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GOES-O Moves Ever Closer To Launch Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 11, 2009
The GOES-O spacecraft, encapsulated in the Delta IV fairing, was rolled out of the Astrotech Facility, Titusville, Fla. and transported to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) on June 7, 2009. GOES is an acronym for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. GOES-O was removed from the Astrotech facility and shipped in the silent of the night, as to minimize the impact ... read moreFood Security And The Income Gap
Niigata, Japan (SPX) Jun 11, 2009The income gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" must be taken into account when considering the issue of food security across Asia, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology. Lily Kiminami, Professor in Regional, Rural and Development Economics in the Institute of Science and Technology, at Niigata University ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano
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Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found In Fertilizer
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Jun 11, 2009Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer. Researchers writing in the open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica point out the danger of antibiotic resistance genes passing into the human food chain. Leena Sahlstrom, from the Finnish Food safety Authority, worked with a team of ... more 16 dead or missing as flood season hits China
Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2009Torrential rains pummelling south China have left 16 dead or missing this week, destroyed thousands of houses and forced the evacuation of more than 172,000 people, the government said Wednesday. The government ordered flood prevention measures amid mounting fatalities and economic losses resulting from heavy downpours. "The southern region of our nation has entered the flood season ... more New Tool To Visualize Past, Future Lunar Eclipses
Troy NY (SPX) Jun 09, 2009Lunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history. The rare and breathtaking phenomena, which occur when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow and seemingly changes shape, color, or disappears from the night sky completely, caught the attention of poets, farmers, leaders, and scientists alike. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method for using ... more Syria declares emergency for drought-hit northeast
Damascus (AFP) June 8, 2009Syria on Monday adopted emergency measures, including food distribution, to help people in the drought-hit northeast of the country, the official Sana news agency said. It said the authorities "have begun to distribute food aid in the worst drought-affected regions in the northeast" as part of a series of emergency steps. "Nearly 5,200 food rations have been distributed in Al-Hasakah ... more |
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X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environmentsOrlando, FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2025 X-MAT has announced the release of X-FOAM, a 1,300°C ceramic foam engineered for use in harsh environments demanding high thermal insulation and structural performance. ... more
Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language ModelsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Modern large language models are treated as something radically new: vast statistical machines trained on almost everything humans have written, and able to regenerate knowledge on demand. Yet in structural terms, humanity has worked with something similar for millennia. ... more
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more
AI advances robot navigation on the International Space StationStanford CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks - all without an astronaut at the c ... more
Indian dance mudras yield advanced synergies for robotic hand controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County extracted building blocks from precise hand gestures in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Their analysis revealed a richer set ... more
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebeeBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through t ... more |
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NASA Research Reveals Scale Of Ozone Soybean Damage
Hampton VA (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Rising surface ozone concentrations are damaging nearly $2 billion in annual U.S. soybean crops, a NASA study of satellite measurements indicates. The study, headed by NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was presented at the American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly meeting, May 24 in Toronto and looked at five years of soybean yields, surface ozone and satellite measurements of ... more Soy Industry Adopts Environmental Standards
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Elements of the soy industry have agreed to take a milestone step toward improving their production practices, which have led to widespread deforestation, displacement of small-farmers and indigenous peoples, and loss of natural habitats. On Thursday, participants in the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) unanimously agreed to implement a pilot program of voluntary production standards ... more US Farm-Raised Catfish Featured At Sustainable Seafood Event
Monterey CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2009U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish was recently featured at The Monterey Bay Aquarium's annual Cooking for Solutions, an event that celebrates sustainable, earth-friendly seafood products. The Catfish Institute, the marketing arm of the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish industry, has been a sponsor of the event for the last three years. Over the course of this year's event more than 12,000 people were able ... more Who Will Pay For Ocean Acidification
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2009Ocean acidification, a direct result of increased CO2 emission, is set to change the Earth's marine ecosystems forever and may have a direct impact on our economy, resulting in substantial revenue declines and job losses. Intensive fossil-fuel burning and deforestation over the last two centuries have increased atmospheric CO2 levels by almost 40%, which has in turn fundamentally altered ... more |
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NASA Earth science faces rollback as Mission to Planet Earth era winds down
OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management
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