Environment

Kanye said his new album had been pushed back so he could "go and grab the soil" in Africa
Kanye said his new album had been pushed back so he could "go and grab the soil" in Africa
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Kanye West: ‘I’m going to Africa to Record’

Kanye West was supposed to release his ninth album, Yandhi, on Saturday he has given a good explanation as he said it would –, and it all has to do with Africa. Three days later, he’s appeared on Saturday Night Live and called for the abolition of the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, which

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Free bionic hand for young amputee

NHS is planning on making Bionic hand prostheses more available, as they have already started Bristol clinical trial. The four pieces which make up the prostheses can be customised by individual users, depending on their body scans. The users muscle movement can activate the sensors so that the hand move the hand back and fourth, opening

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11 hippos found dead

THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has launched an investigation after 11 carcasses of hippos were found in Mlibizi, Binga this week. No cause of death has been established although there are fears of poisoning, while villagers from nearby communities reportedly feasted on the game meat. The carcasses were discovered on Sunday and

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Falcon bird under threat

IMPLEMENTORS of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES), a joint Zimbabwe and Zambia project that earmarks to generate 2 400MW of electricity, are likely to face stiff resistance from environmentalists who feel damming the mighty Zambezi River at the gorges would drive away the famous falcon bird. The powerful and fast-flying Peregrine Falcons are a

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Obama Administration And Wildlife Advocates Strike Deal On Endangered Species Act Protections
Obama Administration And Wildlife Advocates Strike Deal On Endangered Species Act Protections
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Obama Administration And Wildlife Advocates Strike Deal On Endangered Species Act Protections

A federal judge was asked Tuesday to approve a pair of deals between the Obama administration and wildlife advocates that would require the government to consider greater protections for hundreds of imperiled animals and plants. Federal officials signed the latest of the two agreements earlier in the day with the Center for Biological Diversity. A

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Carbon Capture Project By American Electric Power Co. Put On Hold
Carbon Capture Project By American Electric Power Co. Put On Hold
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Carbon Capture Project By American Electric Power Co. Put On Hold

American Electric Power Co. said Thursday it was putting a hold on its plans for a commercial-scale carbon dioxide capture and storage project in West Virginia because of uncertainty surrounding U.S. climate policy and what the company described as a weak economy. Continuing to build the system at the utility’s coal-fired Mountaineer power plant in

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The Importance Of Scooping Your Dogs Poo
The Importance Of Scooping Your Dogs Poo
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The Importance Of Scooping Your Dog’s Poo

Performer Martin Luther sings to the familiar tune of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” as he swoops in to “bag it up” — the artist’s hand shielded by a plastic doggie bag, of course. “Dog Doogity”, the new music video created by the Seattle-based Puget Sound Starts Here is a fresh approach to persuade people to pick

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