Darwin Ecosystem News

Darwin Ecosystem The Straits Times / Apr 27, 2021

ST takes a closer look at the eight individuals eyeing the remaining six seats in the FAS Council. Of the eight, Darwin Jalil, Rizal Rasudin and Lim Tong Hai served on the previous Council. Being the only woman, Julie Teo will make the council as the FAS constitution states that there must be at least one female council member.

Darwin Ecosystem The Standard / Apr 27, 2021

For years, Mt Kenya forests, the country's main water tower, have struggled against degradation caused by illegal logging. But now, conservationists are coming to grips with a second villain; Lantana camara, also known as Curse of India, a fast-growing, tough-to-control shrub that is suffocating large sections of the forest.

Darwin Ecosystem The Straits Times / Apr 26, 2021

SINGAPORE - Ben Teng may be about to relinquish his role as adviser to Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Geylang International, but the incoming Football Association of Singapore (FAS) vice-president still holds the SPL close to his heart and is determined to help it grow in his upcoming four-year term.

Darwin Ecosystem Labmate Online / Apr 25, 2021

An international team of researchers from China, Brazil, UK, Denmark and Japan have described a new Jurassic pterosaur Kunpengopterus antipollicatus, as having the oldest true opposed thumb - a novel structure previously not known in pterosaurs. Click to read more...

Darwin Ecosystem pv magazine International / Apr 23, 2021

French train manufacturer Alstom said that hydrogen trains offer a cost-efficient alternative for 46% of mainline tracks in the EU that aren't electrified, adding that its Coradia iLint is now ready for commercial deployment. Coradia iLint is reportedly the world's first hydrogen train.

Darwin Ecosystem National Geographic UK / Apr 22, 2021

Of all the ways animals have evolved to evade predators, feigning death might be one of the most creative-and risky. Scientifically known as thanatosis, or tonic immobility, playing dead occurs across the animal kingdom, from birds to mammals to fish.

Darwin Ecosystem Pragativadi / Apr 22, 2021

Allocation of medical resources during an emergency should solely be on the basis of triaging. Only doctors can decide who has priority. In the current situation, politicians have completely taken over hospital admissions and undeserving people are occupying ICU and oxygen beds.

Darwin Ecosystem THE WEEK / Apr 20, 2021

DP Retail, a subsidiary of Darwin Platform Group of Companies (DPGC) sets ambitious targets for providing big employment opportunities to youth, empowering smaller retailers and giving a new age shopping experience to customers The retail industry has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-paced sectors with double-digit annual growth and it accounts for over 10 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and around eight percent of the employment.

Darwin Ecosystem pv magazine Australia / Apr 19, 2021

Tomorrow, Tuesday 20 March, begins a series of free, virtual industry by climate-change-solutions think tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), aimed at gathering a critical mass of renewable energy and zero-emissions-minded companies to coalesce around Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts - first ports of call, The Hunter and Gladstone regions.

Darwin Ecosystem World Atlas / Apr 17, 2021

A turtle that has survived millions of years on planet Earth is currently on the brink of extinction - and we are to blame for that. The Mary River turtle ( Elusor macrurus) is the only species in its genus and the Mary River system in Queensland, Australia, is the only place in the world where it is found.

Darwin Ecosystem Display Daily / Apr 16, 2021

After a one-year hiatus induced by the pandemic, Touch Taiwan will stage a strong comeback online April 19-28, with an instant messaging function available to help overseas buyers address travel restrictions amid the pandemic and continue exchanges with Taiwan’s top suppliers to create business opportunities.

Darwin Ecosystem The Guardian / Apr 16, 2021

idden under our feet is a miniature landscape made up of tunnels, caves and decaying matter. Soil is where a quarter of the species on our planet are believed to live and in this dark, quiet, damp world, death feeds life. Rotting leaves, fruits, plants and organisms are folded into the soil and burped out as something new.

Darwin Ecosystem Yahoo Finance UK / Apr 16, 2021

Downing ONE VCT plcLEI: 213800R88MRC4Y3OIW8616 April 2021Issue of Equity The Directors of Downing ONE VCT plc announce an allotment on 15 April 2021 of ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the Offer for Subscription that opened on 11 September 2020 ("Offer") as follows: 667,339 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 58.65p per share.

Darwin Ecosystem Science Daily / Apr 12, 2021

A new 160-million-year-old arboreal pterosaur species, dubbed 'Monkeydactyl', has the oldest true opposed thumb -- a novel structure previously not known in pterosaurs. An international team of researchers from China, Brazil, UK, Denmark and Japan have described a new Jurassic pterosaur Kunpengopterus antipollicatus, which was discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China.

Darwin Ecosystem Realnoe vremya / Apr 12, 2021

Russian Venture Forum kicked off in Tatarstan Why does not the amount of venture investment in Russia grow and stopped at a 2019 level while the venture ecosystem itself crosses borders and there is capital traffic, there is a fight for teams? Moderator of the plenary session of Russian Venture Fund, Director of Tatarstan's Investment and Venture Fund Aynur Adydeldinov.