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April 17, 2023
ROBO SPACE
Improving how robots communicate with people



College Park MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2023
Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that vacuum floors and warehouse robots that pack and ship goods. Lab robots test hundreds of clinical samples a day. Education robots support teachers by acting as one-on-one tutors, assistants and discussion facilitators. And medical robotics composed of prosthetic limbs can enable someone to grasp and pick u ... read more

EARLY EARTH
Where did the first sugars come from?
La Jolla CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
Two prominent origin-of-life chemists have published a new hypothesis for how the first sugars-which were necessary for life to evolve-arose on the early Earth. In a paper that appeared on Apr ... more
EARLY EARTH
How did Earth get its water
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2023
Our planet's water could have originated from interactions between the hydrogen-rich atmospheres and magma oceans of the planetary embryos that comprised Earth's formative years, according to new wo ... more
ABOUT US
New evidence pushes open habitats in Africa back by 10 million years
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
The story of human evolution has long been a tale of a forested Africa that gradually became drier, giving rise to open grasslands and causing our forest-loving ape ancestors to abandon the trees an ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Tongan volcanic explosion in 2022 was largest natural explosion in a century
Miami FL (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School o ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION
Sitael signs contact with ESA: Will make hyperspectral satellite of Iris Constellation
Bari, Italy (SPX) Apr 16, 2023
SITAEL, Italy's leading space company, and a wholly privately owned part of Angel Holding, which also develops high technology for the railway, aviation, and digital mechatronics sectors, has signed ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Metaspectral to bring SkyFi satellite imagery to its Fusion Platform
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 13, 2023
Metaspectral, a remote sensing software company advancing computer vision using deep learning and hyperspectral imagery, has executed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with SkyFi, a company providing on-de ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
L3Harris to build geostationary weather satellite sensors for Japan
Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2023
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) received a contract to provide next-generation geostationary imaging and sounding instruments for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) that will monitor and predic ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Monkey business: Sri Lanka considers macaque sales to China
Colombo (AFP) April 12, 2023
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists. ... more
WATER WORLD
French villages run dry as water warnings rise
Corbere-Les-Cabanes, France (AFP) April 14, 2023
Another four French villages lost their fresh water supply on Friday, local authorities told AFP, as a winter drought causes disruption and serious concerns about shortages this summer. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Iraq's ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change
Umm Al-Aqarib, Iraq (AFP) April 16, 2023
Iraqi archaeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern threat: being blasted and slowly buried by sandstorms linked to climate change. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
G7 members commit to ending new plastic pollution by 2040
Sapporo, Japan (AFP) April 16, 2023
G7 environment and climate ministers pledged to end new plastic pollution in their countries by 2040, they said in a statement released Sunday after talks in northern Japan. ... more
FARM NEWS
'Really hard' -- the life of an Amazon Brazil nut harvester
Luz De America, Bolivia (AFP) April 14, 2023
Assailed by mosquitoes and wary of snakes, Jorge Lengua walks watchfully through the Bolivian Amazon collecting Brazil nuts from the forest floor. ... more

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
UAE and China promise Pakistan $1.3 bln to get IMF deal on track
Karachi (AFP) April 14, 2023
Pakistan announced financial support Friday from the United Arab Emirates and China totalling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
China official visits Nicaragua to launch housing initiative
Managua (AFP) April 15, 2023
The head of China's International Development Cooperation Agency, Luo Zhaohui, arrived in Nicaragua on Friday to launch a subsidized housing project, Vice President Rosario Murillo said. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Biden to hold first meeting with Colombia's leftist president
Washington (AFP) April 14, 2023
Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Washington next week for his first meeting with President Joe Biden, the two countries announced Friday, as the longstanding US ally charts a new course under its first leftist leader. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Climate focus shouldn't 'dilute' Africa development needs: World Bank official
Washington (AFP) April 15, 2023
The World Bank must ensure that its ambitious climate agenda does not come at the expense of the pressing development needs of its African members, a senior bank official said Friday. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Turkey's quake survivors fear being left out of May vote
Ankara (AFP) April 15, 2023
Ali, a 23-year-old student, lost everything in Turkey's earthquake. ... more
SINO DAILY
Hong Kong tries to show fun side of national security
Hong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2023
Hong Kong's sweeping national security law has stifled dissent in the city but on Saturday the government turned to a giant board game in an attempt to promote it to the public. ... more
SINO DAILY
Brazil's Lula to meet Xi in Beijing after lashing out at US dollar, IMF
Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2023
Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to forge closer ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing on Friday, a day after he lashed out at the power of the US dollar and the IMF. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
China launches new meteorological satellite
Jiuquan (XNA) Apr 16, 2023
China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 9:36 am (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cen ... more

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