Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News

June 21, 2016

'Space tsunami' causes the third Van Allen Belt
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jun 21, 2016
Earth's magnetosphere, the region of space dominated by Earth's magnetic field, protects our planet from the harsh battering of the solar wind. Like a protective shield, the magnetosphere absorbs and deflects plasma from the solar wind which originates from the Sun. When conditions are right, beautiful dancing auroral displays are generated. But when the solar wind is most violent, extreme space weather storms can create intense radiation in the Van Allen belts and drive electrical currents which ... read more

Previous Issues

Jun 20

Jun 18

Jun 17

Jun 16

Jun 15

Permafrost thawing below shallow Arctic lakes New research shows permafrost below shallow Arctic lakes is thawing as a result of changing winter climate. Warmer winters combined with an increase in snowfall during the last 30 years have limited ... more		Improving poor soil with burned up biomass Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have shown that torrefied biomass can improve the quality of poor soil found in arid regions. Published in Scientific Report ... more		Ancient DNA shows perfect storm felled Ice Age giants Giant Ice Age species including elephant-sized sloths and powerful sabre-toothed cats that once roamed the windswept plains of Patagonia, southern South America, were finally felled by a perfect sto ... more
				Rare, blind catfish never before found in US discovered in national park cave in Texas An extremely rare eyeless catfish species previously known to exist only in Mexico has been discovered in Texas. Dean Hendrickson, curator of ichthyology at The University of Texas at Austin, identi ... more		New imaging method reveals nanoscale details about DNA Researchers have developed a new enhanced DNA imaging technique that can probe the structure of individual DNA strands at the nanoscale. Since DNA is at the root of many disease processes, the techn ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

Functional traits of Giant Sequoia crown leaves respond to environmental threats Hundreds of feet above the ground, atop a giant sequoia tree, as many as 2 billion leaves vie for resources. Twigs teem with leaves growing long and splayed or short and tight, depending on their pl ... more		Mother mongooses may risk death to protect unborn children Mothers will do anything to protect their children, but mongooses go a step further. Mongooses risk their own survival to protect their unborn children through a remarkable ability to adapt their ow ... more		Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers FSU physicists discover new state of matter in electrons, platform to study quantum phenomena		700-year-old West African soil technique could help mitigate climate change A farming technique practised for centuries by villagers in West Africa, which converts nutrient-poor rainforest soil into fertile farmland, could be the answer to mitigating climate change and revo ... more
				New surface makes oil contamination remove itself Researchers of Aalto University have developed surfaces where oil transports itself to desired directions. Researchers' oleophobic surfaces are microtextured with radial arrays of undercut stripes. ... more		Single-shot imaging of bio-systems While the effect of radiosensitizing molecules in radiation-based cancer therapies has been known for a long time, the exact molecular mechanisms behind it - the capacity of the radiosensitizer to l ... more

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Canadian forests a refuge as warming creeps north In the Canadian province of Quebec, a study of more than 26,000 trees across an area the size of Spain forecasts potential winners and losers in a changing climate. The study, published in the ... more		Congo declares yellow fever epidemic DR Congo on Monday declared a yellow fever outbreak in the capital Kinshasa, home to more than ten million people, and in two other western provinces. ... more		Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit		Tropical Storm Danielle forms off Mexico's east coast Tropical storm Danielle formed Monday off the east coast of Mexico, US weather experts said. It was the fourth named storm of the season. ... more
Defiant Hong Kong bookseller likens China detention to 'Cultural Revolution' The Hong Kong bookseller who broke silence earlier this week about being blindfolded and interrogated in detention in China likened his ordeal to Cultural Revolution repression in an interview with AFP Sunday. ... more		Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 47 The death toll from landslides and flooding in Indonesia rose to 47 on Monday, an official said, after hundreds of homes were engulfed by surging torrents of mud and rock. ... more		Scores of environmental activists murdered in 2015: report At least 185 activists and indigenous people fighting environmental pillaging were murdered in 2015, the watchdog group Global Witness said on Monday. ... more		Large-scale motion detected near San Andreas Fault System Analysis of GPS data has revealed new areas of motion around the San Andreas Fault System. ... more

	Aircraft from Britain and Greece join Cyprus firefight Aircraft from Britain and Greece have joined Cypriot firefighters in a battle to control some of the worst forest fires to have hit the island in years, officials said Monday. ... more		30,000 displaced from Iraq's Fallujah in 3 days: NGO Fighting in the Iraqi city of Fallujah has displaced at least 30,000 people in three days, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Sunday, warning that a humanitarian disaster was unfolding. ... more

New Structures Could Keep Astronauts Fit During Long Missions

Aerospace modules completed for Artemis lunar crew mission

MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular software

New Index Ranks Dark Night Communities		A First: NASA Spots Single Methane Leak from Space		The Search for Our Own Alien Life		exactEarth and DigitalGlobe Partner to Combat IUU Fishing		Parkes telescope detects key feature of life outside our solar system
Obama touts environmental record on family outing to national parks		UN: Countries slow to deliver promised peacekeeping contributions		Four die, several injured in freak Poland storms		UN fears polio surge in children from Iraq's Fallujah		Seven Niger gendarmes killed in refugee camp attack

Eight buried in Tibet landslide: Xinhua

Central Philippines volcano spouts massive ash column

Frozen in time: India's last taxidermist keeps on stuffing

Hong Kong bookseller defies Beijing by leading protest

CO2 hits 400 parts per million at South Pole

Fires rage across western United States

Dead trees, dry earth: Western US a tinderbox

India blocks foreign funding of Modi critic's trust

'Rebel' China village chief arrested for corruption

China rights lawyer and family 'threatened' after new book

Life's origins may result from low-energy electron reactions in space

Researchers release 'Frankenturtles' into Chesapeake Bay

Modern mussel shells much thinner than 50 years ago

How the butterfly got its spots

Huge ancient river basin explains location of the world's fastest flowing glacier

Neolithic paddy soil reveals the impacts of agriculture on microbial diversity

Killing Nemo: Cyanide threat to tropical fish

Russia unveils 'world's biggest' nuclear icebreaker

Dozens of pilot whales stranded in Indonesia, eight dead

Proposed bilateral deal allows US to share nuclear reactors with Norway

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.