Abu Dhabi, May 21 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened its thirty-first Council meeting on Wednesday at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, with more than 300 government representatives attending in person and online.…
Intensity of desert storms may affect ocean phytoplankton
MIT study finds phytoplankton are extremely sensitive to changing levels of desert dust. [caption id="attachment_5946" align="alignright" width="639"] A 2012 satellite image shows a dust storm blowing over the Sea of Japan out to the North…
‘LAZY EYE’ MAY BULLY THE BRAIN INTO ALTERING…
MADISON - Colorful and expressive, the eyes are central to the way people interact with each other, as well as take in their surroundings. That makes amblyopia - more commonly known as "lazy eye" -…
Gaia’s first year of scientific observations
ESA’s billion-star surveyor, Gaia, completed its first year of science observations in its main survey mode. [caption id="attachment_5909" align="alignright" width="305"] Gaia's first year of scientific observations[/caption] After launch on 19 December 2013 and a six-month…
Fierce flashes of light ripple
[caption id="attachment_5886" align="alignright" width="686"] Feathery filaments in Mon R2 Credits: ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE/HOBYS Key Programme consortium[/caption] Fierce flashes of light ripple through delicate tendrils of gas in this new image, from ESA’s Herschel space observatory, which shows the dramatic…