Distant Dome: Student Reading Scores Follow the Money
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org In my public school days, there were no cell phones to find information in an instant, or communicate with friends or family or someone across the universe, or a mind-boggling number of games to play while sitting in class. We had books. Books for math, science, history and many books for English/literature
Critical shark and ray habitats in Western Indian Ocean largely unprotected: Study
Almost half of the Western Indian Ocean’s shark and ray populations are considered threatened with extinction, as populations decline.
The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) project has mapped out 125 areas across the Western Indian Ocean that are critical for the survival of many species.
Yet only 7.1% of these ISRAs fall within existing marine protected areas, and just 1.2% are in fully protected areas where fishing is prohibited.
Researchers identified challenges related to fishing pressure as the most significant threat to sharks and rays in the region.
Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety
By Elodie Toto This January, U.S. President Donald Trump offered to act as a mediator between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River waters, signaling renewed interest in the dispute. Ethiopia’s flagship project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011, has been a source of prolonged friction among Nile Basin countries. The row intensified with the dam’s official
