A central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a digital form of cash issued by a country’s central bank. Digital forms of money are already widely used today. When you swipe your debit or credit card instead of using cash, or when you get paid by direct deposit, the associated financial …
Read More »High definition subsurface imaging with cosmic ray muons
Voice of editors is a blog from the AGU Publications Department. Many structures, processes, and movements of geophysical materials are hidden in plain sight, so imaging them can be difficult for scientists. A new technique, muography, allows scientists to visualize the internal composition of solid geological structures at high resolution. …
Read More »Caltech files for permission to demolish the building and replace it with a new one – Pasadena Now
Caltech wants to demolish a one-story building on its campus at 1200 E. California Blvd. and build a new, three-story, 80,000 square foot university lab building in the same location, and is applying for a conditional use permit (CUP) from the city to make it happen. The proposed project would …
Read More »Why air pollution is the greatest danger to public health in the world
One of the greatest plagues of our time is air pollution, due not only to its impact on climate change but also on public and individual health due to increasing morbidity and mortality rates. . Many pollutants have become major contributors to disease in humans. Among them are particles (PM), …
Read More »Krishna’s Day Becomes An Atmosphere of Devotion | Ludhiana News
Ludhiana: The Krishna-Balram Rath Yatra was held on a large scale on Sunday and worshipers were full of enthusiasm throughout the course, which was decorated by various sponsors.However, the Covid-19 protocol was ignored, as large numbers of people gathered in one place and a large majority of them were without …
Read More »When two plates slide on top of each other
Through Robert Hazen, Ph.D., George Mason University Tectonic plates are large chunks of the lithosphere – about 50 or 100 kilometers thick, but thousands of kilometers in diameter – and lithospheric plates are displaced when they straddle the asthenosphere, which is mobile and moving. Transformation boundaries are a kind of …
Read More »November 2021: heard in outer space
Starlog 20983.XXI.B.332.41.C More than 4,500 extraterrestrial vessels recorded around Saturn, chatter captured, decryption … So, son, now you will understand why I brought you here on Cosmic Tours for your tenth birthday. Now what you are going to see and hear will make you laugh but it is not funny, …
Read More »10 hot topics on ecology for the new generation
In more ways than one, the process of studying ecology began with the birth of the first humans. However, the process of doing so now continues to develop and evolve as we continue to apply technology to the execution of our ideas. Ecology is a structure that shows the levels …
Read More »Jacobs Engineering: Understanding the Main Findings of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has started publishing its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)on the drivers and potential impacts of climate change and the ways in which human societies may respond. The report highlights the scale of the challenge we face in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the …
Read More »UW research suggests more complicated connection between plankton and clouds than originally thought The Badger Herald
While humans bear much of the responsibility for climate change, one entity much smaller than humans has more impact on the environmental crisis than most realize – marine plankton. For years, scientists have understood that plankton has an impact on cloud formation. According to a item of Daily science, marine …
Read More »Search | Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Mihye Ahn My research focuses on the development of a new methodology to solve statistical problems raised from neuroimaging data, including fMRI, MRIs, DTI and EEG. Generally, functional neuroimaging data are large in size both spatially and temporally. The analysis of these data includes various statistical topics: time series analysis, …
Read More »NTU team studies underground CO2 storage, Environment News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE – Efforts are underway around the world to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that warms the planet in order to reduce the adverse effects of climate change. But researchers at the Singapore Earth Observatory (EOS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are looking to go further and study …
Read More »Sustainable IOT thanks to the “less is more” approach
Dharmesh Goshalia. Connecting the world through dedicated communication devices and IOT networks is already a large, expansive and rapidly changing industry. With billions of connected devices around the world, you can imagine the importance and need for stable and reliable networks that cross borders and have an international footprint. However, …
