Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
A well preserved male hunter’s coat from around the year 300 A.D. was found this summer in the Breheimen National Park, making it the oldest piece of clothing in the country. The coat was found in the rock bed left by a melting glacier. The warmer weather caused by climate change provides archaeologists, researchers and museums with new opportunities to find
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The powerful influence of the Sun and the nature of the mysterious ‘dark energy’ motivate ESA’s next two science missions. Solar Orbiter and Euclid were selected today by ESA’s Science Programme Committee for implementation, with launches planned for 2017 and 2019.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The GSBI, announced in this month during the conference on Soil Science in a Changing World in Wageningen, The Netherlands, is a collaborative initiative brought forth by representatives from each of five institutions: Professor Diana Wall, Colorado State University, USA, Professor Wim van der Putten, Netherlands Institute of Ecology/Wageningen Centre for Soil Ecology, Professor Richard
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The multinational has bought 11 acres of land and an existing building in the Profile Park in the west of the city in a 75m euros investment. The search giant said Ireland’s naturally cool climate contributed to its decision as it will use outside air to cool equipment, instead of costly air-conditioning units. It should take 12-15
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The auditors say ProRail has not spent a maximum of €1.1bn since it was set up in 2005, 10% of its total budget over the period. They also say that the infrastructure ministry has been lax in keeping parliament fully informed, leaving MPs with no opportunity to check and redirect budget spending. Read More
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Scientists say ozone loss in the Arctic has for the first time reached similar to those in the Antarctic. The ‘ozone hole’ shifted over eastern Europe in spring, exposing people to more harmful UV light than usual. Read More
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
In this respect, Mirghani Hassan Ali, a Sudanese journalist, told Sudanow that regarding the investment in the field of minerals, the British Administration has conducted a study and specified the sites where these minerals are exactly found in Sudan.He said the study was included in a guidebook titled “The Geological Map”. The study included all
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
The EU already has a macro-region strategy for the Danube Region and the Baltic Sea. So why not also for the Alpine Region? At the beginning of July, the Arge Alp Working Group advocated a resolution calling for a “macro-region for the Alps”. Read More
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
An Oceansat-2 (IRS) ground station was inaugurated at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on the day. The ground station was established by the Department of Space (DOS) and INCOIS to receive and process data from theOcean Colour Monitor (OCM) on board Oceansat-2 in real time. The ocean color data from OCM, indicating chlorophyll concentration, will be integrated
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket with the Glonass-M navigation satellite was postponed until Sunday because of the approaching cyclone, Russia’s Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said on Saturday. The launch from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia was scheduled for Saturday, but it has been postponed since the wind force exceeds the
