Selangor’s fireflies, Borneo’s argus pheasant star in BBC Earth’s The Mating Game
Reading Time: 7 minutesCatch the footage in episode 3 of The Mating Game at 8.05pm today via UnifiTV Channel 501 and Astro Channel 554. Link: BBC Player | BBC Earth ANIMALS are not likely to show up for a photocall at the set. It is the filming crew that has to be up and ready and most of all […]
Study: Human eggs selective in choosing sperm
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHOOSING a partner for marriage is a time-consuming social endeavor but after marriage the “compatability check” still continues on the conjugal bed – where human eggs become selective in sperm preference. This means – the traditional understanding that each living person is a “champion” because he or she is the outcome [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ […]
Sarawak yields app that remotely monitors temperature of Covid-19 PUIs
Reading Time: 3 minutesAT a time when social distancing is the order of the day, especially in clinical settings such as medical wards and emergency rooms – and where personnel protection equipment is hard to come by – the Borneo state of Sarawak rises to the occasion with a remote temperature monitoring gadgetry. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] […]
When lack of science literacy puts us in a spot!
Reading Time: 4 minutesBLOOPERS | Health Minister Dr Adham Baba was recently the laughing stock of the nation for having suggested during a TV 1 interview that drinking warm water could prevent the Covid-19 infection. This blooper was trending for a while – doing the rounds in social media, jumping from one cell phone to another, is being […]
M’sia’s rat-eating primates grab world headlines
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY IT CAME as a bolt in the blue when the world media caught up with a bit of science news from Malaysia – relating to the discovery of rat-eating macaques in palm oil plantations in the country. The Guardian’s international edition in a tongue-in-cheek headline with an intended pun screeched: “Shock and […]
ISAAA appoints M’sian as global coordinator
Reading Time: 6 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY PETALING JAYA: Malaysian science journalist, Dr Mahaletchumy Arujanan was overwhelmed by mixed feelings when informed of her new role as global coordinator for the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). Describing her as a world renowned science communicator, ISAAA’s news portal Crop Biotech Update announced the appointment on May 2. In an immediate reaction to the announcement, Mahaletchumy popularly known as Maha in […]
UMS calls for new research models
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCH carried out by local universities must have meaningful impact on communities and industries. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said this, calling for the intensification of translational and transdisciplinary researches so that that local communities and industries will benefit from such researches. Its Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof Dr Shahril Yusof (pix) recently said research […]
Chinese expertise to lend sting to S’wak’s stingless bee industry
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUCHING: The Borneo state of Sarawak is looking across the South China Sea to lend more “sting” to its stingless bee industry. The popularity of honey from stingless bee, or kelulut, has since recent decades gained traction globally, as it is believed that honey from kelulut contains several health benefits. The state’s Deputy Chief Minister […]
Bidayuh folk consume medicinal plants worth RM32k
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE value of traditional medicinal plants consumed by the Bidayuh native community in Sarawak each year is notably substantial at about RM32,300 (US$7,600) annually. This is according to a survey carried by a team of researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). “This figure is quite significant and reflects the importance of the resources provided by […]
Call to modernise agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutesSarawak’s deputy CM says ultra-chic modern styled technology can make agriculture attractive to youths The Sarawak state government is pushing ahead for high technology practices such as “smart and precision farming” in an effort to make agriculture look “sexy” and attract the modern generation. The initiative will also help the farming community generate higher income […]