Antarctic marine reserves deal within reach as Russia thaws environmental stance
An international agreement to protect some of Antarctica’s unique and pristine marine ecosystems could be reached within a fortnight, with scientists and conversationists hopeful of a breakthrough after five years of failed negotiations. Delegates from 24 nations and the European Union gathered in Hobart on Monday to commence two weeks of talks at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The commission has been working since 2011 ..>> view originalWhy Asgardia Is More Likely To Be A Pie In The Sky Than A Nation In Space
I have become citizen number 62 of Asgardia, a new space nation dedicated to expanding peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of humanity. It is led by Igor Ashurbeyli, chairman of UNESCO’s Science of Space Committee and founder of the Aerospace International Research Centre in Vienna. At first glance, it’s an amazing concept and surely one that every space scientist should welcome. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. According to its we..>> view originalThere may be 10 times more galaxies in the universe than we thought
The universe is a staggeringly big place with more galaxies than you could fathom. It seems understandable that when dealing with such massive numbers that a few galaxies could fall through the cracks. But a new analysis of Hubble Telescope data indicates that astronomers might have vastly underestimated the scale of the universe. There may actually be 10 times more galaxies in the universe than we previously thought.Before today, the best estimate of the number of galaxies existed in the univ..>> view originalChinese astronauts blast off for Heavenly Palace on 'space dream' mission
Chinese astronauts blast off for Heavenly Palace on 'space dream' mission Updated October 17, 2016 16:58:17 China has launched its longest manned space mission, sending two astronauts into orbit to spend a month aboard a space laboratory that is part of a broader plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.The Shenzhou 11 blasted off on a Long March rocket this morning from the remote launch site in Jiuquan, in the Gobi desert, in images carried..>> view originalTripAdvisor Ends Sale of Cruel Wildlife Tourist Attractions After NFP Campaign
Global travel website TripAdvisor will stop selling tickets to some of the cruelest wildlife activities, following a World Animal Protection petition of more than half a million signatures. Around 70,000 Australians also supported the Wildlife – Not Entertainers campaign, which called on the corporation to stop profiting from animal cruelty. World Animal Protection head of Australian campaigns Nicola Beynon said TripAdvisor’s announcement, following the six-month petition, was “very significan..>> view originalTerrifying study reveals spiders can actually 'hear' you from across the room
Scientists have found a new kind of spider sense that we didn't know about before. Even though spiders don't have ears, it turns out they can still 'hear' you coming by picking up vibrations in the air through the hairs on their legs. Originally it was thought that this technique could only be used across a very short distance, but a new study reveals the truth. Researchers at Cornell University found that a common type of jumping spider can actually pick up sound vibrations from as far as ten ..>> view originalAmazing Discovery: Why This New Plant Species is Baffling Japanese Scientists
Oct 17, 2016 04:26 AM EDT Researchers at Kobe University Graduate School of Science have discovered a baffling new species of plants in Japan that neither photosynthesize nor bloom. What are Mycorrhizal Plants? The discovery, described in a paper published in the journal Phytotaxa, is considered to be very rare. Non-photosynthetic mycorrhizal plants or mycoheterotrophic plants are known for its scarcity and small size, not to mention that most of them can only be found in dark, understory of ..>> view original
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