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  Tulare CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 AeroVironment, Inc. has shared details regarding its ongoing pilot programs which are entering their third year and have guided development of the AV DSS platform. The company also displays its Quantix drone and AV Decision Support System (AV DSS) to World Ag Expo and National Farm Machinery Show attendees this week, highlighting the fully-integrated ecosystem's powerfully-simple operations and innovative data analytics capabilities. "Our extensive work with early adopter agriculture customers con ... read more |
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Bird-flu deaths rise in China, shutting poultry marketsChina is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of the H7N9 bird-flu strain since it first appeared in humans in 2013, killing 79 people in January alone and spurring several cities to suspend live poultry trade. ... more  
Ancient fossil reveals first evidence of live birth in animals thought to lay eggsThe first ever evidence of live birth in an animal group previously thought to lay eggs exclusively has been discovered by an international team of scientists, including a palaeontologist from the U ... more  
Study rewrites the history of corn in corn countryA new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation in the American Bottom, a floodplain of the Mississippi River in Illinois. The study refutes the ... more  
Villagers glorify their children in China festivalLooking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago. ... more |
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Typhoon Fung-wong floods Philippine towns, leaves 5 dead in its wake
Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 million Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city: media Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears Japan observes tiny tsunami following 6.7 magnitude quake Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears |
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How much biomass grows in the savannahSavannahs form one of the largest habitats in the world, covering around one-fifth of the Earth's land area. They are mainly to be found in sub-Saharan Africa. Savannahs are home not only to unique ... more 
Monitoring birds by droneForget delivering packages or taking aerial photographs - drones can even count small birds! A new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances tests this new approach to wildlife monitoring and conc ... more  
Sentinels warn of dangerous ice crackFollowing the appearance of a large crack in the ice shelf close to the Halley VI research station in Antarctica, information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites helped to decid ... more  
Indonesian orangutan brutally killed and eatenA critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto an Indonesian palm oil plantation, police and activists said Thursday. ... more  
Earth Science on the Space Station continues to growThe number of instruments on the International Space Station dedicated to observing Earth to increase our understanding of our home planet continues to grow. Two new instruments are scheduled to mak ... more 
How an Ice Age paradox could inform sea level rise predictionsNew findings from the University of Michigan explain an Ice Age paradox and add to the mounting evidence that climate change could bring higher seas than most models predict. The study, published in ... more |
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 Climate study delivers dire warning on Alpine snow  
Seagrass on decline, jeopardizing human, coral health: studyUnderwater meadows of seagrass offer important protection against pollution to both humans and coral reefs, but are in jeopardy worldwide due to climate change, sewage and agricultural runoff, researchers said Thursday. ... more 
Sentinel-2 teams prepare for spaceGoing to space is never routine, and Sentinel-2 mission controllers are leaving nothing to chance as they prepare for the critical days following next month's liftoff. Launched in 2015, ESA's Sentin ... more 
Mongolia herders reel under dreaded 'dzud' weatherThousands of Mongolian herders face disastrous livestock losses from a dreaded severe weather phenomenon known as the "dzud", the Red Cross said Thursday in launching an international emergency aid appeal. ... more 
Sea ice at poles hit record low for JanuaryThe amount of sea ice at the Earth's poles fell to a record low for January, while the planet's temperatures last month were the third highest in modern times, US government scientists said Thursday. ... more |
   Twice a month, beautician Chnoor Khezri takes her equipment to a camp near Mosul and gives displaced Iraqi women who have lost everything a proper pampering and some fresh confidence.
In a small room inside the camp, the young Iranian Kurd takes out her brushes and scissors and puts blue wax to heat up in a pot. "It's not much but I work miracles with this," she says.
More than 3,600 wom ... more 'Scorpion' robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 9: official Justice for victims of Nepal's civil war slips away |
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Due to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, elastomers have been used in a myriad of applications. They are especially ideal for fabricating soft robots, flexible electronics and smart biomedical devices which require soft and deformable material properties to establish safe and smooth interactions with humans externally and internal ... more Scientists predicted new high-energy compounds After 15 years, SABER on TIMED Still Breaks Ground from Space ANU scientists make new high-tech liquid materials |
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The demand for raw materials is rising continuously, forcing mining companies to use lower-grade ores and to explore at greater depths. This could lead to a decline in production in the coming decades.
Many industrialized economies also depend on imports of metals for their high-tech industries. Some of these metals occur in ore deposits that are found only in a few countries. In order to ... more Ethiopia dam causes Kenya water shortage: rights group Seagrass on decline, jeopardizing human, coral health: study El Nino resulted in unprecedented erosion of the Pacific coastline |
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Globally, glaciers have been on the retreat for several decades. Between 1983 and 2008, however, at least 58 New Zealand glaciers grew in size.
Scientists have struggled to explain their advance, but new analysis suggest a regional climate anomaly, a period of unusually cold temperatures, encouraged their growth.
"Glaciers advancing is very unusual - especially in this period wh ... more How an Ice Age paradox could inform sea level rise predictions Sentinels warn of dangerous ice crack Sea ice at poles hit record low for January |
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  Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new method for accurately measuring crop yields using satellite images. Scientists hope their new strategy will help researchers track agricultural productivity in developing countries where farming data is limited.
