Tag: speed
Size key to top speed in animals: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — It’s not quite E=mc2, but scientists unveiled Monday a simple, powerful formula that explains why some animals run, fly and swim faster than all others. Call it the “speed rule”: strength alone does not determine top velocity because land mammals, birds and fish can only accelerate for as long as they can draw from available energy stored in muscle tissue. An intermediate body size — […]
President Duterte approves nat’l broadband plan; is set to sign smoking ban EO on Tuesday
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a national broadband program, and is poised to sign an executive order prohibiting smoking in public places on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the President made the approval for the national broadband program on Monday, during the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. He said during the meeting, Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima made a presentation for the program […]
