Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain
Reading Time: 3 minutesSCIENTISTS have known for decades that aerobic exercise strengthens the brain and contributes to the growth of new neurons, but few studies have examined how yoga affects the brain. A review of the science finds evidence that yoga enhances many of the same brain structures and functions that benefit from aerobic exercise. The review, published […]
Carolina parakeet extinction
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE, a joint institute of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) in Barcelona and the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen have unveiled the genome of the Carolina parakeet, declared extinct at the beginning of the 20th century. Researchers explored the […]
Continual logging, replanting limits future forest growth
Reading Time: 2 minutesCONTINUALLY logging and re-growing tropical forests to supply timber is reducing the levels of vital nutrients in the soil, which may limit future forest growth and recovery, a new study suggests. This raises concerns about the longterm sustainability of logging in the tropics. Trees of recovering tropical forests were found to have tougher leaves, with […]
USM strenghtens academic and research ties with Pakistan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY TAN EWE HOE PENANG: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) continues to strengthen the relationship with Pakistan as part of the university’s internationalisation agenda. USM Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan said that Pakistan was one of the countries that contributed a large number of international students enrolling in the university. “The latest enrollment of […]
Highly skilled talent for Malaysia’s railway sector
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE creation of a future-ready highly skilled talent for Malaysian rail sector is the focus of a strategic cooperation agreement between HARTASUMA Sdn Bhd (HARTASUMA) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL). Deputy Minister of Transport, Dato’ Kamarudin Jaafar said in his officiating speech at HARTASUMA UniKL Graduates Employability Training Scheme (GETS) closing ceremony said highly skilled […]