Why is air invisible?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAIR looks invisible because it sends very little color to our eyes. Most objects seem to have color because they absorb some light wavelengths, or colors, and reflect others back to us. Objects appear to be the color they reflect to our eyes.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Air is a mixture of gases, mainly nitrogen […]
What is the colour of the sun?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe almost certainly drew the Sun in the shape of a face in our notebook, and invariably, the color of the Sun’s face would have been yellow or orange. The real color of the sun is white. The reason that the Sun looks yellow to us is because the Earth’s atmosphere scatters higher wavelength colors, […]
How fungi make nutrients available to the world
Reading Time: 7 minutesScientists are researching fungi’s essential role in decomposition, particularly breaking down cell walls in wood LIKE most of us, trees don’t want to be eaten alive. To prevent this gruesome fate, they developed extremely tough cell walls around 400 million years ago. For millions of years, nothing could break down lignin, the strongest substance in […]
How deep is the ocean?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE average depth of the ocean is about 12,100 feet. The deepest part of the ocean is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the U.S. territorial island of Guam. Challenger Deep is approximately 36,200 […]
Why ozone levels pose a challenge to food security
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY DIVYA PANDEY Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, York, AXA Research Fun LISA EMBERSON SEI York Centre Director, University of York SOFIE MORTENSEN Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute OZONE is a well-known and interesting gas. It is thought of as a “good” gas when present in the stratosphere, where it forms the ozone layer sitting […]
Unimas students explore Niah Caves
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA TOTAL of 40 students from second, third and fourth year batches from the Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability department took part in the Zirafah Purple’s Cave Explorer Event. This programme was to explore Taman Tumbina at Bintulu and Niah Cave, Batu Niah, Miri which is 700 km from Unimas Kota Samarahan Campus. The programme […]
Blue whale genome reveals the animals’ extraordinary evolutionary history
Reading Time: 2 minutesFOR the first time, scientists of the German Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Goethe University and the University of Lund in Sweden have deciphered the complete genome of the blue whale and three other rorquals. These insights now allow tracking the evolutionary history of the worlds’ largest animal and its relatives in unprecedented detail. […]
Elusive male of spider species found in Sabah
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY JOSEPH MASILAMANY KINABATANGAN: At long last, the “missing male” counterpart of the orb-weaving spider species Opadometa sarawakensis has finally been found. A team of 16 students from Holland on a recent ecology field trip to the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary here discovered the species known for its flamboyant red and blue colours. The species was […]
Sabah shines in multiple growth areas
Reading Time: 5 minutesBY DATUK SERI PANGLIMA WILFRED MADIUS TANGAU Land Below the Wind records RM165b in cumulative investment since 2008 THE Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Launched in 2008, Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman announced that this project has recorded RM165 billion in cumulative investment as of January this year. He […]
Animal breeders are blocked worldwide from using genetic engineering. Here’s why
Reading Time: 6 minutesBY STEVEN CERIER INCREASINGLY prevalent in producing the crops we consume and creating the medicines used to treat our ailments and chronic diseases, genetic engineering could become a common method of modifying the animals we have domesticated and use for food. This will be particularly important as the demand for meat and animal products is […]