"Improving agricultural productivity is going to be one of the main ways to reduce hunger and improve livelihoods in poor ... more Gluten-free diet may increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure Study rewrites the history of corn in corn country Mongolia herders reel under dreaded 'dzud' weather |
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Quake-prone countries around the Pacific Ocean Wednesday began a joint exercise testing their ability to deliver timely warnings of approaching tsunamis to tens of millions of people living along the coast.
The annual "Pacific Wave" exercise is taking place in a region where nearly eight in 10 of the world's tsunamis - giant waves usually caused by underwater earthquakes - occur, the UN Ed ... more Italy asks EU aid as cost of quakes hits 23 bn euros Cyclone bears down on Mozambique coast Ventura fault could cause stronger shaking |
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  The UN Security Council on Wednesday demanded armed groups in the Central African Republic immediately halt fighting and join peace talks after UN airstrikes targeted rebel fighters.
UN attack helicopters opened fire over the weekend on gunmen advancing on the central city of Bambari.
UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the council there were about 300 fighters moving towards the ci ... more S. Sudan army says general who quit was 'deeply' corrupt Ivory Coast arrests six journalists over mutiny 'false information'I. Coast govt pursues bid to end mutiny by elite troops |
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Working outside an office may spare you from commutes and interruptions by colleagues but it also makes you more vulnerable to unpaid overtime, stress and insomnia, the UN said Wednesday.
A new report from the United Nations International Labour Organization studied the impacts of working remotely, with technological advances continuing to revolutionise conceptions of the workplace.
Ba ... more Study: The human brain always has a backup plan Chimpanzee feet allow scientists a new grasp on human foot evolution Humans subconsciously perceive words as 'round' or 'sharp' |
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 The Alpine skiing season may be much shorter by century's end, and limited to a smaller area, said a climate study Thursday warning of snow cover loss as high as 70 percent.
Most climate models predict increased winter precipitation due to global warming, scientists wrote in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal The Cryosphere.
But with temperatures rising too, the is likely to be ... more Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release Scientists argue current climate change models understate the problem Researchers say climate models understate risk, ignore human factors |
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Beijing MST (Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) Radar is one of the largest facilities within the Chinese Meridian Project (a chain of diverse ground-based remote sensing facilities for monitoring and forecasting the space environment), and is one of only two domestic MST radars. It was built by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and is located at th ... more Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space Ancient Judea jars reveal earth's magnetic field is fluctuating, not diminishing New data from NOAA GOES-16's instrument suite |
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A remarkable 250 million-year-old "terrible-headed lizard" fossil found in China shows an embryo inside the mother - clear evidence for live birth.
Head of The University of Queensland's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and co-author Professor Jonathan Aitchison said the fossil unexpectedly provided the first evidence for live birth in an animal group previously thought to exclus ... more Fossil treasure-trove reveals post-extinction world ruled by spongesAncient fossil reveals first evidence of live birth in animals thought to lay eggs MBL study illuminates the origin of vertebrate gills |
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  As Taiwan lights up for the start of its annual lantern festival this weekend, one eco-friendly craftsman is breaking with tradition.
Lantern-maker Lin Chow-chin is part of a growing movement on the island to make the celebrations greener, creating sustainable lights which can be converted into everything from desk lamps to flower vases.
Each year huge electric sculptures go on display ... more EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world |
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Li-S batteries are considered as promising alternatives for Li-ion batteries in the new generation of energy storages, due to high specific capacity (1675 mAh/g) and energy density (2600 mWh/g) of sulfur. But the poor conductivity of sulfur and severe shuttle effect of reaction intermediates destory the stability of this system.
A variety of porous carbon materials have been applied as sul ... more UMD physicist improves method for designing fusion experiments Next-Gen batteries could provide power to microsatellites, cubesats Accelerating low-carbon innovation through policy |
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  A critically endangered Bornean orangutan has been shot dead, hacked to pieces and eaten by workers after straying onto an Indonesian palm oil plantation, police and activists said Thursday.
Police have formally named three male suspects in the brutal killing in Kapuas Hulu district, in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, while another seven are being questioned as witnesses to the crime. ... more How evolution alters biological invasions Geneticists reveal how parenting rewires the beetle brain Animals who face tough early life live longer |
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Looking like living dress-up dolls, elaborately costumed children are paraded through an eastern China village as firecrackers roar, commemorating the end of barbaric child sacrifices hundreds of years ago.
It's an annual event in the village of Tufang in coastal Fujian province, where China's Hakka community is concentrated and marks its unique history with a range of colourful festivals. ... more Ex-VP of China's top court jailed for life over graft Fear has made me stronger: Hong Kong bookseller Hong Kong police guilty over attack on democracy protester |
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Savannahs form one of the largest habitats in the world, covering around one-fifth of the Earth's land area. They are mainly to be found in sub-Saharan Africa. Savannahs are home not only to unique wildlife, including the 'Big Five' - the African elephant, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard and lion - but also to thousands of endemic plant species such as the baobab, or monkey bread tree.
" ... more Why nature restoration takes time Wetlands play vital role in carbon storage, study finds Amazon forest was transformed by ancient people: study |
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