Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 The number of trees inhabiting the Western Sahara, the Sahel and the Sudanian zone has exceeded the expectations of scientists, with more than 1.8 billion having been located thanks to an international collaboration including researchers from the CNRS*. High-resolution remote sensing made it possible to gather a multitude of satellite images of these areas, which were then analysed by … Continue reading Unexpectedly large number of trees populate the Western Sahara and the Sahel

Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 14, 2020 A rover trundles over rocky terrain, its four metal wheels clattering along until they encounter a seemingly insurmountable hazard: a steep slope. Down below is a potential trove of science targets. With a typical rover, the operators would need to find another target, but this is DuAxel, a robot built for situations exactly like this. The rover is actually … Continue reading This transforming rover can explore the toughest terrain

Toulouse, France (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 Airbus has joined forces with Earthcube, a French company specialising in the analysis of geospatial data using Artificial Intelligence (AI), to develop and market “Defence Site Monitoring”, an online solution for strategic site monitoring dedicated to defence actors, combining advanced satellite imagery and AI. The new “Defence Site Monitoring” solution combines Earthcube’s expertise in thttp://dlvr.it/RjZPVb Continue reading New strategic sites monitoring solution developed by Airbus and Earthcube

Tallinn (AFP) Oct 14, 2020 Cyber warriors on NATO’s eastern edge are warning that the growing number of people working from home globally due to the pandemic is increasing vulnerability to cyber attacks. The Baltic state of Estonia hosts two cyber facilities for the Western military alliance – set up following a series of cyber attacks from neighbour Russia more than a decade ago. “Large … Continue reading Cyber warriors sound warning on working from home

San Francisco (AFP) Oct 13, 2020 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he and his wife are donating an additional $100 million to help local election administrators, while brushing aside accusations of partisan motives. The new donation is on top of $300 million Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pledged last month and will pay for infrastructure including voting equipment, PPE for poll workers and additional polling … Continue reading Facebook’s Zuckerberg adds $100 mn for election administrators

Geneva (AFP) Oct 12, 2020 Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, the United Nations said on Monday. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said 7,348 major disaster events had occurred between 2000 and 2019, claiming 1.23 lives, affecting 4.2 billion people and costing the global economy some $2.97 trillion. The figure far … Continue reading Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN

Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2020 China rushed Tuesday to test an entire city of nine million within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak, as the WHO warned that letting the pathogen run free to achieve herd immunity was “scientifically and ethically problematic”. The virus is still spreading rapidly around the world, with well over 37 million infections, and nations that had suppressed their first outbreaks … Continue reading China tests entire city for virus as WHO slams herd immunity idea

More people than ever now work from home as a result of the pandemic, and this shift has necessitated a rethinking of how home offices are designed and furnished. The E-Commerce Times checked in with providers of workspace furniture and accessories for insights on how the adaptation to WFH has affected home office setups.http://dlvr.it/RjSqhV Continue reading The WFH Evolution of the Home Office

Houston TX (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Imagine a compact sensor in low Earth orbit powerful enough to capture the unique spectral signatures of ground objects, yet small enough to hold in your hand. Nanohmics, a leading-edge research and development laboratory based in Austin, TX, is working with researchers at the University of Maryland and the NASA Langley Research Center to fly the world’s smallest spectrograph … Continue reading Nanohmics to test ultra-compact hyperspectral imager on the ISS

Washington DC (UPI) Oct 09, 2020 By analyzing what researchers call “long-term ocean memory,” scientists have been able to identify connections between flow rates in the Colorado River and sea surface temperatures in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The breakthrough analysis – described Friday in the journal Communications Earth and Environment – allowed scientists to develop a forecasting model capable of phttp://dlvr.it/RjMClZ Continue reading Ocean patterns help scientists forecast drought, water flow in the Colorado river