Iran plans to send a manned rocket into space in the next 10 years, state television reported on Thursday, just days after the Islamic Republic announced it had put a dummy satellite into orbit.Embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran said on Sunday it had put a dummy satellite into […]
The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.
Researchers in France also found that the delicate balance of wildlife in different ecosystems is changing up to eight times more quickly than previously suspected, with potentially […]
A newly discovered “minor planet” with an elongated orbit around the Sun may help explain the origin of comets, researchers said on Monday.
The object, known as 2006 SQ372, is starting the outward portion of a 22,500-year orbit that will take it 150 billion miles away from the Sun.
The icy lump […]
Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday — a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions.
The long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons, although […]
NASA has abandoned plans to get its replacement for the retiring US space shuttles into service by 2013 because of a lack of additional funds and technical issues, officials said on Monday.
The US space agency had hoped to fly astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a new spaceship called Orion as early as September […]
Prince Charles drew criticism with an outspoken attack on industrial farming Wednesday, warning genetically modified food could be the “biggest disaster environmentally of all time.”
Charles said millions of small farmers around the world could be driven off their land into “degraded and dysfunctional conurbations of unmentionable awfulness” by the rise of global conglomerates.
The heir to […]
Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, “dead zones” with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world’s oceans.
“We have to realize that hypoxia is not a local problem,” said Robert J. Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. “It is a global problem and it has severe consequences for ecosystems.”
“It’s […]
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator, aimed at unlocking secrets of the universe, will be launched on September 10, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Thursday.
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), housed in an underground tunnel 27 kilometers (17 miles) in circumference, will recreate conditions just after the […]
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Chief Executive Elon Musk recently accepted a $20 million investment from Founders Fund, a $220 million venture capital firm managed by his fellow PayPal co-founders.
“Founders Fund has a track record of investing in companies with the potential to revolutionize industries. We are pleased to be included in their portfolio and welcome […]
What percent of the Earth’s land is available for agricultur
As of the year 2000, about 37 percent of Earth’s land area was agricultural land. About one-third of this area, or 11 percent of Earth’s total land, is used for crops. The balance, roughly one-fourth of Earth’s land area, is pastureland, which includes cultivated […]