Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Russia is joining the race to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean crevice on Earth, famous explorer Artur Chilingarov has said. Chilingarov, the deputy head of Russia’s Geographic Society, is mostly associated with the Kremlin’s Arctic ambitions. He told a Moscow news conference on Monday that three design bureaus were working
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Following the safe arrival of the MetOp-B weather satellite in Kazakhstan, the sophisticated craft is now being carefully assembled and tested before launch on 23 May. MetOp-B will provide essential data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Developed as a joint undertaking between ESA and Eumetsat, the MetOp programme comprises a series of three identical satellites
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) have launched a joint call to strengthen the existing research links between the UK and China. Funding will be provided to facilitate bilateral co-operation between British and Chinese research groups in the research areas of healthy ageing populations, energy and food security.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Commission looks at ways to help countries realise the health and economic benefits of fully applying the EU’s environmental laws. The failure by governments to fully apply the EU’s environmental laws drains our economy of an estimated €50 billion a year, due mainly to costs to our health and of cleaning up the environment. Ensuring EU laws
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce that US Imaging, Inc. has purchased an integrated airborne surveying and mapping system, including an Optech ALTM Orion M300 configured with two advanced aerial digital cameras—an Optech CS-10000 and an Optech T-4800 oblique camera—to
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
The energy-saving light bulb ends up as hazardous waste, too much insulation promotes mold and household drains are emitting a putrid odor because everyone is saving water. Many of Germany’s efforts to protect the environment are a chronic failure, but that’s unlikely to change. Read More
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
NASA scientists are planning a complex and ambitious airborne science campaign: to probe a vast expanse of the Southeast Asian atmosphere from top to bottom at the critical time of year when strong weather systems and prolific regional air pollution pump chemicals and particles high into the atmosphere. Read More
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
At the Ortigas CBD New Mobility Mapping Workshop on Tuesday, participants from various sectors put their heads together to come up with ideas to improve mobility around the area. With the objective of creating more efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly transportation for everyone in Metro Manila, the workshop gathered together representatives from the government, NGOs, big businesses,
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Researchers have updated HadCRUT – one of the main global temperate records, which dates back to 1850. One of the main changes is the inclusion of more data from the Arctic region, which has experienced one of the greatest levels of warming. Read More
Monday, March 19th, 2012
German scientists on Thursday joined a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last year’s devastating tsunami, to get their first proper look at the buckled ocean floor. Read More
