Articles tagged with "Nature"

Do You Know What Your Birdhouse Is Really Made Of?

If you’re reading this you care about birds. You want to attract them to your yard. You want them to raise a family or two there and you want to hear their lively calls and antics at the feeder or the birdbath. You’re probably shopping for a birdhouse and you’re confused at which one to buy because there’s just so many on the web. Fancy ones, plain ones, high priced ones, and cheap ones. They all do the same job right? Just pick one and put it up and enjoy the birds. If you do that and don’t look a bit deeper into just what went into the birdhouse you’ve selected you may just be dooming the very birds you want to enjoy.

Written by Gene Wolf · Category: Home and Family

Scientists finds origin of dissolved Arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water

Researchers in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists, world health agencies and the Bangladeshi government for nearly 30 years. The research suggests that human alteration to the landscape, the construction of [...]

Written by Assam News · Category: Science