|
|
|
  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Ecologists are increasingly using traces of genetic material left behind by living organisms left behind in the environment, called environmental DNA (eDNA), to catalogue and monitor biodiversity. Based on these DNA traces, researchers can determine which species are present in a certain area. Obtaining samples from water or soil is easy, but other habitats - such as the forest canopy - are difficult for researchers to access. As a result, many species remain untracked in poorly explored areas. ... read more |
 |
 
Rapid scale-up of CO2 removal crucial for climate goalsParis (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Capping global warming at liveable levels will be impossible without massively scaling up the extraction of planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the first global assessment of CO2 removal warned Thursday. ... more  
Satellites can be used to detect waste sites on EarthWashington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste and revealing sites that may leak plastic into waterways ... more  
New study shows 'self-cleaning' of marine atmosphereYork UK (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Scientists have shed new light on the 'self-cleaning' capacity of the atmosphere. This process of self-cleaning is essential to remove gaseous pollutants and regulate greenhouse gases such as ... more 
World View to go public via SPAC Deal with Leo HoldingsTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 15, 2023 World View and Leo Holdings Corp. II (NYSE: LHC), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in World View ... more |
|
Spain govt defends flood action as it offers new aid
Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan Indonesia digs out as flooding, landslide death toll hits 20 16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain Landslide kills nine in DR Congo Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK are Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK and Ireland IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growth |
| Previous Issues | Jan 18 | Jan 17 | Jan 16 | Jan 13 | Jan 12 |
|
|
|
|
China releases report on remote sensing monitoring for global ecologyBeijing (XNA) Jan 18, 2023 China's Ministry of Science and Technology issued a 2022 annual report on the remote sensing monitoring of the global ecological environment on Tuesday in Beijing. The report contains two topics of ... more  
Towards climate studies using quantum technologiesToulouse, France (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 The impact of climate change is one of the most severe challenges of the 21st century. It is therefore of high importance to understand the underlying processes and causalities. A powerful tool to g ... more  
Researchers uncover secrets on how Alaska's Denali Fault formedProvidence RI (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 When the rigid plates that make up the Earth's lithosphere brush against one another, they often form visible boundaries, known as faults, on the planet's surface. Strike-slip faults, such as the Sa ... more  
Polar bear kills woman and baby in remote Alaskan villageLos Angeles (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 A polar bear killed a young woman and her baby son in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack by an animal battling the worst effects of human-caused climate change. ... more |
|
 
Chile preparing threatened condor chicks for release into wildTalagante, Chile (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Alhue and Mailen were born in captivity but conservationists hope to free the chicks soon as part of a project to boost Chile's ailing population of Andean condors. ... more  
Lula's government fires 13 from his security team after Brazil riotsBrasilia (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government has fired 13 soldiers from his security detail following violent anti-government riots for which he pointed the finger again Wednesday at his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. ... more  
Xi 'concerned' over Covid cases in China's countrysideBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Xi Jinping has said he is "concerned" about the virus situation in the Chinese countryside, state media reported, as millions of people head to rural hometowns ahead of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations. ... more  
At least eight dead in Tibet avalanche; as cold snap kills 70 in Afghanistan Beijing (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Eight people were killed and multiple others remained missing late Wednesday after an avalanche struck a roadway in mountainous Tibet, municipal authorities said according to China's state media. ... more |
|
|
Lula calls for regional policy to preserve AmazonBrasilia (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Brazil's new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for South American nations that are home to the Amazon rainforest to join forces in protecting the key resource to fighting climate change. ... more 
Most rainforest carbon offsets 'worthless': media analysisParis (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 A system that allows big corporations to buy carbon offsets in rain forests to cancel out their harmful emissions is essentially "worthless," an analysis by several media organisations showed Wednesday. ... more 
Chile sinks controversial mining project over environmental concernsSantiago (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Chile's government on Wednesday torpedoed a controversial billion-dollar mining project due to be built near a nature reserve that is home to a rare species of penguin. ... more 
Sustainable influencers take on fast fashionParis, France (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Sustainable influencer Masego Morgan was shocked when a fast fashion giant offered her $1,000 for a single social media post to promote its brand. ... more 
Climate activist Greta Thunberg to storm into DavosDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg returns to Davos on Thursday to press her battle against fossil fuels at the annual confab of the global business and political elite. ... more |
|
 Al-Shabaab storms Somali military base in deadly attack  |
|
|
|
|
 Boulder Creek, United States (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Jason and Shannon Phleger had just rebuilt their wildfire-ravaged home when it was wrecked again by one of the powerful storms that swept through California last week.
