by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Mexico, Nov. 26 (Notimex).- With the objective of benefiting the Mexican economy and future food security, as well as the welfare of the people, a research team developed new varieties of beans to combat crop losses related to drought. The research i...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
After U.S. agents shot tear gas at migrants after some tried to breach a fence
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
With Beijing’s assistance, Ethiopia is heading to space in just under a year. The Horn of Africa nation announced it would launch its first earth observatory satellite in Sept. 2019, with China footing much of the bill. Officials from both government...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
By Aleksander Solum HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pasta prepared with mealworms raised in your own home? The unusual dinner idea could soon be a reality, if Hong Kong entrepreneur Katharina Unger has her way. The 28-year-old is the founder of Livin Farms, a...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Chinese researcher He Jiankui claims he has altered the DNA of twin girls.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
A northwest Chinese city was engulfed by a massive sandstorm that sparked rural fires, forced traffic to slow down and prompted residents to cover their faces, according to state media. Video from state broadcaster CCTV showed a grey wall of sand hi...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
As Mumbai marks the 10th anniversary of attacks that killed 166 in India’s financial capital, the United States has made a new reward offer for information on the 2008 siege.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
A newly developed gel capable of neutralising toxic pesticides is the first real protection that India’s farmers have against toxic chemicals that are indiscriminately sprayed on crops in the near absence of government controls. Last month (October),...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
I was surprised to learn, last week, that my profession has gone to the dogs. I’d introduced myself to a nonscientist as a theoretical physicist. “I think,” he said, “that theoretical physics has lost its way in symmetry and beauty and math. It’s too...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Their new home neighbors the site of their royal wedding reception
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All of the 145 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a remote New Zealand beach have died.
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
A large asteroid could be headed toward us in the near future — barreling through space on a risk trajectory that might cause it to collide with Earth. The news comes from the Express, which cites NASA sources revealing that the space rock could end...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Story of the Week... Toon of the Week... SkS in the News... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback& Insights... SkS Week in Review... Poster of the Week... Story of the Week... Climate-heating greenhouse gases at record levels, says UN Carbon dioxi...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Traveling 301 million miles (548 million km) from Earth, the Mars InSight spacecraft was due to reach its destination on the dusty, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet at about 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT). The mission control team at NASA's Jet Propulsi...
by Heidi Harley - 6 years ago
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has claimed there is a 70 per cent likelihood he will make it to Mars on one of his spacecraft – despite there being “a good chance of death”. “I know exactly what to do,” Mr Musk told Axios on HBO. Mr Musk, who is also...