racing games. From Riders Republic to Forza Horizon 5, here are some of the best racing games for Xbox One......»»
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron might be getting a remake
The developer of the upcoming Knights of the Old Republic remake is keen to return to the starfighter shooter......»»
Ethereum Dev Imprisoned For Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions
Virgil Griffith, a US cryptocurrency expert, was sentenced on Tuesday to 63 months in prison after pleading guilty to assisting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with technical info on how to evade sanctions. BleepingComputer reports:.....»»
Reducing nitroarenes to amines without need for extreme conditions or toxic reagent production
A team of researchers affiliated with entities in the Czech Republic, Greece and Germany has developed a way to reduce nitroarenes to amines that does not produce toxic reagents and does not involve extreme conditions. They've published their results.....»»
Satellites and surveys help count population to fill census gaps
Geographers at the University of Southampton have produced high resolution population maps of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) nearly 40 years after its last population and housing census. The study is the latest in a number aimed at suppor.....»»
America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
Bill Suan bought his family's cattle farm in the mountains of West Virginia a decade-and-a-half ago with little thought for the two gas wells drilled on the property—but then they started leaking oil onto his fields and sickening his cows......»»
From "boops" to "unks," how scientists are using fish sounds to conserve underwater ecosystems
Cows moo. Wolves howl. Birds tweet. And fish, it turns out, make all sorts of ruckus......»»
Riders Republic Update 1.08 Brings New Events, Bug Fixes
The Riders Republic update 1.08 patch notes have been announced by Ubisoft. The post Riders Republic Update 1.08 Brings New Events, Bug Fixes appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Ubisoft has hit the slopes with the Riders Republic update 1.0.....»»
Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it
Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious......»»
Preventing sexual abuse in humanitarian settings "high priority": WHO chief
Preventing sexual abuse in humanitarian settings is a top priority for the World Health Organization, its chief insisted Friday, amid pressure from donors over an abuse scandal in the Democratic Republic of Congo......»»
Calf personality, feeding, and growth: When one style doesn"t fit all
In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems with minimal cow-calf contact, the weaning schedul.....»»
US Cold War hostility towards Chinese due to the influence of Truman"s nationalist beliefs, new research argues
Research suggests the failure of the Truman administration to pursue rapprochement with Chinese Communists before the founding of the People's Republic of China was not based on ideological distance or domestic politics, as has previously been sugges.....»»
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale: Check out today"s offer on phones
Amazon's first sale of the year, the Great Republic Day Sale, is scheduled from January 17 to 20 and will bring in offers across smartphones and electronics......»»
New book traces trajectory of feminism in modern China
Even before creating a constitution, the first thing the victorious revolutionaries of the People's Republic of China did was pass the New Marriage Law in 1950, giving women equal rights and creating a fundamentally feminist legal framework compared.....»»
SUPERMAN, CINDERELLA AND MINIONS GIVE CHILDREN COVID-19 SHOTS
A medical staff member wearing a costume looks at a child who receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Prague, Czech Republic, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/David W CernySuperman, Cinderella and Minions.....»»