Saturday, July 30th, 2011
In 2008, it was revealed that Environment Canada was exerting tight message control over its scientists, with communications officers organizing responses along “approved lines.” Read More
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
The economic crisis has had little affect on the quality of life in the Netherlands, according to a new report for the home affairs ministry. The downturn in economic activity only led to a slight increase in unemployment which meant there was little impact on the quality of life in towns and villages. However, the
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
China launched an experimental orbiter into space from the Jiuquan SatelliteLaunch Center in Northwest China‘s Gansu province on Friday. The SJ-11–02 orbiter was sent into space at 3:42 pm by a Long March II-C carrier rocket,according to the launch center. The orbiter belongs to the country‘s Shijian satellite family. Read More
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
To help businesses cope with the adverse economic situation, the Ministry of Finance is planning to reduce land rents for production firms who suffered steep rental hikes following recent changes in a decree. If the proposal is approved by the Government, the businesses, who are now paying 10-30 times more than they did before the hikes,
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
In the early summer of 2011, the Medvezhiy Glacier in Tajikistan, Central Asia, slid abruptly down its valley and for greater distance than it has in at least 22 years. The sudden downhill slide of the glacier raised concern among glaciologists and emergency management groups about a potential glacial outburst flood that could flow down
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Ellie Gibson learns how the voyages of trains, planes, tubes, bikes and buses come to life graphically by “data visualisation”. “Information wants to be free” has been one of the rallying cries of geeks, digital activists and hackers since the earliest days of the net. Read More
Friday, July 29th, 2011
The European Commission, in a surprise move, is proposing that its satellite-based Earth observation program be removed from its seven-year budget starting in 2014 and instead be funded by voluntary contributions from individual European governments. The decision to take the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) effort off the commission’s books just as it begins
Friday, July 29th, 2011
More than 7300 fire officers and officials along with almost 1000 units of equipment have been deployed to extinguish the blazes. In its daily report, EMERCOM stated: “Compared to the previous 24 hours there is a fall in the number of wildfires (by 28 hotbeds) and a rise in the areas on fire (by 3 027.03 ha).
Friday, July 29th, 2011
The continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as “protected areas” is insufficient to stem global biodiversity loss, says a comprehensive study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, a journal of the Germany-based Inter-Research Science Centre, on Thursday. Despite an impressively rapid growth of protected land and marine areas worldwide, totalling over 1,00,000
Friday, July 29th, 2011
The Kremlin just can’t wait to dazzle and impress the global community with its GLONASS, a satellite positioning technology which is being touted here as a credible challenge to established U.S. rival GPS. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, who oversees GLONASS development, told reporters on Monday that the home-made system will achieve 100 percent