Read More »Researchers Studying Planetary Atmospheres Reveal New Information About Saturn-Like Exoplanet | NSF
Research News Researchers studying planets’ atmospheres reveal new information about Saturn-like exoplanet Atmospheric temperature and winds of the exoplanet are much higher than previous estimates A graphic of iron rain falling on the exoplanet WASP-76b October 19, 2021 A team of international researchers has discovered that the flaming exoplanet known …
Read More »A planet with iron rains could have a warmer climate than previously known
In a world nearly 640 light years from Earth, liquid iron falls from the sky like rain. And scientists are now reporting that the extreme atmosphere may be hotter than previously thought. WASP-76b is a flaming gas giant exoplanet discovered in 2016. It is nicknamed “super-hot Jupiter” because it is …
Read More »Microsoft calls for more investment in carbon capture technology
Charred trunks are seen over an expanse of Amazon jungle, recently burned down by loggers and farmers, in Porto Velho, Brazil, August 23, 2019. Ueslei Marcelino | Reuters The current race to tackle carbon emissions is pushing companies to support tree planting and other nature-based solutions. This is because other …
Read More »Sandstorm Cinematic Trailer For Consoles Shows The Atmosphere
Focus Entertainment and developer New World Interactive have released the Insurgency: Sandstorm cinematic trailer that promotes the game for its console release on September 29! Entitled “Boots on the Field” we can see exactly that, as the player’s perspective is presented in different levels and scenarios involving enemies. About the …
Read More »Trace the points that led to the Amazon tipping point
Scientifically, it is indisputable that the Amazon is on the way to ceasing to become a tropical forest. The “lungs of the earth” which store some 200 billion tonnes of carbon now emit more carbon than they capture, accelerating climate change which is further damaging the forest. Mysterious forest soils …
Read More »March? This is old news. Welcome to the decade of Venus
When it comes to exploring the solar system, the last few decades have undeniably been focused on visiting Mars. From sending rovers to its surface to making plans for possible crewed missions, the Red Planet holds an important place in our understanding of planetary science. But what about our other …
Read More »Earth is still evolving, this is what it might look like in the future
The Earth has evolved over millions of years with tectonic plates changing the face of the planet from time to time. Shattering the Pangea supercontinent, these tectonic plates organized the Earth’s surface into seven continents and five oceans. Scientists say these tectonic plates are not yet complete and the Earth …
Read More »The cannibalism that saved the earth, By Okezue Bell – SoundiataPost
Wait, so the solar power has self-powered? Not exactly. Let’s start with the beginning. The energy industry is currently booming, having grown more than 16 times since 1950. Unfortunately, however, almost 81% of the energy we produce and use depends on fossil fuels, a type of non-renewable natural material that …
Read More »A student’s mission to protect the world’s most precious resource
Desalination of seawater by membrane processes. Credit: Johnson Effoe Efome Hooman Chamani, a PhD candidate in Ottawa, is motivated by one thing: to tackle the global water crisis in an environmentally responsible way. It may sound simple, but until recently it wasn’t. Today, thanks to his work alongside Dr Christopher …
Read More »Understanding the concept of ecocide
The recent proposal for a definition of ecocide by the Stop Ecocide Foundation to be included in the Rome Statute as the fifth main crime along with the crime of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression has sparked academic and political debate around the world. …
Read More »Walhi calls on government to respect UNESCO’s concern over Komodo National Park
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – East Nusa Tenggara Indonesian Environment Forum (Walhi) Executive Director Umbu Wulang called on the government to respect UNESCO’s concern about the Komodo National Park development project. UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) had previously called for the island’s tourism development project to be stopped …
Read More »Dark clouds gather as pandemic divisions Poisonous atmosphere – Analysis – Eurasia Review
The fact that global pandemics typically last for at least three years determines the historical truth of what happens next. There are lingering issues with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that do not bode well in the short term. The first topic is to look at the delta variant and the issue …
Read More »The beauty of stone floors: types, textures and options for architecture
