Statistical study finds it unlikely South African fossil species is ancestral to humans

Statistical analysis of fossil data shows that it is unlikely that Australopithecus sediba, a nearly two-million-year-old, apelike fossil from South Africa, is the direct ancestor of Homo, the genus to which modern-day humans belong.

Irrigation Boost for Buhera Families

Irrigation Boost for Buhera Families

Over 29 000 families in Buhera are set to benefit from the Tarwira Irrigation Scheme, which is expected to boost food security and household income in the district, which is one of the most affected by drought in recent years.

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.