Syndicated Articles
China launches Beidou satellites
Originally Published by BBC - China has moved a step closer to completing its own navigation and positioning satellite network Beidou with the launch of two more navigation satellites.
Posted on
May 1st, 2012
Earth Observation, Technology
Waterway robbery
Originally Published by New Scientist – Countries must be stopped from seizing their neighbours’ rivers
Wind farms can cause climate change, finds new study
Originally Published by The Telegraph - A new study shows wind farms can raise the local temperature over the course of time.
To Kick Climate Change, Replace Corn With Pastured Beef
Originally Published by Mother Jones – A study by Stanford University and Purdue University researchers looks at how America’s vast annual corn crop will likely fare as the climate warms up over the next 30 years.
Posted on
April 30th, 2012
Agriculture, Climate
Snails in a Race for Biological Energy Harvesting
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum - When implanted in Neohelix albolabris snails and immersed in the snails’ blue, bloodlike hemolymph, a new diode produced a steady supply of energy over a period of months.
Posted on
April 29th, 2012
Biodiversity, Energy
Concrete Degradation at New Hampshire, Nuclear Plant
Originally Published by ENN – The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has released a report about potentially serious concrete degradation at the Seabrook nuclear power plant in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
Posted on
April 29th, 2012
Energy
Gobi Desert Dust Storm
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Acquired April 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing out of the Gobi Desert.
Posted on
April 28th, 2012
Earth Observation, Ecosystems
Cambodian Forest Activist Shot Dead by Military Police
Originally Published by ENS – Chut Wutty, a prominent Cambodian forest defender, was fatally shot today in an incident in Koh Kong province in which a military police officer also died.
Posted on
April 28th, 2012
Ecosystems, Would You Believe?
Liquid Solar Cells Can Be Painted Onto Surfaces
Originally Published by ScienceDaily - Scientists at USC have developed a potential pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made from nanocrystals so small they can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces.
Posted on
April 27th, 2012
Energy, Technology
House Agriculture Committee backs Great Lakes water plan
Originally Published by Springfield News – A plan to allow businesses to withdraw millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Erie won the support the Ohio House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday.
NASA Daily Image
A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough