Paris, France (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a hazardous pollutant with profound effects on air quality, climate, and the biosphere. While satellites have been mapping NO2 concentrations since the 1990s, their resolutions have generally been too coarse to identify individual sources such as power plants.
A recent study has made significant strides in air pollution monitoring by using imagery from
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
This study, led by Dr. Wei Wei, PhD student Lin-Hui Dong, and Prof. Fang Huang at the University of Science and Technology of China, investigates the removal of excess barium and sulfide from seawater and its impact on marine habitability during the Cambrian Explosion.
Lin-Hui Dong analyzed excess barium contents (Baexcess) and isotope compositions (d138Baexcess) at the State Key Laborator
London, UK (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
A team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Oxford, has uncovered a new species of mollusc dating back 500 million years. Named Shishania aculeata, this fossil reveals that the earliest molluscs were flat, shell-less slugs protected by spiny armor. These findings are published in the journal Science.
The discovery comes from well-preserved fossils found in eastern Yu
London, UK (SPX) Aug 05, 2024
A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils reveals a link between sea levels, changes in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals.
The study reveals clues into the forces that drove the evolution of the earliest organisms, from which all major animal groups descended.
A team from the University of Edinburgh studied a compilation of ro
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 6, 2024
China on Tuesday successfully launched a satellite group up into space with more on the way aimed at improving broadband services across the massive Asian nation.
The group of 18 satellites were launched at 2:42 p.m. local time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province attached to a Long March 6A rocket for Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology, which
Washington (AFP) Aug 6, 2024
NASA on Tuesday postponed the departure of astronauts bound for the International Space Station on a SpaceX flight due to ongoing issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
The Starliner, which brought two NASA astronauts aboard the ISS in early June, has been docked for the past two months due to anomalies detected in its propulsion system during its flight, with the mission's return date i
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 6, 2024
Northrup Grumman's Cygnus resupply spacecraft reached the International Space Station early Tuesday morning, delivering some four tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, NASA said.
Cygnus completed installation on the ISS at 5:33 a.m. EDT, NASA said.
It brought 8,200 pounds of scientific investigation and cargo to the ISS's orbiting laboratory on the 21st resupply mission ca
Beijing (AFP) Aug 7, 2024
China's exports grew slightly slower than expected in July while imports surged, official figures showed Wednesday, as the world's second-largest economy charts an uneven recovery.
Overseas shipments expanded 7.0 percent on-year last month, according to China's General Administration of Customs.
That compares with the 8.6 percent increase recorded the month before and short of the 9.5 pe
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 7, 2024
Liquidators for China's Evergrande have filed a lawsuit against PwC in Hong Kong for its role in auditing the debt-ridden real estate behemoth, according to a report Wednesday by Bloomberg News.
The lawsuit is part of an ongoing effort to recover creditors' investments after a Hong Kong court in January ordered the liquidation of Evergrande, once China's biggest real estate company.
PwC
Springfield OH (SPX) Aug 02, 2024
As the sun rose over Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, a quiet hum from an unusual aircraft signaled the start of another day of flight testing.
Since mid-June, experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force's innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, have been working with Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc., or MTSI, to evalua
Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2024
The Paris Olympics organising committee said Tuesday it would meet its target to reduce single-use plastics by half compared to the 2012 London Games despite bottles by major sponsor Coca-Cola being widely used on its sites.
Fanta, Sprite and Coke are flowing unabated at Olympic venues, where staff have been seen emptying plastic bottles into reusable cups - a practice some say runs counte
Abidjan (AFP) Aug 6, 2024
A delegation from Russian nuclear giant Rosatom began a four-day stay Tuesday to Burkina Faso to discuss the construction of a power plant which could ramp up electrification in the western African state.
The two countries's governments have forged close relations since a military regime headed by Captain Ibrahim Traor� seized power in a September 2022 coup, and in October last year they sig
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 7, 2024
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would buy at least 30 Airbus A330-900 aircraft in a deal valued at $11 billion as it looks to build on a post-Covid recovery and reach pre-pandemic passenger numbers in the new year.
The firm made the announcement as it reported a drop in profit in the first half of the year, having moved into the black for the first time in four years in 20
MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena has a lot of thinking to do after a failed medal bid at the Paris Olympics. Tipped to make the podium in his return to the Summer Games, Obiena came up short and finished fourth–an unlikely result that sent the World No. 2 pole vaulter back to the drawing board. “My goal
Lin, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row, beat Turkey's Esra Yildiz by unanimous decision in the semifinal.
Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty dined at Funke in Beverly Hills, a restaurant at which a mushroom pizza costs almost £32, as Mr Sunak enjoys his five-week Parliamentary break
Lawrence Butler capped a three-run seventh inning with a go-ahead sacrifice fly, All-Star Mason Miller returned from the injured list with a 1-2-3 nin
Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday for suspected illegal drug possession at a St. Louis-area casino after Missouri Highway Patrol…
A 'fancy' Coles supermarket has inspired awe in shoppers after unveiling a unique in-store feature - and competitiors fail to measure up.
Harris's choice for vice president has energised Democrats. But experts are split over if it will make a difference.
Watch the best of the day's play as Trent Rockets took on London Spirit on day 13 of The Hundred.
A decision from a Toronto police tribunal says Insp. Joyce Schertzer was charged with three counts of misconduct relating to a car accident involving her nephew.
The 29-year-old Sable clocked 8 minutes 14.18 seconds while crossing the finish line after running in the lead briefly in the dramatic race
