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Ireland’s proposed climate targets risk locking in global hunger
A new study finds that proposed Irish climate targets protect methane emission privileges at the expense of poorer…
EUMETSAT’s MetOp-SG-A1 Satellite Launched with Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, celebrates the launch of a suite…
Surprisingly diverse innovations led to dramatically cheaper solar panels
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The cost of solar panels has dropped by more than 99 percent since the 1970s,…
Comet’s Water Mirrors Earth’s Oceans, Strengthening Life-Origin Theory
New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed that water in the Halley-type comet 12P/Pons-Brooks…
What happens when society stops expecting you to work
A USC Dornsife study finds that for unemployed men, mental health improves significantly after 50 – not because…
First MetOp-SG satellite and Sentinel-5A launched
Lifting off on 13 August at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 local time), the Ariane 6 rocket carried…
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Women Scientists in Developing Countries Receive Elsevier Foundation Awards for Physics and Math
Talented Nigerian, Sudanese and Vietnamese scientists honored at AAAS Annual Meeting San Jose, California– Four physicists and a mathematician have been named winners of the 2015 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, in recognition of research that has strong potential social and economic benefits. The winning scholars are from […]
Japan’s Traditional Culture of Folk Beliefs
Many people in Japan visited Shinto shrines at the beginning of the new year. Long lines formed at even the small local shrine near my home, snaking out of the…
Top Nepalese doctor combats brain condition worlddwide
A leading Nepali doctor is helping to combat a life threatening condition later this month when he broadcasts globally as part of World Encephalitis Day (WED) on 22 February. Professor Ajit…
ASEAN smart farmers: The power of sharing
Over 150 farmers and supporters from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries gathered to exchange ideas and learned about regional innovations and knowledge during the Smart Farmer Regional Carnival…