News Updates LOWER IRAQI WHEAT CROPS Farmers in Iraq held off planting winter wheat for as long as possible due to the lack of rain, but they have had to go ahead with planting even though the ground moisture is far below ideal levels for the winter crop. Farmers' concerns go well beyond the winter wheat crop, as low levels of winter moisture have likewise affected reservoirs, and there are questions about the availability of water in the summer for irrigation. So while we see the effect on winter wheat and barley, the lack of moisture could very well have a serious impact on spring plantings and summer crops. EU AND INDIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT The EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) that has been in the works since 2008 is reportedly cl...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.