Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News

February 15, 2016

Discovery of new iron oxides points to large oxygen source inside the Earth
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Feb 15, 2016
Using a special high-pressure chamber, scientists have discovered two new iron oxides in experiments at DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III and other facilities. The discovery points to a huge, hitherto unknown oxygen source in the lower mantle of the Earth. The team led by Dr. Elena Bykova from the University of Bayreuth reports its results in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Iron oxides in nature take on different forms. "The most common iron oxide is hematite, Fe2O3, which is the e ... read more

Previous Issues

Feb 13

Feb 12

Feb 11

Feb 10

Feb 09

Carbon dioxide stored underground can find multiple ways to escape When carbon dioxide is stored underground in a process known as geological sequestration, it can find multiple escape pathways due to chemical reactions between carbon dioxide, water, rocks and ceme ... more		DNA rice breakthrough raises 'green revolution' hopes Rice-growing techniques learned through thousands of years of trial and error are about to be turbocharged with DNA technology in a breakthrough hailed by scientists as a potential second "green revolution". ... more		5.8-magnitude quake hits New Zealand city: USGS A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch Sunday, seismologists said, sending goods flying off shelves. ... more
				Kansas State University researchers staying ahead of wheat blast disease In the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Kansas State University $6.5 million to keep a wheat fungus that has had a devastating impact on wheat production in South Ame ... more		Testing detects algal toxins in Alaska marine mammals Toxins from harmful algae are present in Alaskan marine food webs in high enough concentrations to be detected in marine mammals such as whales, walruses, sea lions, seals, porpoises and sea otters, ... more

Southwest sliding into a drier climate The weather patterns that typically bring moisture to the southwestern United States are becoming more rare, an indication that the region is sliding into the drier climate state predicted by global ... more		Two new zoantharian species found on eunicid worms in the dark in the Indo-Pacific ocean While studying the abundant, yet poorly known fauna of the zoantharian Epizoanthus genus in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, Japanese graduate student Hiroki Kise and Dr. James Davis Reimer, both affiliated ... more		Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosion		Neanderthal DNA has subtle but significant impact on human traits Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA from Neanderthals. The discovery spawned a number of hypotheses about t ... more
				100-mllion-year-old amber preserves oldest animal societies Fighting ants, giant solider termites, and foraging worker ants recently discovered in 100-million-year-old amber provide direct evidence for advanced social behavior in ancient ants and termites--t ... more		Tragic tales of loss in Taiwan as search for quake survivors ends As rescuers in Taiwan said they had retrieved all the missing from the ruins of a building felled by an earthquake, a tragic picture emerged of the cross-section of society killed in the disaster. ... more

Military Radar Summit 2016 - Washington DC - February 29

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Australian hospital refuses to return asylum baby to Nauru An Australian hospital has refused to return an asylum-seeker baby to detention in Nauru, as momentum built across the country on Sunday against offshore Pacific camps for processing refugees. ... more		Unbear-lievable: doubts over Myanmar 'red panda' find Doubts were cast Monday over a poignant tale of a rescued panda donated to a Mandalay zoo, after an expert said a photo in Myanmar's state media showed a creature that more closely resembled a black bear. ... more		How drones are altering contemporary warfare Light powered micromotors achieve flight in open air Europe Strives to Counter Russian and Chinese Satellite Menace		Sea Shepherd struggling to find Japan whaling fleet Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd admitted Monday it was struggling to find Japanese whaling vessels in the vast Southern Ocean and urged the Australian government to help. ... more
Peacock-culling plan ruffles feathers in India's Goa The chief minister of India's popular tourist state of Goa moved to smooth ruffled feathers Saturday after a proposal to reclassify the national bird, the peacock, as vermin sparked an outcry. ... more		One dead in Portugal floods as cyclist swept away A cyclist died in floods in northern Portugal after being swept away by a river, emergency services said on Sunday, as storms battered the country. ... more		Beijing pins Hong Kong riot on "radical separatists" A senior Beijing official on Sunday blamed "radical separatists" for a riot that erupted in Hong Kong last week, the worst clashes the city has seen since mass pro-democracy protests. ... more		Ivory trafficking in Africa controlled by a powerful few Ivory trafficking in Africa, which threatens the survival of elephants, is highly concentrated in a few geographic hotspots and controlled by a powerful few, say scientists who use DNA analysis to track the illegal wildlife trade. ... more

	Hong Kong bookseller 'involuntarily removed' to China: Britain Britain said Friday a Hong Kong bookseller believed detained by China was "involuntarily removed to the mainland", in its strongest comments yet on a case that has rocked the city amid fears its promised freedoms are being eroded. ... more		150,000 Antarctica penguins die after iceberg grounding: study Some 150,000 penguins died after a massive iceberg grounded near their colony in Antarctica, forcing them to make a lengthy trek to find food, scientists say in a newly-published study. ... more

NASA twin spacecraft depart Earth orbit to begin Mars mission

Space Systems Command advances New Glenn certification after latest launch

How Do Contingency Fees Work for Personal Injury Cases in Charlotte, NC?

Ants have been fighting and cooperating for 100 million years		Climate deal will live on, despite US blow: experts		Brazil army will go door-to-door in fight against Zika		US inspectors ensure no nasty surprises on Valentine's Day		Drought caused by El Nino threatening food security in southern Africa: UN
How stable is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet		An artificial diet may make it easier to rear insects		Radar reveals the hidden secrets of wombat warrens		A global software solution for road, water and sewer repairs		Benefits of re-growing secondary forests explored through international collaboration

Characterizing the smell of death may help rescue workers at disaster sites

Penguin parents: Inability to share roles increases their vulnerability to climate change

Healing the soil

Fossil record disappears at different rates

Clams help date duration of ancient methane seeps in the Arctic

New research reveals foraging patterns of beluga whales

Taiwan to seize assets of collapsed building developer

Refugee crisis 'a near existential' threat to Europe: Kerry

Erdogan threatens to send refugees to EU as NATO steps in

Radical CO2 removal projects could be a risky business

Plankton carries carbon to safe resting spot

Drones learn to search forest trails for lost people

Moscow gets rid off aerosols

Fossil discovery: Extraordinary 'big-mouthed' fish from Cretaceous Period

Fish fins can sense touch

Long-term picture offers little solace on climate change

Water plus magma = increased explosivity

Ocean acidification makes coralline algae less robust

Hydrogels can put stem cells to sleep

Why not recycled concrete

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2016 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.