Bumblebee house warming -- it takes a village
All bumblebees always aren't as busy as, well, a bee. It all depends on what their job is. Researchers have known that a key to the insects' success in adapting to cooler climates is their ability to maintain fairly stable body temperatures when flying to flowers. Whether and how they maintained nest temperature was poorly understood. But now scientists from the University of Washington...Bird flu In Indonesia: Government To Launch ‘Village Preparedness’ Schee
In an effort to curb the spread of the lethal disease in the country, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has announced the launching of a bird flu monitoring// system, called "Village Preparedness", which will hopefully be implemented within the span of one month. The "Village Preparedness" scheme, which would involve millions of people at village level, is being launched i...Villagers Panic As Ice Falls From Sky
A large piece of ice is reported to have fallen from the sky in the Indian State of West Bengal on 27 January 2006. This is reported to have taken place at the Katnabil Village, resulting in a flutter in the area.// The phenomenon has been dismissed as absurd by weather experts. The ice is reported to have melted down to weigh only 5 kilograms by the time a photographer arrived at the site. <...31 Villages In Romania Affected By Bird Flu
Health authorities in Romania have confirmed the presence of new H5N1 bird flu infection. Following detection of the bird flu infection in Ostrov // (near the Bulgarian border), 31 villages have been confirmed to be affected by bird flu. Laboratory examination done on samples derived from poultry has been confirmed to be positive for bird flu infection. However, the samples would be f...Malaria, Jaundice Scare In Sirsa Village
The sudden outbreak of malaria and jaundice at Pahihari village near here has caused a scare among villagers in the area, officials here said. // The local Primary Health Centre (PHC) here today constituted a team to collect blood samples of patients and others vulnerable to the diseases, they said. At least one member of all families living in Bachnaram Nambardar Street is...Chickens to be Culled in 23 MP villages
The scare of bird flu has resulted in culling exercise of 8,245 chickens in 23 villages of Madhya Pradesh. The veterinary teams in the state detected the deadly avian influenza virus in Ichhapur town in Burhanpur district and have now started the culling exercise and locate isolated birds. // State veterinary service commissioner Rajesh Rajora said:” We have culled 8,24...