Aussie continent moves with the seasons
The Australian continent is chasing the point where the Earth is heaviest.IF YOU have ever been at the beach during a warm Australian summer and claim to have noticed a subtle tilt and gyrate of our continent, you might not be as crazy as you think. New research from the University of Newcastle has found Australia will move towards and away from Europe depending on variations in global weather seasons.Lead researcher Professor Shin-Chan Han said in response to the distribution of Earth’s water m..>> view originalHumanity only has around 1000 years left on Earth, Stephen Hawking predicts
Physicist Stephen Hawking has warned humanity that we probably only have about 1,000 years left on Earth, and the only thing that could save us from certain extinction is setting up colonies elsewhere in the Solar System. "[W]e must ... continue to go into space for the future of humanity," Hawking said in a lecture at the University of Cambridge this week. "I don’t think we will survive another 1,000 years without escaping beyond our fragile planet." The fate of humanity appears to have been ..>> view originalJohn Kerry: We will fight to keep US in the Paris climate deal
John Kerry has signalled that the outgoing Obama administration is preparing a fight to ensure that Donald Trump does not withdraw the US from the landmark Paris agreement, to prevent catastrophic climate change. “This is bigger than one person, one president,” the US secretary of state said in Marrakech, before his last address to the UN climate summit being held there. “We have to figure out how we’re going to stop this.” President Obama is walking a fine line before leaving office, between a..>> view original80000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice disappears
Unusual weather patterns in Arctic Russia have caused more than 80,000 reindeer to starve to death over the past 10 years. And that die-off hasn't been gradual - 20,000 deer have been killed in 2006, and 61,000 animals have starved to death in 2013. That's 22 percent of the entire reindeer population in the affected Yamal peninsula. And now a new study has shown that both of those years had one thing in common - they experienced the same strange weather pattern at the start of November. Resear..>> view originalReef named after late Qld scientist
Rachael BurnettAustralian Associated PressA leading Queensland marine biologist who discovered new species of whale and dolphins has had a reef named in his honour.Dr Peter Arnold's work led to the recognition of dwarf minke and snubfin dolphins in Australian waters.The Peter Arnold Reef in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has been named to commemorate the Townsville scientist, who died in 2006 at the age of 56.>> view originalAustralia rated 5th-worst at UN's Morocco climate conference
For the second year in a row, Australia has ranked fifth-last on a climate change performance index. The index compares 58 countries that together are responsible for 90 per cent of the world's carbon emissions. Lower-ranked than Australia are Korea, Kazakhstan, Japan and Saudi Arabia. France, Sweden and the United Kingdom topped the index. But Foreign Minister Julie Bishop claims Australia is making progress when it comes to combating climate change. "Success depends on our actions and Austra..>> view originalBig Business Demands Donald Trump Keep US In Paris Climate Pact
Failure to do so “puts American prosperity at risk,” more than 300 U.S. companies say in an open letter to the president-elect. 11/17/2016 12:44 am ET. Chris D'Angelo Associate Editor, HuffPost Hawaii. Robyn Beck via Getty Images. President-elect ...>> view originalLOOK: Potential Mars Mission Spacesuit Revealed
Nov 17, 2016 03:56 AM EST Dutch company Mars One, has revealed on Tuesday their first concept for a space suit to protect humans who are going to venture on the Red Planet. According to the company, the Surface Exploration Suit (SES) includes features that will allow the scientists to work on the surface of Mars without being harmed by its harsh weather conditions. "The SES functional baseline pressure suit is derived from the most recent pressure suit development work conducted by ILC Dover,..>> view originalEvidence Pluto has huge hidden ocean
Scientists Take a Closer Look at Pluto's Mysteries2:43Data sent back by New Horizons since the spacecraft's Pluto flyby has brought many surprises about the mysterious dwarf planet. Five new studies published on Thursday now take a more in-depth look at Pluto and its makeup. Photo: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI New evidence points to a massive hidden ocean lurking beneath Pluto’s surface.FRESH evidence has led scientists to believe that Pluto is harbouring a hidden ocean buried beneath its frozen heart — p..>> view originalWhy CSI: Space will be a far greater challenge than forensic science on Earth
At the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation centre, NASA has just concluded the latest year-long study into the effects of long-term isolation in space. The research is primarily focused on examining psychological and psycho-social factors that will help NASA draw up the highly effective teams needed for long-duration space exploration missions. And among the behaviours studied is how aggression and violence might arise among space crews during long space voyages. Crime and punishment..>> view original
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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