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Viasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss

The mission now in peril is thought to be valued at roughly $700 million. Enlarge / This artist's illustration of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellites shows the spacecraft as it would appear with its large reflector antenna fully dep.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 14th, 2023

New chemical treatment reduces number of plant pores that regulate water loss

Researchers from Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM) in Japan and their colleagues have identified and derivatized a chemical compound that effectively regulates the density of stomata in model plants. Stomata are cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Shady drugmaker used code words to sell knockoff weight-loss drug: Lawsuit

After cease-and-desist letter, Pivotal Peptides allegedly sold mix-your-own tirzepatide as "11 mg." Amid ongoing legal battles over coveted GLP-1 therapies, a drug vendor in Washi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces

Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Shady drugmaker used code words to sell knockoff weight-loss drug: lawsuit

After cease-and-desist letter, Pivotal Peptides allegedly sold mix-your-own tirzepatide as "11 mg." Amid ongoing legal battles over coveted GLP-1 therapies, a drug vendor in Washi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

A Boeing-built satellite just exploded in orbit

A Boeing-built satellite just exploded in orbit.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Review of global conservation policies reveals equity key to combating biodiversity loss

New research reveals major global conservation policies lack clarity and thoroughness in how they deal with equity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Revealing study sheds light on feeling of collective loss and "Britishness" after Queen"s death

Research on the public mourning after the Queen's death offers new insights on how groups or crowds of people with a shared identity—in this case "Britishness"—navigate periods of change and uncertainty......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

NOAA releases imagery from world"s first operational space-based coronagraph

NOAA today shared the first images from the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope onboard the new GOES-19 satellite. CCOR-1, the world's first operational, space-based coronagraph, began observing the sun's corona, the faint outerm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

A Boeing-built satellite appears to have exploded in orbit

A satellite designed and built by Boeing appears to have exploded in orbit, for unknown reasons......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Accurately weighing costs and benefits of different methods for controlling invasive species

Invasive insect species bring a host of health, social, ecological and economic consequences, including crop damage, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, ecosystem disruption, human disease transmission and rising allergy rates......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Combining satellite methods provides drought detection from space

Observing sites like the Amazon basin from space has underscored the capability of satellites to better detect signs of drought, according to a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Satellite-derived data on artificial light at night indicate rapidly increasing industrial activities in the Arctic

More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived data on artificial light at night. On average, 85% of the light-polluted areas are due to industrial activities rather than urb.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Loss of "nitrogen fixers" threatens biodiversity, ecosystems, say biologists

Mississippi State University is part of a European-American collaboration studying how human activities, like fertilizer use and pollution, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

UN biodiversity summit opens with call for "significant" funding

The world's biggest nature protection conference opens in Colombia Monday with the United Nations chief calling for countries to "convert words into action" and fatten a fund seeking to address biodiversity loss......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

To the astonishment of forecasters, a tiny hurricane just sprang up near Cuba

As of Saturday evening, hurricane-force winds extended just 5 miles from the center. A hurricane so small that it could not be observed by satellite formed this weekend, surprisin.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 20th, 2024

Businesses For Makers and Making A Difference At Maker Faire Bay Area

Maker Faire is a sum total of the work of makers, producers, volunteers, participants, artists, technologists, and creative and curious people of all stripes. It also engages businesses who not only believe in the maker movement, but in many cases a.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsOct 19th, 2024

Musk"s win on India satellite spectrum raises prospect of price war with Ambani

Musk"s win on India satellite spectrum raises prospect of price war with Ambani.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Roadside Assistance via satellite now available in the UK, with Green Flag

Apple last year launched its Roadside Assistance via satellite feature in the US, intended to provide help to those stranded by car trouble in areas without mobile coverage. That service has now been quietly extended to the UK. You’ll need an iP.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Wildlife, climate and plastic: how three summits aim to repair a growing rift with nature

By the end of 2024, nearly 200 nations will have met at three conferences to address three problems: biodiversity loss, climate change and plastic pollution......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Don’t miss this chance at $500 in savings on this iBuyPower gaming PC

For a gaming PC with both power and style, you can't go wrong with the iBuyPower RDY Lancool 005, especially now that you can get it with total savings of $500......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024