The beauty of stone floors: types, textures and options for architecture Mikveh Oh / arqhé studio. Image © Yoshihiro Koitani + Aby Helfon and Ramón Helfon Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp To post Or https://www.archdaily.com/964775/the-beauty-of-stone-floors-types-textures-and-options-for-architecture The study of rocks allows us to understand the formation of our earth. Its …
Read More »‘Miraculous’ mosquito hack cuts dengue fever by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, exploiting the mosquito society’s own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, helps Indonesia fight dengue fever. Scientists creating an epidemic of Wolbachia among mosquitoes in Indonesia dropped dengue infection rates by 77%, opening new doors in the potential control of mosquito-borne epidemics. …
Read More »Discovery of an arc of galaxies 3.3 billion light years away
An international team of astronomers from the United States and the United Kingdom discovered a giant, almost symmetrical arc of galaxies by observing absorption lines in the spectra of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) quasars . The Giant Arc: the gray outlines represent the Mg II absorbers, which indicate …
Read More »Doncaster farmland as part of a £ 4.5million scheme to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Government ministers have said a project on farmland in the borough is among those to be tested as part of a £ 4.5million scheme to investigate the viability of the methods of elimination of greenhouse gases. Amanda Solloway, Parliamentary Under Secretary of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, …
Read More »A moderate earthquake shakes the North Atlantic; No threat of tsunami
An earthquake hit the North Atlantic. Image: USGS USGS reports that a moderate earthquake struck under the North Atlantic Ocean; fortunately, there is no threat of a tsunami at this time of this earthquake along the east coast of the United States or in Europe. The 4.9 earthquake struck along …
Read More »The future of Six Carls is Fulbright – News – Carleton College
Six members of the Carleton College classes of 2020 and 2021 have accepted prestigious Fulbright Program for American Students grants to travel the world and participate in graduate programs, advanced research, and culturally immersive experiences in the coming year. During their scholarships, the Carls will meet, work, live and learn …
Read More »Three moderate earthquakes hit the north of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; No threat of tsunami
Memorial Day started with 3 moderate earthquakes along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Image: USGS Three moderate earthquakes rocked the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the central Atlantic Ocean early this morning. The first was a 5.0 magnitude earthquake followed by a 4.8 5 minutes later. The last one, a 4.7, hit 35 …
Read More »Meet the bread chefs at Starter Bread
Every monday i hang out in a sleepy street in west burnside to open the world’s ugliest treasure chest, a plastic trash can hidden behind a metal door. Wait inside: bread wrapped in brown paper and labeled by hand. It’s heavy enough to inspire a few Iron moves on site. …
Read More »Strong 5.0 Earthquake Rocks North of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The 5.0 earthquake struck along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge a short time ago. Image: USGS A strong 5.0 earthquake rocked the northern ridge of the mid-Atlantic this evening; fortunately, it was not strong enough to create a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at 9:01 …
Read More »Atmospheric rivers bring heavy rains and threats of flash floods
item They vary in size, depth, and flow velocity, but rivers can also occur in the atmosphere. AUSTIN, Texas – When you hear the word river, you think waterway. They vary in size, depth, and flow velocity, but rivers can also occur in the atmosphere. They are called – and …
Read More »VeChain (VET) verifies results of 305 metric ton plastic cleanup in ocean
ReSea Project, a Danish company providing a community-based solution to removing plastic from Indonesia’s oceans and rivers, shared its Cleanup Impact Status on Linkedin yesterday, indicating that they removed 305 metric tonnes of plastic waste from the ocean and verified the results using VeChain. “Our collection data from January to …
Read More »Anthony Brian Watts receives the 2020 Maurice Ewing Medal
Quote Anthony Brian Watts Anthony “Tony” Watts, a distinguished marine geophysicist, has made a number of fundamental contributions to the study of the structure and evolution of the world’s ocean basins and their margins. His pioneering work on isostasis and bending of the oceanic lithosphere led to the explanation of …
Read More »An urgent call to action from the Nobel Prize winners
Our Planet, Our Future is the title of the 2021 Nobel Prize Summit. As a follow-up to this summit, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine recently published Our Planet, Our Future: An Urgent Call for Action d / d April 29e, 2021. The opening paragraph of the Noble …
