The mysterious helmeted hornbill fades from Southeast Asia’s forests as poachers and traffickers target it for the illegal wildlife trade. In a forest in southern Thailand, a male helmeted ...

Jary, a captive hornbill in Singapore, has been given a 3D-printed prosthetic bill after surgery to remove cancerous tissue. In July, staff at Jurong Bird Park noticed an 8cm gash on the 22-year ...

Antonio Liebana Navarro (Spain) contrasts the crescent-like curved bills of a bonding pair of Asian pied hornbills. Antonio was leading a photography tour when he noticed a pair of hornbills in fruit ...

Understand the methods underlying pipe stress analysis and learn how to solve any design issues. Pipe stress analysis (PSA) is a key part of a safe design of pressurised systems, driving decision on ...

Practical tools to design and operate safe and efficient systems. Although the design of piping systems is a multidisciplinary activity, mechanical engineers frequently play the key role in delivering ...

Installing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe for plumbing, HVAC, or other projects requires making clean slices, and PVC pipe cutters serve just that purpose. These cutters are available in various ...

The Rhinoceros Hornbill is an awe-inspiring bird species that inhabits the thick mountain rainforests of Southeast Asia. Recognized as one of the region’s most iconic birds, it impresses ...

As long-distance tree seed dispersers, hornbills help balance the ecology of the complex tropical forests they inhabit. Three decades of hornbill conservation in southern Thailand have been ...

Pipe flanges are protruding rims, edges, ribs, or collars used to make a connection between two pipes or between a pipe and any type of fitting or equipment component. Pipe flanges are used for ...

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