NASA Spinoff shows off space tech that helps on Earth
Photo by NASA Over the decades, NASA has designed a bunch of space stuff that has wider terrestrial applications. Like memory foam, Mylar blankets and solar cells. You might be surprised what NASA has developed, which is why every year, it releases an annual publication called Spinoff that profiles 50 of these technologies.This year's publication, Spinoff 2017, has just landed."The stories published in Spinoff re..>> view originalTiny 6ft-wide 'bald' space rock spotted 79500 miles from Earth's surface
Astronomers have spotted the smallest asteroid ever seen close to Earth. The space rock is just 6ft (two metres) in diameter and is also one of the brightest near-Earth asteroids ever discovered, reflecting around 60 per cent of the sunlight that falls onto it.The asteroid, named 2015 TC25, likely originated from a larger asteroid in the solar system and is one of the fastest asteroids ever discovered, rotating completely every two minutes.Scroll down for video Small near-Earth asteroids are i..>> view originalWhy is China so quiet in negotiations about fisheries in the central Arctic Ocean?
China's capacity to participate in Arctic affairs is still weak. Anna Filipova/Reuters China has become more active in global governance issues. Its involvement in new regulations about the changing environment of the Arctic is no exception. Arctic ice is melting at an alarming rate; according to a recent report from NASA, the Arctic has lost almost 95% of its older ice cover since 1984. Due to this loss and other impacts of climate change, the marine ecosystems of the Arctic Ocean are also e..>> view originalMexico President Creates 4 New Protected Biological Reserves
MEXICO CITY รข€” Mexico's president signed decrees creating four new biological reserves and five other protected areas Monday, setting aside about 160 million acres (65 million hectares) for environmental conservation.Enrique Pena Nieto's office said in a statement that it was the largest amount of land the country has ever decreed as environmentally protected, and with it Mexico joins a group of nations that have met a commitment to safeguard 10 percent of their maritime area. It said Mexico ..>> view originalGoogle Timelapse tells story of Washington's cities, parks
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Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption In the UK, about one in four babies is born by Caesarean The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists.More mothers now need surgery to deliver a baby due to their narrow pelvis size, according to a study.Researchers estimate cases where the baby cannot fit down the birth canal have increased from 30 in 1,000 in the 1960s to 36 in 1,000 births today.Historically, t..>> view originalMystery of ancient Egyptian legs likely solved: They're Queen Nefertari's knees
The mummified remains. (CC 2016 Habicht et al./PLOS One) In 1904, the pioneering Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli cracked open a tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens. The crypt, which had been lost for millennia, showed signs of long-ago disaster. Two things were clear to the archaeologist: This tomb was once the final resting place of Queen Nefertari. And, plunderers looted the burial site in antiquity, possibly within a few hundred years of its royal inhabitant’s death. The 3,200..>> view originalHow Lasers and a Goggle-Wearing Parrot Could Aid Flying Robot Designs
A barely visible fog hangs in the air in a California laboratory, illuminated by a laser. And through it flies a parrot, outfitted with a pair of tiny, red-tinted goggles to protect its eyes. As the bird flaps its way through the water particles, its wings generate disruptive waves, tracing patterns that help scientists understand how animals fly. In a new study, a team of scientists measured and analyzed the particle trails that were produced by the goggle-wearing parrot's test flight..>> view original
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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