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AFRICA NEWS What sculpted Africa's margin?

Break-up of the supercontinent Gondwana about 130 Million years ago could have lead to a completely different shape of the African and South American continent with an ocean south of today's Sahara desert, as geoscientists from the University of Sydney and the... more

WATER WORLD El Nino and +IOD expected to severely impact global weather in coming months

El Nino, characterized by the warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and the positive IOD, marked by warmer sea surface temperatures in the western Indian Ocean and cooler temperatures in the eastern Indian Ocean, influence global atmospheric circulation pat... more

VSAT NEWS Comtech validates 5G connection over satellite

During the demonstration, a commercial 5G node was connected to the leading MNO's 5G testbed network and relayed over a satellite link provided by the Hellas Sat. "This demonstration showcased our ability to easily blend satellite and terrestrial technologies ... more

CLIMATE SCIENCE Embarking on geoengineering, then stopping, would speed up global warming

Spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and then stopping it could exacerbate the problem of climate change, according to new research by atmospheric scientists at the University of Washington. Carrying out geoengineering for seve... more

SOLAR SolarCity To Provide Solar-Powered Lighting to Schools Without Electricity

Following the one year anniversary of the company's initial public offering, SolarCity has launched the Give Power Foundation to build a cleaner, more sustainable future by providing solar energy to those in need. For every megawatt of residential solar power ... more

TIME SPACE Everything, everywhere all at once

When she was 12 years old, Konig decided the place to find answers was in physics. A family friend was a physicist, and she attributed her interest in the field to him. But it wasn't until a trip back to her mother's home country of Cote d'Ivoire that Konig le... more

TIME SPACE A new window to see hidden side of magnetized universe

As clusters of galaxies grow through collisions with surrounding matter, they create bow shocks and wakes in their dilute plasma. The plasma motion induced by these activities can drape intra-cluster magnetic layers, forming virtual walls of magnetic force. Th... more

ABOUT US Prehistoric Swiss Army knife indicates early humans communicated

The researchers reported that the Howiesons Poort backed artefacts, also known as the 'stone Swiss Army knife' of prehistory, were made to a similar template across great distances and multiple biomes. These artefacts were produced in enormous numbers across s... more