Bangalore, India (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 What did the Earth look like about two billion years ago, when the planet’s atmosphere was being oxygenated? By analysing ancient dolomite (carbonate) deposits found in Vempalle, in the Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the University of Tennessee have estimated the temperature and composition of a shallow, inland sea that … Continue reading Tracing Earth’s past in prehistoric rock deposits

Boston MA (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 MIT neuroscientists have found a way to reverse neurodegeneration and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by interfering with an enzyme that is typically overactive in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. When the researchers treated mice with a peptide that blocks the hyperactive version of an enzyme called CDK5, they found dramatic reductions in neurodegeneration and DNA damage in the … Continue reading A new peptide may hold potential as an Alzheimer’s treatment

Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 Metaspectral, a remote sensing software company advancing computer vision using deep learning and hyperspectral imagery, has executed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with SkyFi, a company providing on-demand satellite imagery from a growing network of over 70 satellites. Once integrated, SkyFi Earth observation data will be made available to users of Metaspectral Fusion. Fusion is a cloud-basedhttp://dlvr.it/SmZC77 Continue reading Metaspectral to bring SkyFi satellite imagery to its Fusion Platform

Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) received a contract to provide next-generation geostationary imaging and sounding instruments for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) that will monitor and predict severe weather events more accurately. The award continues L3Harris’ legacy of producing critical space-based weather instruments for Japan. Under the terms of the contract with the Mitsubishihttp://dlvr.it/SmZC2l Continue reading L3Harris to build geostationary weather satellite sensors for Japan

Colombo (AFP) April 12, 2023 Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists. The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and common on the island but is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. Sri Lanka bans almost all live animal exports andhttp://dlvr.it/SmZC2f Continue reading Monkey business: Sri Lanka considers macaque sales to China

Umm Al-Aqarib, Iraq (AFP) April 16, 2023 Iraqi archaeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern threat: being blasted and slowly buried by sandstorms linked to climate change. Ancient Babylonian treasures, painstakingly unearthed, are slowly disappearing again under wind-blown sand in a land parched by rising heat and prolonged droughts. Iraq, one of the countries worst-hit by climatehttp://dlvr.it/SmZC2W Continue reading Iraq’s ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change

Sapporo, Japan (AFP) April 16, 2023 G7 environment and climate ministers pledged to end new plastic pollution in their countries by 2040, they said in a statement released Sunday after talks in northern Japan. “We are committed to end plastic pollution, with the ambition to reduce additional plastic pollution to zero by 2040,” it said. Germany, France, Canada, Britain and the EU are already part … Continue reading G7 members commit to ending new plastic pollution by 2040

Karachi (AFP) April 14, 2023 Pakistan announced financial support Friday from the United Arab Emirates and China totalling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the UAE had promised a billion dollars to prop up Pakistan’s forex reserves – which at … Continue reading UAE and China promise Pakistan $1.3 bln to get IMF deal on track

Managua (AFP) April 15, 2023 The head of China’s International Development Cooperation Agency, Luo Zhaohui, arrived in Nicaragua on Friday to launch a subsidized housing project, Vice President Rosario Murillo said. Murillo did not give details of what would be built, but in April 2022 China committed US$60 million to finance subsidized housing in Nicaragua. “Comrade Luo Zhaohui (…) is visiting us and will be … Continue reading China official visits Nicaragua to launch housing initiative

Washington (AFP) April 14, 2023 Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Washington next week for his first meeting with President Joe Biden, the two countries announced Friday, as the longstanding US ally charts a new course under its first leftist leader. Biden will welcome Petro on Thursday to discuss key issues involving Colombia including climate change, drug trafficking and migration, the White House said.http://dlvr.it/SmX95Y Continue reading Biden to hold first meeting with Colombia’s leftist president