How to protect health & home from cold weather dangers
How to protect health & home from cold weather dangers

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe. These dangers can include carbon monoxide poisoning, hypothermia and frozen pipes that can burst and make homes unlivable. Public safety officials and experts say there are multiple ways people can...

AI to monitor remote ecosystems and protect endangered wildlife
AI to monitor remote ecosystems and protect endangered wildlife

The rare Geoffreys spider monkeys, living high in the rainforest canopy, are difficult for scientists to track. To study them, biologist Jenna Lawson placed 350 audio monitors in trees across Costa Ricas Osa Peninsula. The devices captured forest sounds for a week, gathering so much data that...

Hidden dangers: Black plastics in household items release toxic chemicals
Hidden dangers: Black plastics in household items release toxic chemicals

As you caramelize onions in the pan and flip them with your black spatula, you may have unknowingly added hidden chemicals to your dish. A recent study published in the journal Chemosphere finds that household black plastic items have been quietly releasing harmful chemicals. Researchers...

Govt published list of 1000 endangered plants to ensure conservation: Adviser
Govt published list of 1000 endangered plants to ensure conservation: Adviser

Adviser to environment, forest and climate change ministry Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Monday that a Red List of 1,000 endangered plant species has been prepared to ensure effective conservation and management of plant species in Bangladesh. She shared the information at the publication event of...

Forest officials rescue 12 endangered capped langurs in Moheshkhali
Forest officials rescue 12 endangered capped langurs in Moheshkhali

12 endangered capped langurs were rescued by the forest department officials in Moheshkhali upazila of Coxs Bazar. The langurs werefound caged at a house in the district. We received information from a sevret source that some individuals had captured endangered capped langurs from the...