e-Extension for farmers soon says NAERL boss

*  100 workers already trained for operations

The Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Office (NAERLS) Prof.  Mohahammed Uthman

Agricultural extension services via phones and internet is set for launching, very soon. This was disclosed by the Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Office (NAERLS) Prof.  Mohahammed Uthman in Zaria, recently.

Pix: FMARD major projects with their coordinators led by Director of project Dr. Maimuna Habib today interface with NIRSAL management on finance collaboration.

 FMARD major projects with their coordinators led by Director of project Dr. Maimuna Habib today interface with NIRSAL management on finance collaboration.

An electric tongue can handle more spicy foods than you can

Spicy food is huge business, and Washington State University researchers have found that an electronic tongue, or e-tongue, is more effective and accurate in taste-testing fiery foods than sensitive human taste buds.

Radical desalination approach may disrupt the water industry

 water that contains high concentrations of dissolved salts and whose saline levels are higher than ocean water -- are a growing environmental concern around the world.

Paper wasps capable of behavior that resembles logical reasoning

A new University of Michigan study provides the first evidence of transitive inference, the ability to use known relationships to infer unknown relationships, in a nonvertebrate animal: the lowly paper wasp.

Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches

Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest parts of the ocean, new research finds.

Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't

What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect?

Your friendly neighborhood hummingbirds. If drones had this combo, they would be able to maneuver better through collapsed buildings and other cluttered spaces to find trapped victims.

Plastic gets a do-over: Breakthrough discovery recycles plastic from the inside out

Light yet sturdy, plastic is great -- until you no longer need it. Because plastics contain various additives, like dyes, fillers, or flame retardants, very few plastics can be recycled without loss in performance or aesthetics.

Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection

It was the summer of 2017, and her lungs were struggling to reach even a third of their normal function. She had cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that clogs lungs with mucus and plagues patients with persistent infections. For eight years, she had been taking antibiotics to control two stubborn bacterial strains.

Pictures speak at the open day of National Animal Production Research Institute(NAPRI) where National discussion on livestock and animals productivity is being discussed.

Pictures speak at the open day of National Animal Production Research Institute(NAPRI) where National discussion on livestock and animals productivity is being discussed. The Governor of Kastina Rt. Hon Mazari and Kaduna Gov. is ably represented and Agric. Minister,  Chief Audu Ogbeh.Host is Exe. Dir. Napri,  Prof. C. A. M. Lakpini

Pictures speak at the open day of National Animal Production Research Institute(NAPRI) where National discussion on livestock and animals productivity is being discussed. The Governor of Kastina Rt. Hon Mazari and Kaduna Gov. is ably represented and Agric. Minister,  Chief Audu Ogbeh.Host is Exe. Dir. Napri,  Prof. C. A. M. Lakpini. See more images below...