Veterinary campaign in São Nicolau checks around 400 animals and neuters nearly 200
The second neutering and deworming campaign for dogs and cats in Ribeira Brava saw a turnout the veterinary team described as very positive.
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UCLouvain finds glowing shark uses its belly light to hunt unseen
UCLouvain researchers have shown that the kitefin shark, the largest known luminous vertebrate, erases its own silhouette to approach prey swimming below it.
University of Florence climbs in Times Higher Education world university rankings
The Italian institution is now among the top 16.3% of almost 2,300 universities assessed in 118 countries.
Four-winged dinosaur fossil found in China challenges single origin of flight
Norellraptor barsboldi, about 100 million years old, suggests flight arose independently in several dinosaur lineages.
Daniil Medvedev beats Rublev in Hangzhou for third title of the season
The Russian player defeated compatriot Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-4 with 23 aces to claim the 24th title of his career.
“Bendi Max” project gives digital training to 30 women traders on Maio island
The initiative aims to help women traders run their businesses better and increase their income, reaching 250 participants on four islands.
Archaeologists in Ghent may have found remains of a medieval city gate
Excavations ahead of the renovation of Flanders' busiest tram line have uncovered foundations that may belong to the Ketelpoort, demolished in 1780.
Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii helps refine dating of Earth’s history
A study involving the University of Padua used the eruption of AD 79 to make a geological dating method about twice as precise.
Chinese drug extends stroke treatment window from 6 hours to 2 days
In a trial of nearly 1,000 patients, about 70% of those given loberamisal regained full functional independence.
Russian physicists get nanowires to grow vertically on silicon with a simple technique
A porous silicon layer made it possible to orient gallium nitride nanowires, which then emitted more than three times as much light, an advance useful for micro-LEDs and nanolasers.
Health fair brings free check-ups and screening to Tira-Chapéu in Praia
The organisation Youth With A Mission brought several institutions together to offer rapid tests, medical consultations and psychological support to the community.
Ostend prepares second edition of its ‘Lichtgolf’ winter light walk
The four-kilometre route through the centre of the Belgian coastal city will feature seven light installations and a new narrated story, from 27 November to 3 January.