Read More »Aemetis creates a carbon capture subsidiary for CO2 sequestration to further reduce the carbon intensity of dairy RNG and renewable fuels
California Central Valley is a facility of CO2Injection region supporting carbon sequestration projects for Aemetis Dairy RNG projects, ethanol plant and renewable jet / diesel plant under development CUPERTINO, CA, April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – via NewMediaWire – Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels …
Read More »Why the stock of clean energy fuels soared in February
What happened Actions of Clean energy fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) jumped 27.5% in February, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. After an increase of more than 50% earlier in the month, the stock corrected. Still, it was a remarkable move throughout the month. Clean Energy offers compressed natural gas …
Read More »How to report credit card fraud
If you’ve recently been confronted with credit card fraud, you’re not alone. According to Federal Trade Commission, credit card fraud was the most common form of identity theft reported in 2019, with more than 271,000 reports of people whose current credit accounts have been compromised or new lines of credit …
Read More »Tarin seeks support to boost economic recovery amid Covid-19
ISLAMABAD, April 28 (APP): Amid emerging signs of economic recovery, Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday called for support from development partners to boost economic recovery during the third wave of Covid-19, which, he said, was difficult. “The third wave of COVID-19 is particularly difficult and …
Read More »Main repositories of MLOps tools on Github
MLOps was introduced to provide an end-to-end machine learning development process for designing, building, and managing reproducible, testable, and scalable ML-based software. MLOps have enabled organizations to collaborate across departments and speed up workflows, which typically hit the wall due to various production issues. In the next section, we present …
Read More »Nigeria’s Marine Protection and Blue Economy | The Guardian Nigeria News
Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor My attention was recently drawn to a statement credited to Minister of State for the Environment, Barr Sharon Ikeazor, and published in the Leadership Journal September 17, 20, p.14, captioned “Nigeria Lacks Areas marine protected despite 11,600 km 2 of coastline – …
Read More »Meteorite impacts may have triggered an ancient subduction
Meteorite impacts may have triggered an ancient subduction by Sarah Derouin Thursday February 15th, 2018 The frequent impacts of large meteorites during the Hadean Aeon may have caused temporary episodes of subduction and active plate tectonics on Earth. Credit: Conceptual Imagery Lab at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The Earth …
Read More »Climate change can make earthquakes react even to changes in precipitation, know how!
Of all the events that could be related to climate change or its followers, the recent earthquake in Taiwan was discovered due to seasonal variations in the water cycle. Taiwan faces both: frequent disastrous earthquakes because it is close to Pacific Ring of Fire. He is the witness of a …
Read More »5.1 Quake Rattles Atlantic; No threat of tsunami
The strong earthquake was located near the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. Image: USGS A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck a few moments ago under the central Atlantic Ocean; fortunately, there is no threat of a tsunami. The strong earthquake took place at an epicenter about 6 miles deep, located at …
Read More »Designing livable cities for our future climate
Imagine looking up from your desktop at a mini monarch butterfly sanctuary. You walk the halls of the building where a cool breeze is sucked in from outside and stroll through the lush green park built on the roof of your metro station to bring the train home. An office …
Read More »Face masks to bring the roads back to life
Australian researchers say they have shown that single-use disposable face masks can be used successfully in recycled concrete aggregate for paving roads. The new road building material is a mix of shredded used face masks and processed construction rubble developed at RMIT University. The mixture meets civil engineering safety standards, …
Read More »Towards resilience in the face of extreme water-related events
© Elen33 Dr Anjuli S. Bamzai, NSF Division Director for Atmospheric and Geospatial Sciences and Ms Elizabeth Zelenski, Staff Member, NSF Deputy Director’s Office for Geosciences, explain research on extreme water events that have profound implications for society Hurricanes, droughts, floods and hailstorms. These disastrous natural events are the flip …
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