Tragedy strikes Taiwanese research ship
Two scientists died on 11 October after the research vessel they were on, Taiwan’s Ocean Research V, capsized in the Taiwan Strait. Another 25 scientists and 18 crew members were rescued. … Read more
Two scientists died on 11 October after the research vessel they were on, Taiwan’s Ocean Research V, capsized in the Taiwan Strait. Another 25 scientists and 18 crew members were rescued. … Read more
Hopes have faded that hydroacoustic signals picked up on the floor of the Indian Ocean might help to locate the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 airliner which disappeared in March. Data from an additional sensor suggest that the signal likely resulted from geological activity and not the sound of an aeroplane crashing into the ocean’s surface. Read more
In a judgment with far-reaching consequences, India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday put a moratorium on the construction of new hydro-electric dams in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Read more
The blast on 15 February over the Urals Mountains of a fireball that had entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Kazakh-Russian border was the largest explosion ever recorded by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CNTBTO), according to the first detailed analysis of the event. Read more
An extraordinarily deep earthquake shook Russia’s Far East this morning. The magnitude-8.3 quake took place nearly 610 kilometres below Earth’s surface, according to preliminary estimates from the US Geological Survey. Read more
Researchers have come a step closer to understanding how and why the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 were so surprisingly big. Temperature sensors installed in the fault last year now show that friction between the rocks during the quake was an order of magnitude smaller than previously assumed. Read more
Sseven scientists, engineers and government officials who were found guilty of manslaughter after the 2009 earthquake in the city of L’Aquila all filed their appeals against the verdict in time for a 6 March deadline. Read more
The first satellite designed to search for and keep track of asteroids and space debris was launched into orbit today. Read more
This morning residents of the Chelyabinsk region of Russia saw an enormous meteor streak across the sky. Car dashboard cameras captured one or more objects falling to earth. Read more
The US House of Representatives on 15 January passed the second and third installments of a piecemeal Hurricane Sandy disaster relief plan, adding about $50 billion to $9.7 billion in flood insurance funds that were authorised on 4 January. Read more
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