Even for a state almost perpetually suffering from drought, the parade of biblical disasters is too much to bear.
"When I heard the news, my heart just dropped; it was heartbreaking," said Shannon Phleger of the moment she ... more |
|
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 
In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists have found new clues that could help predict when and where the Sun's next flare might explode.
Using data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, researchers from NorthWest Research Associates, or NWRA, identified small signals in the upper layers of the solar atmosphere, the corona, that can help identify which regi ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world's corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Tuesday, with a warning this could further imperil precious reefs.
Coral reefs, which harbour at least a quarter of all marine animals and plants, are gravely menaced by an array of human threats, including overfishing, pollution and climate change. ... more |
|
 Cambridge UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 
An international team of researchers has combined satellite imagery and climate and ocean records to obtain the most detailed understanding yet of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - which contains enough ice to raise global sea level by 3.3 metres - is responding to climate change.
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Washingt ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Buenos Aires (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 
Argentina lost half of its seasonal soybean harvest in its main production area - the rich and normally humid center of the country - due to drought, the Rosario Stock Exchange said Monday.
Three successive years of drought have raised fears in Argentina that this year's harvest, particularly of soybeans, will be significantly reduced, striking a blow to the South American country's export ... more |
|
 Paris (ESA) Jan 17, 2023 
One year ago, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, causing widespread destruction to the Pacific Island Nation of Tonga, spewing volcanic material up to 58 km into the atmosphere. It brought a nearly 15 m tsunami that crashed ashore, destroying villages, and creating a sonic boom that rippled around the world - twice.
Satellites orbiting Earth scrambled to capture images and data ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is heading for an 11-day trip to Africa starting this week, aimed at deepening economic ties on the continent where China has become a key player.
Yellen's travel to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa from Wednesday onwards comes after a detour to Switzerland where she is set to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on macroeconomic issues.
The extended visit ... more |
|
 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 17, 2023  Norway is set to unveil an ancient rune stone found in the east of the country dating back as much as 2,000 years that is providing the missing pieces to the puzzle of the origins of writing in northern Europe.
Researchers from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History found the block of sandstone on an Iron Age grave site dig near Tyrifjorden, northwest of Oslo, in late 2021. ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Toulouse, France (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
The impact of climate change is one of the most severe challenges of the 21st century. It is therefore of high importance to understand the underlying processes and causalities. A powerful tool to gain this vital knowledge on a global scale is the satellite-based observation of changes in Earth's mass distribution e.g. from melting glaciers or loss of groundwater.
The required high-precis ... more |
|
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the spacecraft's remaining data recorder.
Since its launch on July 24, 1992, Geotail orbited Earth, gathering an immense dataset on the structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere, Earth's protective magnetic bubble. Geotail was originally slated for a four-year run, but ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Austin TX (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct.
The fossils represent the first record of theropods - a dinosaur group that includes both modern birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives - from the Chilean portion of Patagonia. The r ... more |
|
 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
The EU's chief announced ambitious plans Tuesday to challenge China and the United States in the race for clean-tech industries, as a battle over green trade emerged at the World Economic Forum.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen slammed what she described as "aggressive attempts" to convince Europe's clean technology operations to relocate to China through cheap labour and m ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects that will pair private industry with DOE's National Laboratories to overcome challenges in fusion energy development, an area of research that captivated global attention in December when the Department announced that a team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory had achieved fusion ignition.
Ignit ... more |
|
 Lima (AFP) Jan 17, 2023  Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in a protected natural area in Cusco, southeastern Peru, national park officials said Monday.
"Otishi National Park reveals a new species of lizard to science," the National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas said in a statement.
The new species, named "Proctoporus titans," was found high in the Andes mountains at an altitude of 3 ... more |
|
|
|
|
 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 14, 2023 
The hardline head of Hong Kong's national security agency has been appointed China's top representative in the city, state media said on Saturday, as Beijing tightens its grip since 2019 democracy protests.
The State Council has appointed Zheng Yanxiong, 59, to lead the central government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong with immediate effect, replacing Luo Huining.
Zheng led Hong Kong's na ... more |
|
 Kibati, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Acrid smoke swirls amid the buzzing of dozens of chainsaws under the majestic Nyiragongo volcano, producing scenes of devastation in the heart of the lush natural treasure in eastern DR Congo.
In less than two months, more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of forest have been razed to stumps in this corner of the Virunga National Park, where tens of thousands of Congolese have fled from clashes ... more |
|
|
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
